Lead Teachers spend half of their time in the classroom and the remaining half of their time providing professional development to teachers. In the schoolroom, Lead Teachers’ classrooms serve as labs for utilizing best practices and demonstrating new pedagogical strategies and curriculum. Outside the classroom, Lead Teachers facilitate grade-level or subject-area meetings, serve as “critical friends” to colleagues through coaching and feedback, and help to build trust and collegiality among teachers. Lead Teachers work four hours per month outside of the normal workday and receive a pay incentive of $10,710.
Skills Needed to Enter Program or Role:
- Must be tenured
- Record of advancing student learning
- Exemplary teaching practice, skills, and knowledge
- Strategic and organizational skills
- Leadership and personal effectiveness
- Ability to collaborate and communicate with others
- Motivation, coaching, and listening skills
Skills Gained:
- Advanced coaching, facilitation, collaboration, and leadership skills
- Opportunities to test new strategies in the classroom
- DOE-United Federation of Teachers’ Teacher Center (UFTTC) collaboration offers greater awareness of instructional expectations (e.g., CCLS) and skills
Key Dates:
- Spring 2013: Application and central selection for Lead Teacher candidate pool
- Summer 2013: School-based selection processes and hiring of Lead Teachers
- September 2013 – June 2014: Lead Teachers serve in role (may continue in role for consecutive years based on principal’s decision); Professional development provided by DOE-UFTTC collaboration throughout year
Application:
The 2013-14 application is now available through April 26, 2013:
https://nyc.teacherssupportnetwork.com/LeadTeacher.do
Program contact:
LeadTeachers@schools.nyc.gov
http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/TeacherDevelopment/Lead_Teacher_Program.htm