stle grant update strengthening teacher and leader capacity west hempstead ufsd board of education...

STLE Grant UpdateStrengthening Teacher and Leader Capacity

West Hempstead UFSD

Board of Education Presentation

June 17, 2014

$271,000 Over Two Years

• Teacher Coaches

• Model Teachers

• Principal Coaches

• Professional Development

• District-wide Shared Texts

Coaches and Models

Position 2013-14 2014-15

Teacher Coach 15 20

Model Teachers

4 10

Principal Coaches

2 2

District-wide Shared Texts

• 2013-14: Mindsets by Carol Dweck

• 2014-15: It’s Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools

by Karin Chenoweth

Professional Development

• Network Team Institute, Albany, Common Core Implementation

• ASCD National Conference on Teaching Excellence in Dallas, Texas—two teacher coaches and a principal coach

• Webinar on Great Book Implementation

Elements of Success

• STLE Advisory Team—teachers and administrators collaboratively monitoring the grant

•Building internal capacity of teacher and administrator leaders

• Embedding professional development within the school day

•Colleagues learning together

•Recognizing and growing leaders in our midst

Future Goals

• Support the launch of Parent University through the STLE grant for 2014-15

• Provide learning opportunities for leaders

• Leaders continue to share their learning with colleagues

• Investigate an extension of the STLE grant during Stage 4 of the funding

STLE: Improving Instruction by Strengthening Leadership