Oakes Teacher Leadership Summary

On June 12 and 13, the Oakes Teacher Leadership Academy (OTLA) members joined other educators in similar programs on the Valley City State University campus to learn with and from each other at the very first TLA Summer Conference. June 12 was the first time since the 2016-2017 school year closed that the OTLA was together and conversations were full of the learning opportunities thus far this summer as well as the family activities and vacations that had been taken. The conference room filled with educators from the Oakes, Northern Cass, Mandan, and West Fargo Teacher Leadership Academies. Polite small talk and hellos were exchanged as each group gathered comfortably together with their familiar colleagues. The speakers were interesting.