Strength Training Institutes Pump Up Teachers' Roles As Instructional Leaders

Strength training institutes pump up teachers' roles as instructional leaders

By Peg Mongiello, Deborah Brady, George Johnson and Jill Harrison Berg

August 2009

When Deb Brady, the new assistant superintendent of the North Middlesex Regional School District, came into the district as part of a new leadership team in 2006, she asked teachers from the high school about their hopes for the year. One teacher’s reply made quite an impression on her: “I just wish people would start to respect the high school.” Brady knew that the school and the district had urgent challenges. Isolated programs provided rigor to only some students, student achievement scores showed room for improvement, and a recent accreditation review had raised questions about the high school’s scheduling, teaching techniques, and time on learning. This large high school was not seen as a welcoming place by parents and students. There was a lot to

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