Workload
Perceptions of how work time is spent, workload sustainability and work/life balance.
Recommendations
Based on our extensive experience, TNTP recommends the following as evidence-based practices for this domain:
- Ask teachers which factors are most impacting their workload, and create small groups to inform solutions for each factor (e.g., planning, hours of school).
- Consider sharing lesson plans or creating a lead lesson planner to own lesson creation for other teachers.
- Set parameters as a school for communication and deadlines so that everything falls within the workweek (e.g., no Saturday emails).
- Consider the school’s communication systems and whether staff can find everything they need in one place.
Resources
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Teachers
Resources for Teachers
Applying Research-Based Strategies to Strategic Staffing Initiatives: Strategies and tools to develop and sustain strategic staffing initiatives
Five Ways Schools Can Help Teachers Prioritize: From The Together Group with concrete suggestions on helping your teachers prioritize their workload
Supporting Teacher Prioritization: From The Together Group with concrete suggestions on helping your teachers prioritize their workload
Draft Staff Who-To-Go-To-For-What Document: An example document for clearly communicating the main contact if staff have questions or concerns about a particular area
The Together Group: Leader Resources: A collection of free resources for leaders for organizing meetings, professional development, and more
RACI Chart Guide: A template for clarifying roles and responsibilities that can be used to ensure a point person for each area of operations
School Leadership
Resources for School Leadership
Draft Staff Who-To-Go-To-For-What Document: An example document for clearly communicating the main contact if staff have questions or concerns about a particular area
The Together Group: Leader Resources: A collection of free resources for leaders for organizing meetings, professional development, and more
RACI Chart Guide: A template for clarifying roles and responsibilities that can be used to ensure a point person for each area of operations
Support Staff
Resources for Support Staff
Draft Staff Who-To-Go-To-For-What Document: An example document for clearly communicating the main contact if staff have questions or concerns about a particular area
The Together Group: Leader Resources: A collection of free resources for leaders for organizing meetings, professional development, and more
RACI Chart Guide: A template for clarifying roles and responsibilities that can be used to ensure a point person for each area of operations
Central Teams
Resources for Central Teams
RACI Chart Guide: A template for clarifying roles and responsibilities that can be used to ensure a point person for each area of operations