What is the time commitment?

What is the time commitment for the TLI? TLI members will participate in a one-year commitment running from June 2012-June 2013 (tentative) and should expect to dedicate a mixture of the following:

• Two summer sessions;
• Release time from the classroom with dedicated substitutes;
• After-school networking sessions;
• Ongoing online networking; and
• A few weekends throughout the school year. (Religious preferences will be accommodated.)

Each component of the curriculum is essential to the TLI; absences from sessions are not excused unless for emergency or religious reasons.

"The Teacher Leadership Institute is supported by Metro Nashville Public Schools' Race to the Top funds, distributed by the U.S. Department of Education through the Tennessee Department of Education."