The Groundhog may have called for six more weeks of winter earlier this month, but luckily we have some helpful reads to pass the time!

Here are your instructional leadership news, highlights, and updates for February—you can also subscribe to our blog to have our must-reads sent straight to your inbox!

Last time we talked about the importance of mid-year reviews: how they can encourage strong end-of-year finishes and growth by identifying master teachers and future leaders.  Now you might be asking yourself, “what comes next?”

Great mid-year reviews lead to strong end of the year finishes and growth, even helping to identify master teachers and future leaders. Here are a few pointers to focus on for your next successful mid-year review.

How can instructional leaders help teachers make deep and lasting changes to their practice?

As a transformational instructional leader, you’re visiting classrooms every day and delivering frequent, meaningful feedback. Have you checked to make sure the feedback you’re giving is calibrated with your peers and aligned to your district’s observational rubric?

TeachBoost today announced a partnership with New Jersey’s Camden City School District (CCSD) to provide its software-based evaluation and coaching system to all teachers and leaders district-wide.

“The EAA believes that effective teachers are the most important factor in determining student achievement,” says Jeremy Vidito, Chief Administrative Officer at the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA).

We have to say, we agree.

That’s why TeachBoost is proud to announce its partnership with the EAA to serve as the district’s performance management system.

This is part of TeachBoost's ongoing blog series, "From Vision to Reality: Pulling the Right Levers for Transformational Instructional Leadership." Check out all the posts in our series, then subscribe to have new posts delivered to your inbox.

Chapter 2: Do the Work

Now that you’ve laid the groundwork for transformational instructional leadership, you’re ready for the next step: getting the work done.

We are excited to announce a partnership with KIPP Houston to provide our instructional leadership platform to all educators network-wide! This expansion will enable greater insight into teacher growth trajectories and instructional leadership capacity.