As you close out this school year and hopefully prepare to enjoy some much deserved time off, we want to share with you some exciting news regarding the Teacher-Powered Network. Many of you have been active members in your local region connecting with each other, attending social events, conferences, and interacting on social media.
Today we are officially formalizing these regional networks. The TPS networks offer a unique opportunity to:
Amplify Your Voice: Write guest blogs—or have your school profiled—to highlight the innovative work your team is doing.
Build Connection & Relationships: Connect with like-minded educators for inspiration, support, and encouragement—and grow your personal networks and student-centered practices.
Engage in Learning & Support: Be part of a community of practice to hear and share common challenges and solutions with teacher teams from a variety of schools locally and across the nation.
Advocate For Your School and the Movement: Learn strategies to navigate politics and advocate for your team, in whatever local context you operate (district, authorizer, state, etc.).
Joining the network is completely free and also gives you discounts on TPS events including conferences, professional development, and coaching. Please follow this link to learn more and join.
Last week, teachers from Boston Day and Evening Academy, Mission Hill, and the BTU School got together at Turtle Swamp Brewing to discuss all things teacher-powered. We're excited to do it again soon! Look out for emails from Danny and Taryn to stay involved in all future Massachusetts Teacher-Powered events and get-togethers!
A Guide for Teacher-Powered Site Administrators
We know over half of all teacher-powered schools have designated administrators—and that this role is very different from what a traditional principal does at most K-12 schools. A Guide for Teacher-Powered Site Administrators: Collaborative Leadership for Thriving Teams is designed to address the unique opportunities and challenges that face teacher-powered administrators.
The guide draws on the expertise and experience of eight teacher-powered administrators from schools around the country including BPS's Ayla Gavins principal at Mission Hill K-8 School and Michele Pellam headmaster at Another Course to College. You will learn from their knowledge and skills, as well as reflect individually and as a team on what is best for your school.
The guide is intended for any site administrator working at, creating, or converting to a teacher-powered governance model at their school. It is especially relevant to any administrator coming into an already established teacher-powered school or an administrator whose team wants to move to a more teacher-powered model.
