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Urbandale expands teacher-leader ranks; district reports 122% increase in identified leaders
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District staff told the board that revisions to the Teacher Leadership program increased identified teacher leaders from 17% to 38%, filled all roles, and added induction coaches and peer mentors to support early-career teachers.
Britney Scholter, director of Teaching and Learning, told the Urbandale Comm School District board that the district’s revised Teacher Leadership program has markedly increased participation and role clarity. Scholter said the revised plan moved identified teacher leaders from 17% under the old model to 38% this year and that “100% of the roles that we put forth were filled.”
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