The goals of the Teacher Leadership are as follows:

Attracting promising new teachers by offering competitive starting salaries and offering short-term and long-term professional development and leadership opportunities.

  • Retain effective teachers by providing enhanced career opportunities.
  • Promote collaboration by developing and supporting opportunities for teachers in schools and school districts statewide to learn from each other.
  • Reward professional growth and effective teaching by providing pathways for career opportunities that come with increased leadership responsibilities and involve increased compensation.
  • Improve student achievement by strengthening instruction.

Teacher Leaders at Decorah Schools

The DCSD is committed to recognizing and rewarding Teacher Leaders’ contributions to instructional improvement and to expand their influence and numbers in helping peers refine and improve their practices in the classroom through job-embedded professional development. 

Teacher Leader positions include:

  • Collaborative Teachers
  • District PLC Team Leads
  • Mentor Teachers
  • Student-Centered Instructional Coaches/Facilitators
  • District Leadership Team
  • Building Leadership Teams
  • Technology Integration Committee
  • and more..

                 

Facilitator of Instruction & Assessment– Dana Bockman