Department Head vs Lead Teacher

by Stellaluna

Jun 13, 2011

Here's a question....

In my district, the department head (only available to MS and HS teachers) comes with a healthy stipend. But in elementary, we have grade level lead teachers who have extra assignments but there is NO stipend. What exactly do Department Heads do that is different from lead teachers in elementary?

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Mary On 6/14/11, Rose D. wrote: > On 6/14/11, Ellie wrote: >> On 6/13/11, Stellaluna wrote: >>> Here's a question.... >>> >>> In my district, the department head (only available to MS >>> and HS teachers) comes with a healthy stipend. But in >>> elementary, we have grade level lead teachers who have ...See More

Jun 14, 2011

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Jace's Mom On 6/13/11, Stellaluna wrote: > Here's a question.... > > In my district, the department head (only available to MS > and HS teachers) comes with a healthy stipend. But in > elementary, we have grade level lead teachers who have > extra assignments but there is NO stipend. What exactly do > Department Heads do that is different...See More

Jun 14, 2011

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Rin Our District does have a stipend for grade level chairpersons. Although it doesn't at all measure up with the amount of extra work performed by a grade chair.

On 6/14/11, hsdept wrote: > On 6/13/11, Stellaluna wrote: >> Here's a question.... >> >> In my district, the department head (only available to MS >> and ...See MoreOur District does have a stipend for grade level chairpersons. Although it doesn't at all measure up with the amount of extra work performed by a grade chair.

On 6/14/11, hsdept wrote: > On 6/13/11, Stellaluna wrote: >> Here's a question.... >> >> In my district, the department head (only available to MS >> and HS teachers) comes with a healthy stipend. But in >> elementary, we have grade level lead teachers who have >> extra assignments but there is NO stipend. What exactly do >> Department Heads do that is different from lead teachers in >> elementary? > > > In my high school we have collab lead teachers who I believe > are similar to lead teachers in an elementary school. They > faciliate collaboration meetings, disaggregate data, do some > work with curriculum for their specific subject. A single > department may have several collab lead teachers. For example, > the social studies department has one department chair but has > a lead teacher for U.S History, another lead teacher for > Economics, etc. Those teachers are not paid a stipend but > there's talk of adding one, budget permitting. > Our department heads do receive a $1500 annual stipend. They > attend department head meetings each month, represent their > department at district meetings several times a year, hold > monthly department meetings, process requisitions, textbook > and material orders, convey departmental concerns to admin, > serve as the contact person between administration and the > other teachers in the department, process departmental > paperwork and maintain records, etc. > I have served as both and I'd say the department head position > involved more paperwork, a larger group of teachers to work > with, and more meetings outside of regular school hours > (usually three a month, although other teachers who weren't > department heads would also attend one of those meetings, so > it would be two extra regularly-scheduled meetings a month > along with the paperwork and informal or unscheduled meetings > with admin or individual teachers within the department as > needed).

Jun 15, 2011

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jme No extra money or planning time for department heads in our school (high school). What and how much extra they do depends on a couple of things: 1. The size of the department; and 2. Whether and to what degree the subject is tested.

When I worked at a middle school in which we had grade-level teams. it was the same.

Jun 21, 2011

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meep I have been the grade level chair (called lead teacher in some schools) and some years I have been paid a stipend and other years I have not been paid. It all depended on the principal's decision about where to spend money.

Jun 23, 2011

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