Under the contract with the Baltimore Teachers Union, City Schools teachers can take control of their careers and grow within a system of career pathways and salary intervals. Movement from one pathway to the next is determined by peer reviews that weigh instruction, leadership, continual learning, and student growth.

For more information, browse this webpage or email the Joint Governing Panel

AU Handbook: A Guide to Earning Achievement Units

To move from the Standard Pathway to the Professional Pathway, a prerequisite is to earn a Standard Professional Certificate (SPC).  

• If you currently have a Conditional or Resident Teaching Certificate, find out more information about earning your SPC
• If you already have your SPC, there are two ways to move onto the Professional Pathway.  
  • Earn achievement units (AUs) to move up through the intervals in the standard pathway and, on reaching interval 5, earn 12 additional AUs to move to interval 1 on the professional pathway or
  • Participate in an accelerated process

Leads may carry up to a 25% teaching or service load and dedicate the remainder of their time to leadership and collaboration with the school administrators in one or more investment areas:

• Researching and implementing instructional strategies aligned with the district's instructional framework and Maryland's College and Career-Ready Standards
• Developing and providing targeted instructional coaching to teachers
• Developing grade- and school-level systems for identifying students in need of support and creating, implementing, and adapting interventions 
• Defining and managing partnerships with parents, community members, and organizations
• Researching, developing, and managing blended learning to individualize combinations of face-to-face and online instruction

Leads are selected through a competitive process that includes an application and professional recommendations.

Find out more information about moving from the model to lead pathway