1. TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND COMPENSATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW

2. State of Iowa Goals for Teacher Leadership and Compensation System  Attracts promising new teachers with competitive salaries and support  Retains effective teachers by providing enhanced career opportunities  Rewards effective teachers with leadership opportunities and higher pay  Fosters greater collaboration for teachers to learn from each other  Improves student achievement by strengthening instruction

3. District’s Vision & Goals Mission (Our purpose)  The mission of the Fort Dodge Community School District is to provide quality learning experiences and build relationships that develop productive citizens ready for their futures. Vision (what we dream to become)  The FDCSD is an innovative school community that exceeds expectations, builds meaningful relationships, and creates the foundation for all learners to excel.

4. The knowledge we have about the increased expectations on our teachers and our school district in a global economy helps us create our vision of our Teacher Leader (TL) program which is to create a system of collaboration where teachers talk more about learning than about teaching and enjoy the challenge rather than retreating to “doing our best”. The goal of our TL program is to positively impact student learning paying attention to specific subgroups (African American, special education, and ELL). Specific goals for our TL program believed to have a positive impact on learning include: Classroom instructional strategies improve through collaboration with coaches following a student centered coaching model based on student learning. Teachers benefit from improved collaboration with peers and TLs and report an understanding of their role as change agent with recognition that student success and failure is a direct result of what we do. Teachers improve their practice by engaging in high quality professional development including action research. Teachers recognize and participate in opportunities for professional growth through the support of the Teacher Leader program. Teacher Leadership Vision Statements

5. Building Off Our Strengths Our district already has many positive initiatives in place that we will align with TLC plan to use in the future. These initiatives include:  PBIS/Culture & Climate  Professional Learning Communities  Collaboration teams (Reading & Math)  Student centered classrooms  RtI/MTSS (Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered Support Systems)  AIW (Authentic Intellectual Work)

6. Structure of the TLC Plan The Teacher Leadership Advisory has established their own model of TLC. The model we devised is requiring a number of new positions such as:  Two Teacher Leader Facilitators (elementary & secondary level)  Nine instructional coaches Two for grades K-2, two for grades 3-5, two for grades 6-8, two or three for grades 9-12, and one district-wide technology coach Two full time mentor/induction coaches (supporting no more than 15 teachers each year)  Plethora of members on BLT teams  PLC Leader Positions  TBD (based on needs each year) Curriculum Facilitator Positions

7. Links to Postings  Teacher Leader Facilitators Teacher Leader Facilitators  Instructional Coaches Instructional Coaches  Mentor/Induction Coaches Mentor/Induction Coaches Part-time positions will be posted at a later date (BLT, PLC Facilitators, Curriculum Facilitators)

8. Selection Process To be eligible for a position, applicants within the district must go through a selection process. This process is outlined on the FDCSD Teacher Leader Application Requirements.FDCSD Teacher Leader Application Requirements

9. Questions you Might have…. Please send questions you have to Stacey Cole at scole@fdschools.org  When do Teacher Leader positions start?  We are hoping to bring in newly hired teacher leaders beginning in August for training on our new positions. Full time positions can expect to be notified of summer dates for training very soon after accepting jobs. Those accepting stipend positions will be notified about potential trainings.  What are the qualifications desired?  Please see Criteria Rubric A for more information about desired qualifications.  What type of training will I be offered?  We are hoping to bring full time teacher coaches in for some additional training beginning in June 2014. Training/Support/PLC work will be offered throughout the school year.