Modeled career paths · K-12 teaching

Where does a Lead Classroom Teacher go next?

What employers are asking a Lead Classroom Teacher for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Instructional Coach+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
31% of modeled moves out of Lead Classroom Teacher go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Department Head, School+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
31% of modeled moves out of Lead Classroom Teacher go here
leadership branch76% of modeled exits move upward from there
Master Teacher+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
31% of modeled moves out of Lead Classroom Teacher go here
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Band Director+28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Lead Classroom Teacher go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Special Educator+9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Lead Classroom Teacher go here
pivot91% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.