In order to participate in the Teacher Leadership Program, we typically require candidates to be certified in the grade level and content area they are currently teaching. To determine your qualification for participation, please respond to the following: A. Are you certified to teach in the state of Missouri? If yes, please provide your certification area and DESE Educator ID (found on the DESE website). If not, what are your outstanding requirements? B. How many years have you worked as a lead-teacher?

Program Interest

Please indicate the TLP pathway you are interested in pursuing.

Race & Ethnicity *

With which of the following races/ethnicities do you identify? (Check all that apply.) *Note: We gather demographic information following US Census guidelines, which assists with required state reporting. If you have any questions about these items, please contact us at tlp@stlteach.org

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African-American

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

White/Caucasian

Hispanic/LatinX

Some Other Race

Prefer Not to Respond

Gender *

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Prefer Not to Respond

Pronouns *

he/him

she/her

they/them

other

Short-Answer Question #1: Our mission at Teach St. Louis is to train effective teachers in order to expand educational opportunity for students in St. Louis. What do you hope to accomplish as a teacher working in public schools in St. Louis? How would you determine your impact or success at the end of a school-year? (Suggested range: 250-350 words)) *

Short-Answer Question #2: Why are you interested in joining the Teacher Leadership Program with Teach St Louis? In what ways does the program support your own professional development goals? (Suggested range: 150-300 words) *

Short-Answer Question #3: For your content area, describe your vision for high-quality instruction (Elementary, Math, Science, English/Language Arts). (For example: what does high-quality instruction in a math classroom look like? Please emphasize what distinguishes excellence in your content area and grade-level.) (Suggested range: 200-400 words)) *

Short-Answer Question #4: Curriculum and assessment literacy are significant components of the Teacher Leadership Program. *

Part A. What curriculum do you use for the subject(s) you teach? How do you leverage this curriculum to plan for daily instruction? (Suggested range: 100-200 words) Part B. What assessments do you use to measure student proficiency? How do you collect and respond to the data you get from these assessments currently? (Suggested range: 200-400 words)

Professional References: As a component of our selection process, we ask candidates to provide two professional references. These references can be individuals you know in a professional or academic capacity, such as a current or former manager, colleague, mentor or professor. Please ensure that one of these references is your current principal or school leader. *

First Name

Last Name

Phone

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Current Position & Relationship to Applicant

Reference #2 *

First Name

Last Name

Phone

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Current Position & Relationship to Applicant

Thank you for you application! We will be in touch soon!

Step 2: Portfolio Submission

With your application, please submit the documents and artifacts outlined below. Note that we are not asking you to create anything new, but simply attach examples of instructional plans from this year. Please upload each file using the following naming convention: Last Name_First Name_Name of Artifact

Resume
Unit Assessment: Your unit assessment should be an example of a high-quality unit assessment that you have used to backwards-plan instruction. It should represent your vision for what students should be able to know and do by the end of the unit. We prefer to see an assessment from your curriculum, although it is fine if you have made modifications. Please be sure to include an answer key or grading criteria.
Unit Plan: Please submit a unit plan aligned to the unit assessment. It should include the objectives you covered each of the days of instruction. It may be based on your network pacing guide.
Lesson Plan & Materials: Please submit the materials for a lesson that you feel is representative of your instruction. You should include the lesson plan (teacher-facing), as well as any student materials. The student materials may come from your curriculum, but we hope to see any materials or resources used to support instruction (such as guided notes, slide decks, formative assessments, or homework assignments).

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If you have any questions about the application or materials, please feel free to reach out at talent@stlteach.org. After we receive your materials, we will reach out via email about next steps.

Thank you for applying to the Teacher Leadership Program with Teach St. Louis!