Interested in Implementing TXLS in your District or Campus?

The following success criteria will help you determine if Texas Lesson Study is right for your district/campus.

• District leaders support campus leaders with creating protected time for teachers to participate in Lesson Study
• District leaders attend the lesson observations and debriefs
• District leaders create opportunities for teachers to share their TXLS work
• District leaders support campuses with the implementation of TXLS (e.g., providing coverage for teachers, providing stipends or additional release time for LEA facilitators)
• District leaders have built Lesson Study into their strategic improvement plan

• Campus leaders have created protected time for teachers to participate in Lesson Study
• Campus leaders actively participate in the Lesson Study process by attending meetings, the lesson observations, and/or the lesson debriefs
• Campus leaders and teachers have a collaborative relationship with ESC staff
• Teachers have the opportunity to share their learning with colleagues outside their TXLS groups
• TXLS can spread through the campus through a gradual release model, where LEA facilitators and ESC facilitators are both leading groups
• Campus leaders have built Lesson Study into their campus improvement plans
• Campus leaders support their LEA facilitators (e.g., additional classroom coverage, stipends, additional conference)

• Clearly understands the purpose of their role in facilitating Lesson Study
• Shares the responsibility of facilitating Lesson Study from the beginning of implementation
• Independently leads Lesson Study groups after learning through the gradual release model
• Receives coaching and support from an ESC facilitator