Goals:  POWER 3 goals include: 

• Recruit and retain highly effective teachers
• Increase teacher effectiveness
• Increase student achievement
• Provide prescriptive professional development based on site and individual needs
• Enhance leadership development of administrators

Targeted Population:  Teacher Leaders will work with all POWER 3 instructional personnel to help teachers improve instructional effectiveness, resulting in an increase in student achievement.

Timeline:  The POWER 3 grant began the planning year in October 2012. This 5-year grant will be fully implemented from the 2013-2014 school year through the 2016-2017.

Professional/Staff Development:  Teacher Leaders have received extensive professional development training in the following areas. 

• Coaching
• Teacher Evaluation Training (Observation & Feedback)
• Master Trainer (Adult Learning Theory)
• Instructional Best Practices
• Technology Resources
• Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
• Data Analysis
• Professional Learning Communities

Transferability:  Each of the POWER 3 sites has a designated Teacher Leader to work with all instructional personnel.

Involvement:  POWER 3 has several professional partners including New Teacher Center, Eckerd College, and the School Improvement Network that provide some of the professional development for the Teacher Leaders and POWER 3 sites.