Beginning Teacher Support Program (BTSP)
New Teacher Orientation
August 12th , 2014
Ethan Todd; Executive Director of Teacher Support Services
Outcomes:
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Plan
Day 3 of Orientation (Tomorrow)
Players, Support, Expectations & Accountability
Foci of support throughout the year
Mentor Log
Linkage to Teacher Evaluation
– Peer Observation & PDP
• Starting on the Right Foot
– Before school starts
– 1st Day
– 1st Week
Acronyms
•BTSP
•BT
•IF
•PLC
•RACG
•NCPTS
•NCEES
•PDP
•McREL
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Beginning Teacher Support Program
Beginning Teacher
Instructional Facilitator
Professional Learning Community
Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps
NC Professional Teaching Standards
NC Educator Evaluator System
Professional Development Plan
Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning
Beginning Teacher Support Program
• Three-year program of support
• Focusing on developing the capacity of educators
new to the profession in each of the NCPTS
• Ultimate goals of program:
– Effective educators
– High performing students
– Successful attainment of Standard Professional II
License..
– Retention of teachers
Beginning Teacher Support Program
• Supported through Title II funds
– Annual audit
– Accountability
– Peer Review
What year of the BTSP are you in?
1.
2.
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4.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
I do not know
Day 3 of New Teacher Orientation
Handout
Multi-Tiered Approach (The Players)
Educator
Mentor…Colleagues…..Instructional Facilitator
PLC…. Grade Level/Subject Team
Specialists…Interventionist
Administration
You are not alone!
Many have been around the next bend
Ask for what you need
Roles and Responsibilities of Members of the Beginning Teacher Support Program
Beginning Teachers
Support to be
Provided
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Designated School-based Mentor
Beginning Teacher Support Program
(resources/materials)
New Teacher Orientation
Collaborative Teams (PLC)
Grade Level Teams
Opportunity to observe colleagues model
effective teaching and reflect on personal
applications
Optional afterschool professional
development
PDP
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Regular Contact with Mentors
Proficient on NCPTS
Application of concepts
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Expectations
Induction to 2014-15 BTSP (All
mentors via IF)
Orientation to BTSP for mentors
new to program (Regional
seminars and/or site based)
Monthly site-based professional
development with Site-based
Mentor Coordinator (IF)
Optional modules or training at
ADR or regionally
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Regular contact with Beginning
Teacher as outlined on pg 2
Targeted coaching and support
Informal classroom observations
and feedback of BT
Peer evaluation of another BT
(not the one they mentor)
Participation in 15 hours of PD
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Collaborative Mentor log
Weekly contact (formal/informal)
Mentor issue bin
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Accountability
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Electronic (Google) Mentor log
BTSP Issue Bin
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Instructional Facilitators
Mentors
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Monthly Professional
Development on BTSP
process and content
Connections: RACG Model
NCPTS, Classroom
practices
Provide coaching, support
and modeling to Mentors
and BT
Facilitate monthly
seminars/contact with
Mentors at school site
Process improvement
survey (Oct. late Feb.)
Snap Shot of the Year
Month
August/
September
October
November/
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Module
Starting Off on the 
Right Foot
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Beginning With
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the End in Mind
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Engaging Students 
as Partners in
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Learning
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Refresh and
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Refocus
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You Decide
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Reflection
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Purposeful Review 
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EOG/EOC Testing 
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Celebrating
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success!
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Focus and Support:
Creating a welcoming, safe, respectful and engaging learning environment
Building relationships (Students, Staff & Parents)
Professionalism, Ethics & Code of Conduct
North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards & evaluation process
Common Core and Essential Standards
Collaborative Team Matrix
Reading 3D/Aimsweb and Progress Monitoring
“Nuts and Bolts”: Day-to-Day Procedures and Processes
Using Formative Assessment to Plan Targeted Instruction
“We is smarter than Me” – The I-SS Collaborative Team Process
Communicating progress
Plan-Do-Study-Act
Power Teacher(school)
DASH
Preparing for Conferences
Observations & Creating a Professional Development Plan
Plan-Do-Study-Act(cycles)
Best Practice Strategies for Engagement
Time management
Holidays
Choosing “ Just Right” Instructional Strategies
Creating a “Smile File”
Preparing mid-year PDP
A mutually agreed upon topic to focus on and build capacity
Using Feedback to Grow Professionally
Providing Feedback that Helps Student Grow
Self-reflection – Teacher Evaluation
Selecting review focus based on gaps
Selecting appropriate activities to close the gap
Designing and managing a variety of review processes
Ethics of Testing
Testing Processes
Building on Strengths
Looking ahead to next year
End of Year Processes
Starting Off on the Right Foot
Recommended Monthly Check Points
August/September
Informational
Logistics
Set specific times to
meet for the first
three months
Do you know the policies and procedures of
the school and/or district?
Instructional
How is your classroom
organized for learning?
Personal
Management
Are you
What is your process for
scheduling
establishing the behavior rules for
“down time” the classroom?
Do you have district emergency phone
Have you acquired course for yourself?
numbers?
guides, curriculum guides,
What are the rules and have you
Set ground rules for
class outline, and goal
Are you
taught them?
communicating and Do you know who’s who?
statements for subjects
taking care
relating
(staff list, grade level members, key resource assigned?
to get
Are you acquainted with discipline
people, team leader, department chair,
enough sleep procedures/policies (playground
Possible Questions mentor, office manager, aides, secretaries,
Have you reviewed the
and
rules, lunch room rules, etc.) of the
for Your Beginning counselors-custodians, nurse, etc.)
essentials for each subject nutrition?
school?
Teacher
at your grade level/each
Do you have a map of the school?
course?
Are you
Do you have copies of necessary
developing
forms- referral, attendance, hall
What is your story? Are you familiar with the physical setup of
Do you have the necessary some
passes?
the school and location of key facilities?
supplies to begin the year friendships
What do you need? (staff rest-rooms, staff phones, AV areas,
(tape, staples, construction in our
Are you satisfied with your
professional library, copy machines, staff
paper, etc.)?
building/
procedures for classroom routines
How can I help you? lounge)
community? (passing out materials, taking
Have you sketched out a
attendance, collecting assignment
What are your key
Have you completed the NCEES Online
curriculum plan for the
etc.)?
concerns?
Orientation? Any questions?
first month?
Is your classroom set up to optimize
How will your
Have you completed the Online Ethics
Have you planned the first
learning (organization of desks,
students get to know modules?
week in detail?
tables, supplies, assignment
who you are?
baskets, bulletin boards, etc.)?
Do you know how to access Power School to Would you like some
What does a
take attendance and look at class roster?
feedback on your plan?
Are you happy with your chosen
successful first day
plan book format? Does it work for
look like?
Have you reviewed the faculty handbook,
Have you reviewed your
you? What needs to change?
student handbook, school calendar, policies students’ L.E.Ps, medical
Have you composed and procedures?
records, and other
Have you set up your grade book?
your 1st letter home?
available data?
Are you familiar with lunch and dismissal
Do you have a system for keeping
How will you
procedures?
What are the implications
track of parent contacts, discipline
conduct open house?
for you?
referrals?
Collaboration
Have you met
with your
collaborative
team?
I-SS Collaborative
Mentor Log
Peer Observation & PDP
• One of 4 Observations conducted by a peer
– Typically a mentor but not your
• Mentor component of PDP
– 3 interactions
Between now and the 25th (Planning)
• Review Orientation & Focus Documents
– What do you feel is Mission Critical for
• 3rd Day of Orientation
• Between now and the 25th
• What do you want to ask your support network?
• What do you need to get your mind around in
order to have a successful start of the year?
• Learning environment?
• How is that first letter home to parent going?
The 25th …1st Day with the Students
• What does a successful 1st day with student
looks like?
• What outcomes do you want to accomplish?
• What processes will you have in place?
• Who are you?
“I don’t care what you know
until I know you care.”
The 25th – 29th…1st Week With Students
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Instruction?
Relationships?
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Process and Procedures
– Mgt
– Communication
Questions on Teacher Evaluation, Contact:
Jed Stus
Exec. Dir. of P. D. & Support
704 -924-2025
jed_stus@iss.k12.nc.us
Ethan Todd
Exec. Dir. HR
704- 924-2009
etodd@iss.k12.nc.us
Alvera J. Lesane, Ed.D.
Asst. Supt. of HR
704 - 924 - 2024
alvera_lesane @iss.k12.nc.us
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