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