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CCSD Mentor and Induction Program Evaluation 2010 – 11. Program Overview.
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Program Overview The College Community School District's Mentoring and Induction Program is designed to increase retention of promising beginning educators who are employed in a non-administrative position as a PK-12 teacher, teacher librarian, specialist, or counselor to build relationships that encourage and support: • Improved student achievement on academic standards; • Development and refinement of best instructional practices; • Understanding of district's expectations; • Achievement of personal and professional success for each new staff member; • Building leadership capacity; • Transmitting the culture of the system.
Current Statistics • 21 trained mentors on duty • 9 mentors with no assignment • 11 first-year teachers • 14 second-year teachers
Mentor Training • 1st year: 3 Basic Mentoring Modules • Effective Mentoring Conversations • Effective Observation Cycles • Analysis of Student Work • 2nd year: Coaching in Complex Situations • 3rd year: Mentoring for Equity • 4th Year: Designing and Presenting Professional Development for Beginning Teachers
Continuous Support • 4 mentor forums – GWAEA • 4 meetings with mentor facilitator • Monthly newsletters & other communications • New teacher and mentor tools
Support for Beginning Teachers • District New Teacher Meetings • 1st year – 3 days • Building support from administration • Collaborative relationships with teaching teams • Interactions with mentors- 2 years
Beginning Teacher & Mentor Interactions • Weekly meetings • Mentor observes beginning teacher • Beginning teacher observes other teachers • Mentor and beginning teacher analyze student work
Strengths and Areas of Growth Strengths • Alignment of New Teacher Training and Evaluator Expectations • Unit and Lesson Design • Strategy implementation Areas of Growth • Implementation of key instructional strategies with purpose, frequency, and proficiency • Quality unit and lesson design
Program Evaluation Team • Executive Director of Learning Services • Elementary Curriculum Coordinator • 2 experienced mentors • 2 new teachers • Mentor Facilitator Program Evaluation Process (May 17, 2011) • data analysis • goal setting • progress monitoring