Teacher Leadership

Teacher Leadership Vision Statement

Dear (Tina),

In order to further develop a community, much more a learning environment for children, one must be able to go beyond the ordinary. Teachers are made not only to teach but to lead as well. To make these teachers effective leaders, we ask the support of our colleagues, the school administration, our students and their parents, and most importantly, our stakeholders. On our end, we will do our best to maximize all our resources and services and capitalize on our strengths and assets in order to fulfill our roles as teachers, as well as to deliver to the school administration as well as to our dear stakeholders. You, as a stakeholder, have been identified as a credible partner of our organization in enriching children’s lives and furthering young skills and talents. As a stakeholder, we value your input in improving our services since the success of this process depends on your involvement at that of our other stakeholders’. As a partner working towards the betterment of our institution, together we must achieve the following:

· An enriching environment for learners to nurture their skills and further their development.

· A community of teachers and learners working towards one goal and reaching it through productive and plausible means.

· To lead with pride and purpose in order to encompass all forms of student development and improve student learning.

· A community where equality is valued; where one’s opportunities are not determined by his/her social status in life nor his/her physical condition.

· A community where one’s skills and talented can be nurtured and maximized to its full potential. I aim to discredit the notion that a student’s success is driven by his/her background, I want to be able to change that and support everyone regardless of his/her social background and status in life. One’s success should depend on the student’s willingness to learn and hone his/her skills, on the student’s determination to get the job done as excellently as possible, and on the student’s overall performance.

· A learning community where excellent ideas and strategies are exchanged between students and teachers, where problems are being solved collaboratively through consultations with expert colleagues.

· To inculcate values of optimism, collaboration, and innovation in our daily activities and work ethic to better inspire colleagues and students to work just the same.

· An education system where collaboration and freedom of professional inquiry are promoted; this will not all be of help to the students but to my colleagues as well.

· Lastly, I envision a life-giving learning community rooted in our core values of passion, equality, and determination guided by the mission to bring out each child’s potential.

All of these will be made possible if accompanied by unyielding support and active participation from the school administration, fellow teachers, students, as well as their parents. It is my mission, as a teacher leader, to actively change a learning community.

Please join us in this exciting new process as we help evolve our institution into a better and more productive community for the children and for the administration. We hope this partnership will result in improves facilities and services for all our children and our families. We look forward to working with you soon. Thank you very much for your time and effort in this important process.

Sincerely,

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