The Second Cohort of the Teacher Leader and Executive Leadership Academies is Underway

• Brian O'Leary
• September 22 2022

HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen is hosting the second round of the Teacher Leader and Executive Leadership Academies in Helena this weekend. The Teacher Leader Academy (TLA) will meet 10 times between June 2022 and May 2023 and will focus on effective math instruction and teacher recruitment and retention. During the September 23-24 meeting, the TLA theme is “Leveraging Technology for Student Learning” by Dr. Jody Britten. The Executive Leadership Academy (EXLA) meets 9 times between August 2022 and May 2023. During the September 22-24 meeting, the theme will be “What do you mean by Learning?” with Missy Emler. Both academies are utilizing federal Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds.

The faculty for the 2022-2023 year also includes:

• Henrietta Mann, Emeritus Montana State University – Developing Cultural understanding to meet student needs
• Yong Zhao, Distinguished Faculty University of Kansas – Rethinking Education
• Jo Boaler, Endowed Chair Stanford University – Why the Mathematical Mindset Applies to All
• Liz City, Senior Lecturer Harvard Graduate School of Education – Leading Great Instruction
• Joe SanFelippo, National Superintendent of the Year – Recruitment and Retention is All About You!
• Peter Liljedahl, Faculty of Education Professor Simon Fraser University – Building Thinking Classrooms: Noticing, Naming and Nuancing

“Flexibilities and innovation in our schools will help Montana recruit and retain high-quality educators in our schools,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “The teacher leader academy provides our teachers with the knowledge and skills to help support their schools and communities. With strong quality teachers in our classrooms, our Montana students will achieve educational excellence.”

Each month the faculty provides a learning plan and resources and engages the cohort members around the month’s theme.  The goal of TLA and EXLA is to grow better leaders in our schools and our communities.  Every month an evaluation is conducted by a third-party provider to measure the application and implementation of the learning that takes place during the meeting.