The offices of Human Resources facilitates district efforts to recruit, prepare, and sustain a highly qualified pool of school and district administrators. We believe that quality teaching in all classrooms necessitates purposeful and skillful leadership at the community, district, and school levels that uphold the Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards (TILS):

Standard 1: Continuous Improvement- Leaders who implements a systematic, continuous approach to bring about the continuous growth in the academic achievement of all students.

Standard 2: Culture for Teaching and Learning- Leaders who create a school culture and climate based on high expectations conducive to the success of all students.

Standard 3: Instructional Leadership and Assessment- Leaders that facilitate instructional practices that are based on assessment data and continually improve student learning.

Standard 4: Professional Growth- Leaders that improve student learning and achievement by developing and sustaining high quality professional development.

Standard 5: Management of the School- Leaders that facilitate learning and teaching through the effective use of resources.

Standard 6: Ethics- Leaders who facilitate continuous improvement in student achievement through processes that meet the highest ethical standards and promote advocacy including political action when appropriate.

Standard 7: Diversity- Leaders who respond to and influence the larger personal, political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context in the classroom, school, and the local community while addressing diverse student needs to ensure the success of all students.

http://www.state.tn.us/education/tpd/tasl.shtml

Click on the above to find out more about state-offered professional development opportunities that encourage school leaders to continuously grow as educators, leaders, managers, and change agents for the purpose of improving student learning.

Shelby County Schools believes that cultivating leadership skills and practices is paramount, as leadership directly affects student achievement. Therefore, we have built-in structures to nurture, support, and sustain quality leadership such as:

Leadership Academy

To get photos from the first graduating class of the Leadership Academy click on the archives below.

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Leadership Retreat

Aspiring Administrator’s Academy

New Principal Mentorship

Professional Learning Teacher Leaders

To learn more about our leadership vision and structure, please contact Mr. John Aitken, Assistant Superintendent at jaitken@scsk12.org or Ms. Lois Williams, Assistant Superintent at lwilliams@scsk12.org. For specific details regarding the above offerings, please contact Laura Link, Professional Learning and Development Specialist at llink@scsk12.org

TASL Attendance Requirements

Under the direction of the Office of Professional Development, the Tennessee Academy for School leaders (TASL) provides high-quality professional development opportunities for school administrators and supervisors. In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-5703, school administrators and supervisors are required to attend TASL-approved professional development activities.

Administrators and supervisors who spend fifty percent or more of their time in administrative and supervisory duties are subject to this requirement. Administrators and supervisors who began their current TASL cycle prior to July 1, 2006 are required to attend 72 hours of TASL-approved professional development within five years of the cycle beginning date.

As of July 1, 2006, the TASL cycle changed from five years to two years. Administrators and supervisors who began their TASL cycle on or after July 1, 2006, must attend 28 hours of TASL-approved professional development within two years of the cycle beginning date. Any administrators or supervisors who are still completing a five-year cycle will shift to the two-year requirement at the conclusion of their current cycle.

School administrators and supervisors with fifteen or more years of experience as administrators or supervisors may be exempted from participation in TASL attendance unless the local board of education requires such attendance. Applications for exemption must be requested from the TASL office.

Failure to comply with the attendance requirement may result in suspension or loss of the administrative endorsement.

TASL Credit

TASL credit hours may be earned through both TASL-sponsored professional development events and TASL-approved professional development provided by other agencies or organizations. TASL credit is awarded upon completion of the approved professional development events. Event organizers or sponsors are responsible for reporting attendance to the TASL office.

TASL Training Cycle