Benefits to Teachers
Staggered Teaching Schedule: Each class of students has two teachers during the core of the instructional day. Because of this team-teaching approach, all teachers are able to teach in a staggered schedule, share classroom management responsibilities, and work together to prepare and deliver lessons. The use of different teacher arrival and departure times enables teachers to work a more manageable day that is less taxing and maximizes job fulfillment.
Professional Learning Time: The School applies the 20/60/20 Rule, which means that all classroom teachers spend:
Teacher Ownership: Each school is managed by an academic team that includes the director of academic programs and several senior teachers, who hold departmental leadership responsibilities. A team-oriented approach to school management enables all students to benefit from the best expertise that the teaching faculty has to offer and ensures exemplary performance.
The School’s team-driven environment consists of two teachers in every classroom so that they can spend time collaborating, developing new content, and delivering individualized lessons to students. Through this approach, junior members of the teaching faculty benefit from the coaching and support of senior members.
Professional Learning Time: The School applies the 20/60/20 Rule, which means that all classroom teachers spend:
- 60% of their time each day leading whole-classroom instruction;
- 20% of their time participating in instructional coaching and lesson planning; and
- 20% of their time working with students individually.
Teacher Ownership: Each school is managed by an academic team that includes the director of academic programs and several senior teachers, who hold departmental leadership responsibilities. A team-oriented approach to school management enables all students to benefit from the best expertise that the teaching faculty has to offer and ensures exemplary performance.
The School’s team-driven environment consists of two teachers in every classroom so that they can spend time collaborating, developing new content, and delivering individualized lessons to students. Through this approach, junior members of the teaching faculty benefit from the coaching and support of senior members.