Create a culture of continuous improvement through regular coaching and feedback.Provide an instructional rubric and training on best classroom practices.Coordinate weekly collaborative professional learning tailored to the needs of teachers and students.Develop formal school-based teacher leadership positions.This is being accomplished by concerted efforts that: Since 2010, NIET has partnered with Perry Township Schools to raise student achievement by putting teacher leaders at the forefront of school improvement. Your work as a district is most deserving of this national recognition and sets a standard for others to emulate.' I commend Perry Township's leaders for their courage and conviction in making educator effectiveness the cornerstone of your efforts to make sustained and meaningful improvement in student achievement. This fact has been confirmed over and over again with NIET's work in partnership with more than 1,000 districts, 250,000 educators and 2.5 million students. 'The quality of a district or school cannot exceed the quality of its educators. 'Perry Township Schools is a shining example of the tremendous achievements that can be made when you create the structures for teachers to lead,' said Lowell Milken. The districtwide celebration held at Southport Elementary School featured an exuberant crowd of state dignitaries, district officials, faculty, students and community leaders. Santa Monica, CA (October 11, 2018)-When Lowell Milken, chairman and founder of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), took the floor to honor Perry Township Schools in Indiana with NIET's first-ever National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness, no one knew that the honor included a $50,000 cash prize. View photos from the surprise presentation.

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