New Teacher Developmen

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A Systematic Approachto Accelerate Growthof New Staff…

Joseph Pillar, PrincipalMatthew Neighbors, AP

ONE YEAR

THREE

YEARS

The Vision

Objectives To accelerate the development of new teachers at Ball High School

To systematically extend new teacher development beyond one year

To improve the quality of recruitment and the rate of retention of new hires

To sustain new teacher development utilizing campus human capital

systems with district support

What is the solution? Task Force Ask the Right Questions

Campus Training (3 Days)

Semester One

Semester Two

Year Two

Year Three

How can we overachieve in professional development?How can we create a model

program?

Summary of Program First Day

District Back-to-School Conference

Instructional Rounds

Pullout Session #1: New Teachers

Summary of Program First Day

District Back-to-School Conference

Instructional Rounds

Campus Mentors Weekly Conferences

The campus principal will match new staff with mentors who have high

Value Added scores and strong professional evaluations.

Accountability – Mentor Meetings

What are we asking of a Campus Mentor?

1 observation per week 1 meeting with teacher per week Participate in all trainings Be a Role Model

Summary of Program First Day

District Back-to-School Conference

Instructional Rounds

Campus Mentors Weekly Conferences

The campus principal will match new staff with mentors who have high

Value Added scores and strong professional evaluations.

Accountability – Mentor Meetings

New Staff Curriculum

Mentoring Curriculum Guiding Questions Short, Applicable Resources Online Resources

Sample Resource Doc Year

One(Ginger Tucker)

Year Two Example

MentorResources

Mentor Resources

Q&A

josephpillar@gisd.org409-766-5700