Last modified: junho 12, 2025

Policy 5055 Teacher Leader

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Qualifications for Designation as a Teacher Leader

The district may designate as a Teacher Leader a teacher who:

1. 1. Has a professional educator license;
   2. Ou:
      1. Has an educator evaluation effectiveness rating of effective or highly effective for at least the two years prior to being designated as a teacher leader; or
      2. Has a successful or equivalent rating using the Board of Education approved evaluation system for at least the two years prior to being designated as a teacher leader;
   3. Demonstrates competence in working with adult learners and peers;
   4. Demonstrates:
      1. Consistent leadership;
      2. Focused collaboration;
      3. Distinguished teaching; and
      4. A commitment to ongoing professional growth; andIs recommended by the building administrator to be designated as a Teacher Leader

Roles of a Teacher Leader:

Teacher Leaders shall maintain their assignment as a classroom teacher while fulfilling appropriate leadership responsibilities. This leadership may be provided in a school through formally or informally designated responsibilities. A Teacher Leader may perform the following functions:

1. Professional learning lead, including:
   • Generally supporting school-based professional learning, or
   • Serving as a learning designee or facilitator for professional learning activities;
2. Formally trained and recognized mentor, including:
   1. Modeling effective instructional strategies for other teachers;
   2. Training and mentoring:
      • Student teachers (including providing feedback on demonstration of competencies);
      • New teachers; or
      • Teachers that supervise student teachers; or
   3. Coaching the development of effective instruction;
3. Lead or master teacher, including:
   • Guiding other educators in collecting, understanding, analyzing, and interpreting student-achievement data and using those findings to improve instruction;
   • Leading efforts to modify or improve curriculum; or
   • Facilitating and coordinating professional learning communities;
4. Education policy advocate, including:
   • Positively contributing to informed decisions made by policy makers; or
   • Sharing information with colleagues regarding impact of policy on classroom practices;
5. School outreach lead, including:
   • Leading specific school improvement initiatives; or
   • Acting as a liaison for community projects; or
6. Education ambassador, including:
   • Networking within and beyond local, state, and national education organizations; or
   • Serving on task forces, committees, and advisory boards.

Teacher Leader Incentives:

As determined to be appropriate by the Board of Education, designated Teacher Leaders may be given a pay increase, bonus, or other financial incentive or may be given a reduction in the Teacher Leader’s regular classroom workload. These incentives are not guaranteed from year to year and are dependent upon available resources and funding.

Referências legais

• Utah Admin. Rules R277-307

Aprovado pelo Conselho de Educação

10 de junho de 2025