Program Exemplar

Tennessee Diversity Innovation Grants

This grant supports the Tennessee Department of Education's effort to increase the diversity of the educator workforce by providing awards to school districts to create Grow Your Own programs aimed at recruiting and preparing minority teachers.

Teacher Retention: Reducing the Attrition of Special Educators

This professional learning module is offered by the IRIS Center to support school administrators and related personnel who aim to support the retention of special educators. This module offers various exemplars and resources, concluding with an end-of-module assessment.

Principals Pursuing Excellence (PPE)

This program, from the New Mexico Public Education Department, aims to support in-service teachers by empowering educational leaders to establish and monitor plans to create conditions for effective teaching in New Mexico schools.

Louisana's Teacher Leader Advisors

This program, established by the Louisiana Department of Education, provides opportunities for high-quality educators to facilitate in-person and virtual professional development, as well as help review and create instructional materials, for teachers in Louisiana who are new to the workforce.

Multi-Classroom Leadership in Special Education

Teachers with a record of high-growth student learning and leadership competencies, known as multi-classroom leaders (MCLs), teach part-time while leading small, collaborative teams of two to eight teachers in the same grade or subject. MCLs guide lesson planning, help teachers practice and prepare for instruction, coach and develop the team and individuals, and lead improvements based on data.

Georgia's Four Tiered Licensure System

The four-tiered licensure system creates opportunity for provisional licensure for preservice teachers as they complete their field experience and professional advancement for in-service teachers as they gain experience and leadership skills.

New Mexico's Three Tiered Licensure Performance Evaluation Handbook

New Mexico’s tiered licensure system provides teachers in the state with opportunity for career advancement across three licensure tiers, based on in-service experience and demonstration of specific competencies.

Wisconsin's Tiered Licensure Structure

This program aims to retain teachers by creating opportunities for career advancement through a four-stage tiered licensure model, ranging from a 1-year provisional license to a lifetime master educator license.

New Jersey Teacher Leader Endorsement

This program, established by the State of New Jersey Department of Education, provides in-service teachers with the opportunity to earn a Teacher Leader Endorsement through an approved program of study aligned with the state's Teacher Leader Model Standards.

Teacher Leadership & Collaboration in Denver Public Schools

This program provides ongoing professional development by positioning expert teachers as coaches within their school communities. These coaches conduct observations and give feedback to teachers in the school, while remaining teachers of their own classes as well.

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