GROW YOUR CAREER IN IPS

IPS invests in the development of all staff so they can succeed in their current roles, and creates opportunities to strengthen additional skills that lead to career advancement within IPS.

All staff have access to robust self-guided, leadership-based, and role-specific development opportunities.

We’ll help you find your path

  • IPS LEARNING PORTAL

    In addition to dedicated professional development days, all staff have access to nearly 10,000 self-guided, on-demand curricula, playlists, videos, and other micro-learning opportunities to grow skill and competency in Leadership and Management, Business Skills, Office Productivity, Personal Development, Technology, and so much more through the IPS Learning Portal.

  • TEACHERS

    Our commitment to ensuring all teachers and school-based staff have access to opportunities for professional development is strategically built into our school calendar.

    For the 2023-24 school year, nine full days are dedicated to the development of our team; nearly 40% more PD time than what is offered in surrounding townships/districts. These district-wide PD days are opportunities for staff to engage in professional learning across the district, exploring topics specific to their role and additional skills to support career advancement.

    Beyond the nine full days of PD, other cadences occur throughout the year for content-specific roles, such as instructional coach, STEM, Literacy, and MTSS.

  • SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

    Principals and Assistant Principals learn, plan, develop, and engage in full-day professional development (monthly and multi-day summer summits), full-day learning, community planning, and collaboration each month, and direct support and coaching from the Executive Director of Schools.

  • CENTRAL SERVICE & SUPPORT STAFF

    New for the 2023/24 school year, monthly professional development will be offered for all Central Service and Support staff to build leadership and system effectiveness for the staff leading the central supports school leaders.

TEACHER LEADERSHIP

We are committed to identifying opportunities to widen the skill-set of our teachers and expand their impact beyond the classroom. Through various Teacher Leadership roles, team members are able to learn new skills through specialized  professional development specific to their role. 

Teachers and staff have a variety of leadership roles they can apply to—offering them the chance to learn new skills and responsibilities, and expand their impact beyond their current focus and individual school. For the 2023/24 school year, there are seven available leadership roles—ranging from mentoring peers, leading change initiatives, leading efforts to expand digital instructional practices within their buildings, to managing school-based devices. Each role includes professional development, a cohort model, and compensation ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 annually based on the role.

ASPIRING LEADERS ACADEMY

The Aspiring Leaders Academy is a year-long leadership development cohort providing quality content, hands-on learning opportunities, mentorship, and coaching to prepare high-potential teachers for future school or district leadership roles. Participants of the ALA cohort attend monthly professional development where they learn from leaders across the district. Previous participants of the Aspiring Leaders Academy have gone on to lead IPS schools.