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
The Career Pathways
Standard Focus: Developing instructional practice with professional development | Professional Focus: Classroom success, additional school-based roles |
Model Focus: Modeling excellence, leadership, creating PD | Lead Focus: Leading work to improve student and school performance |
Moving from standard to professional
To move from the Standard Pathway to the Professional Pathway, a prerequisite is to earn a professional certificate (SPC or APC).
If you are on a conditional certificate, are not in an alternative
certification program, and need more information on earning your
professional certification, please email
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
Moving from professional to model
Candidates go through a rigorous peer review process to demonstrate their excellence. Find more information in this overview.
Moving from model to lead
The district Joint Oversight Committee members voted on October 25, 2023 to discontinue our current teacher career pathway system after school year 2023 - 2024. Therefore, no lead assessment centers will be held this year.