The Role of the Teacher Support Colleague in Educator Evaluation Systems: A Work Design Approach

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  In Roundtable Session: Systems Support for Teacher Leadership

Abstract

This paper presents a conceptual framework and analysis of the role of the Teacher Support Colleague (TSC) in the context of K-12 educator evaluation systems. This paper articulates the benefits of adopting a work design approach to understand and effectively design the TSC role, using systems theory and job design theory as the basis of the approach. This role specification informs effective teacher practice, the design of evaluation systems that support teachers’ professional growth, and the definition career ladder positions for teachers in and out of the classroom. Lastly, we will articulate how a work design approach for TSC positions fits intelligently into a human capital management strategy and provides a distributed school leadership approach to support on-going school improvement.

Authors

• Sara Kraemer, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Jenna Aurand Scott, Insight Policy Research, Inc.

• Shane Jay Fairbairn, North East Florida Educational Constortium