SIOUX CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER LEADERSHIP
Before you are a leader,
success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a leader,
success is all about growing others.
--Jack Welch
Meet the Teams:
SIOP Cadre
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AIW Team Leaders
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SIOP Cadre
Lindsey Kuipers, Jill Hulshof,
Michael DeSmit, Nancy Widbin
--Provides support, co-teaching opportunities and information to colleagues about Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocols.
--Assists colleagues with implementing SIOP strategies.
--Reviews English Learner assessment
data and provides staff with results and support for students considered at risk and EL.
AIW Team Leaders
Jill Hulshof, Aaron Schmidt,
Grant Vietor, Joe'l Vander Waal
--Provides leadership around Authentic Intellectual Work framework.
--Assists colleagues with implementing AIW
--Committed to continue learning about AIW and the three areas of the AIW framework: student tasks, student work and instruction.
Curriculum Team Leaders
Language Arts: Jill Harskamp
Math: Kody Tesch
Science: Chelsey Ringsdorf
Social Studies: Dan Van Ruler
--Provides leadership for improvements in district curriculum.
--Serves as the liaison for other colleagues regarding curriculum improvement or enhancements.
--Committed to continue learning best practice for content area.
Grade-Level Team Leaders
5th Grade: Melissa Hackbart
6th Grade: Aaron Rozeboom
7th Grade: Jill Harskamp
8th Grade: Aaron Schmidt
--Serves as the liaison between the principal and the grade-level teams.
--Plans activities for the students.
--Facilitates positive interactions among the students across the grade levels.
--Helps grade-level team with parent communication.
--Assists the Helping Hands parent organization.
Data Team Leader
Grant Willits
--Provides leadership for data that will drive instructional changes.
--Assists colleagues with data
--Makes data-based recommendations to teachers to enhance student achievement.
High Achievement Team
Building Level: Michael DeSmit, Jill Hulshof, Kody Tesch, Joe'l Vander Waal, Stephanie Walhof, Grant Willits
District Level: Jill Hulshof, Kody Tesch, Joe'l Vander Waal, Grant Willits
--Promotes quality instructional practice that addresses diversity and equity and works to improve classroom rigor and relevance.
--Aligns professional learning opportunities regarding instructional practice with specific teacher needs and interests.
--Provides support and assistance for research-based instructional strategies.
--Facilitates positive interactions among other teacher leaders, colleagues, students and extended school community to improve student achievement.
Mentoring/Induction
Stephanie Walhof and Jody Kock
So you're new to Sioux Center Middle School?
The Sioux Center Community School district is committed to assisting new teachers with their development and understanding of our schools and community as well as their transition from student to quality educator. It is important to the culture of our system that they be initiated into our professional development with the expectation of continual personal and professional growth. The support of a mentoring and induction program creates awareness of:
1. expectations and procedures
2. the professional culture of the district which places constant emphasis on the improvement of instruction
3. options for further acquisition of skills and knowledge