APPLES
Mentors
Outcomes & Agenda
• Legislative requirements impacting the Beginning
Teacher Programs
• Varied programs and program requirements
• Roles and responsibilities of support team
members
• Effective school-based new teacher program
• Documents and timelines
• Good of the Order
History of BTPs
in Florida and Lee County
1982-1997:
P.O.P. (Professional
Orientation Program)
1997-2001:
APPLES
Accomplished Professional Practices for
Lee Educational System
2002-2011:
Alternative Certification
(DCP) and APPLES
Goals of APPLES
 Retain
the most promising teachers
 Foster self- assessment and reflection
 Improve instructional practice
 Model professionalism
 Offer professional growth opportunities
 Familiarize new teachers with district and
state initiatives
Purpose of Programs
APPLES

Lee County Program
 Designed to support
new teachers
 Components:
6 Educator Accomplished
Practices

Training

Peer Teacher Support

Formative Observations
and Summative Evaluations

ACP

FLDOE Program
 Designed to certify
teachers with degrees
other than education
 Components:
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6 Educator Accomplished
Practices
Online
Required Assessment Tasks
Peer Teacher and Teacher
Assessor
Target Teacher
Teacher
holding a Temporary
Certificate
First Year Teacher (Recent
Graduate of the College of
Education)
Teacher new to Lee County
Program Targeted Audience
Professional
Certified Teachers
Temporary Certified
Teachers

Demonstrated Professional
Educator Competencies

Need to demonstrate
Professional Educator
Competencies

Passed exams

Need to pass state exams
(Professional, Subject
Area, General Knowledge)

Completed college
coursework

Need to complete College
Coursework
2011-2012 BTP
1.
APPLES for Teachers with Professional
Certification (1-2 year)
2.
APPLES for Teachers with Temporary
Certification
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2009-2012
2010-2013
2011-2014
Program Components
 Required

Training
District and/or State
 Formative
Observations
 Summative Evaluations
 Teacher Support
 Administrative Support
APPLES for Teachers
with Professional Certification
This program is for teachers who
 Hold a State of Florida
Professional Educator’s
Certificate
 Are new to Lee County in 20112012
One year program with possible
extension for following year
APPLES for Teachers with
Temporary Certification
This program is for teachers who

Hold a State of Florida Temporary
Educator’s Certificate
Must be completed by the end of the validity year of the
Temporary Certificate!
2009-2012
2010-2013
2011-2014
APPLES for Teachers
with Temporary
Certification
Certification Routes
1. District Certification Program
2. Non-District Alternative Certification
Program
3. Other Alternative Certification
Program
4. Traditional Certification Program
District Certification Program
Program
Overview
 State approved
 Purpose
 Eligibility
 Components
 Tasks & Requirements
District Certification Program
 DCP
Support
 APPLES Administrator
 Peer Teacher
 DCP Trainer
 District DCP
administrator
- Beth Bolger
District Certification Program
 DCP


20 Products
3 Observations
 DCP

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Expectation
Actions taken
 DCP

Task
Completion
Portfolio
Documents
Administrative approval
Support Team Roles &
Responsibility
● APPLES District Coordinator
● School Level
● APPLES Administrator
● Peer Teacher
● Beginning Teacher
APPLES Administrator
►Identify new teachers
►Recognize the types of certificates
►Determine eligible Peer Teachers
►Assignment of Peer Teacher
►Participate in Team support meetings
►Conduct 2 Summative observations
►Verification of program requirements
►Complete and submit Program Completion documents
APPLES Teacher

Complete all required courses

Complete an Alternate Certification
Program (if applicable)

Check with Personnel Specialist

Attend Support Team meetings

Complete the Professional Development
Plan

Receive overall rating of Effective and
Highly Effective on the Final Performance
Evaluation
APPLES Peer Teacher
 Orient
the new teacher with school
based functions
 Conduct
3 Formative Observations
 Meet
frequently with teacher to mentor,
discuss challenges and celebrate
successes
 Participate
in Support Team meetings
School-Based
Beginning Teacher Support
To ensure success for your new teachers, your school should
provide training and support in the following areas:

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Survival Skills – School Tour, Key Personnel
etc.
School Handbook – Policies, Procedures, Vision
Special Programs - Curriculum
Technology – Pinnacle, Progress Reports etc.
Observations – Summative/Formative
Teacher Assessments - IPDP
Formative Observations
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Are non-judgmental
Are individual-oriented
Foster professional growth
Have criteria defining desired professional
performance
Are diagnostic and identify areas for improvement
Utilize feedback for support and corrective changes
Use reflection to determine whether purposes have
been met
Are driven by the Individual Professional
Development Plan
Goldhammer’s Model
The five stages of the clinical supervisor model:
1. The pre-observation conference (set the contract)
2. The observation & Analysis (capture and review the data)
3. The strategy session (make the data intelligible with logical relationships)
4. The post-conference (operational plan for supervision)
5. The post-conference analysis (mentor reflection- our conscience)
Pre-observation Conference
Procedures
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Identify session objectives and relevant situational
information
Identify and review areas of focus to be given special
attention: behaviors to maintain / increase, behaviors
to reduce / eliminate, strategies / activities to explore
and try
Select observational method
Agree on observation time and logistics
The STEP Process
STEP is designed to remind the CE of the
steps needed to analyze and synthesize the
data gathered from an observation.
Select the data
Think about likely DP reactions
Enumerate acceptable solutions
Plan the conference
Data Analysis and
Strategy Procedures

Construct a data display

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Does not have to be anything drastic
Could be something as simple as a tally chart, graph, or table
of notes
Identify related patterns of behavior
 Make comparisons with previous observations
 Determine if criteria for success were satisfied
 Make summary statements
 Plan conference strategies
Post Observation
Conference Procedures
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Review the pre-observation conference
agreements
Discuss data and identifiable patterns
with the DP
Guide the DP to identify behaviors to
maintain / increase and reduce /
eliminate
Discuss strategies or activities to explore
and try
Specify and document everyone’s
responsibilities
Schedule next observation or conference
Interpersonal
Communication
 Convey
empathy, sincerity and positive
regard for the DP (three core conditions for quality IC)
 Actively listen, respond and facilitate
communication (Burke’s Model)
 Utilize questioning strategies
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Clarification
Perception checking
Empathy
Concrete examples
Ongoing Support
 Meet
frequently with beginning teacher
 Respect confidentiality
 Anticipate needs
 Assist with IPDP development and
implementation
 Everyday school-based needs
 Technical support
 School and District resources
Individual Professional
Development Plan
Developing SMART
Goals
Write a SMART Goal
S – Student-Focused
M – Measurable
A – Attainable
R – Results-Oriented
T – Time-bound
Creating a Goal
Statement(s)
________% or ______# of
______students will
__________ as measured on
_______ by _________.
_______ by _________.
Creating Goal Statements
95% of my 9th
grade students will
score a 3.5 or
higher as
measured on the
School Mock
Writing
Assessment in
March.
• Relates to my
students’ learning
• Measurable
• Evaluation Method
School-Based Induction
 “Research
indicates a School-Based
Induction Program is important and
has a positive impact on all aspects of
a school.”
Support
 “The
Districts’ APPLES program
provides broad support to teachers
new to teaching…
the school-based program will
meet the needs of ALL teachers
new to the school.”
Beginning Teacher
Program Website
New Teacher Programs
Website
 http://curriculum.leeschools.net/Programs/
New%20Teacher/apples.htm
Good of the
Order
If you need assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Diane Sherman
Dianems@Leeschools.net
337-8630
Polly Kiely
Pollyki@leeschools.net
461-8428