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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Leadership and teacher support programs
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Paul Thompson outlines new initiatives for leadership and teacher support, utilizing the Arts Hub as a launch pad for these programs.
- The Principal's Fellow program equips school leaders with tools to integrate arts into their school's core instructional mission
- Expanded teacher support includes professional development for almost 3,000 licensed arts teachers
- Creation of Arts Office Leaders (AOLs) to champion arts initiatives within districts and boroughs
- Fostering a model for teacher community building and sharing best practices
Paul Thompson
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Additional innovations include leadership and teacher support.
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Utilizing the Arts Hub as a launch pad, the Arts Hub has developed several new avenues to support school leaders and teachers.
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The principal's fellow program equips school leaders with the tools and knowledge to integrate arts into their school's core instructional mission.
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To date, we have supported four cohorts of principal fellows totaling a 70 principals citywide.
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We've significantly expanded teacher support providing ongoing professional development and resources to almost 3,000 licensed arts teachers and have enhanced teacher leadership through the creation of arts office leaders, our AOLs, who champion arts initiatives and offer peer support within the districts and boroughs they work in.
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Additionally, we have fostered a vibrant model for teacher community building, providing collaborative space where educators can share best practices and be reminded of the importance of continuing to practice their craft as artists.