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Implementation (TLC System)

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The information on this page is targeted towards districts who are implementing the TLC system in their districts.

Allowable Use of Funds

There are six categories of allowable uses for TLC funds as specified in legislation. The following linked document is intended to introduce or reinforce professional understanding of TLC allowable uses of funds. District leaders may use this tool as they identify TLC resources to leverage student achievement.

TLC Allowable Use of Funds

Plan Changes

How does a district submit a request to change its TLC plan?

School districts wishing to amend their TLC Plan should submit their requests now available on the Iowa Education Portal for superintendent and other TLC contacts. This application allows districts to house their entire updated plan. Districts may now access their original plan and update it with all previously approved changes. (Previously approved changes do not need to be reapproved; there is an option to record if change has previously been approved). Districts may also submit all new plan changes on the portal. Districts are asked to describe the change, the rationale for the change, and the level of support for the change. A link to supporting documents may be copied and pasted into the request. To access the application, log in to the Iowa Education Portal with your A&A account and look under the EdInfo menu for TLC Plan and Reporting. If you do not have an A&A account, select ‘Create an Account’ at the top of the login screen.

When do districts need to submit a change request?
If the approved TLC plan and enacted TLC plan no longer align, a change request needs to be submitted to account for that difference. In other words, if someone were walking through your district with your TLC plan, would what is approved align to what they see? If not, a change request needs to be submitted.

TLC Guidance: Planning PowerPoint – Presented in November 2020, the content highlights various components of TLC planning to assist district TLC site-based teams.

What changes have districts made?
The following documents lists change requests and outcomes that have been made by districts. These documents reflect all changes beginning in 2014 through July 1, 2019. Changes after July 1, 2019, are on the Iowa Educational Portal. Districts may access their changes on the Portal.

District TLC Plans – Select a district from a drop-down menu to view individual plans.

End of Year Reports

Use the link above to view a district's End of Year Report. Select a district and school year from the dropdown menus to generate a report. 

District Plans

Use the link above to view a district's TLC Plan. Select a district from the drop-down menu to generate a plan.

AEA Contacts

AEA Contact Email Phone
Keystone AEA Tesha Ruley truley@aea1.k12.ia.us 563-245-1480
Central Rivers AEA Amy Moine amoine@aea267.k12.ia.us 319-268-7658
Prairie Lakes AEA Jaymie Randel jrandel@plaea.org 515-368-0358
Mississippi Bend AEA Nicole Brown nbrown@mbaea.org 563-344-6487
Grant Wood AEA Kris Donnelly kdonnelly@gwaea.org 319-399-6783
Grant Wood AEA Danielle Donnelly ddonnelly@gwaea.org 319-399-6850
Heartland AEA Kevin Fangman kfangman@heartlandaea.org 515-270-9030
Heartland AEA Wendy Robinson wrobinson@heartlandaea.org 515-270-9030
Northwest AEA Amy Benson abenson@nwaea.org 712-222-6078
Green Hills AEA Jason Plourde jplourde@ghaea.org 712-366-0503
Great Prairie AEA Rich Schulte rich.schulte@gpaea.org 641-682-8591

Documents

Guidance

Mentoring and Induction TLC Part 4 Supports (2017-08-17)

Teacher Leadership and Compensation Guidance (December 2016)

Implementation

TLC Support for Return to Learn

TLC System – Framework for Learning Supports (2014-08-01)

TLC System – Launching Teacher Leadership (2014-04-18)

Supporting Teacher Leadership Programs (Iowa AEAs) (2014-04-04)

Archive

TLC Exemplars - Districts Over 1,000

TLC Exemplars - Districts Under 1,000

TLC Plan Application Scoring Rubric (2014-06-19)

TLC System Application FAQs (2015-07-21)

Teacher Leadership System Design Resources (2013-09-24)

Guidance on the Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation System (2013-07-15)

TLC Accepted Districts by Year