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Key Elements of Beginning Teacher Support

• New Teacher Advisor:
  
  New
  teachers have weekly on-site contact during and after school hours with
  an advisor, who is an exemplary veteran teacher released full-time
  specifically to support a small group of teachers. Advisors observe and
  coach the new teacher, offer emotional support, assist with short and
  long-term planning, design classroom management strategies, teach
  demonstration lessons, provide curriculum resources, and facilitate
  communication with the principal. Advisors and new teachers keep an
  interactive journal to enhance communication, problem solve and
  reflect.  
  
  
  
  
• Formative Assessment
  
  Support
  is guided by an ongoing cycle of formative assessment which revolves
  around the development of each teacher's district goals/individual
  learning plan. A professional portfolio serves as the vehicle for
  documenting the teacher's growth over time.
  
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• Professional Development for Beginning Teachers:
  
  • Workshop/Seminar Series:
    
    The monthly seminars are designed to build a support network and
    ongoing professional dialogue among beginning teachers, and are
    developed to assist teachers with meeting the needs of culturally and
    linguistically diverse student population. Each seminar provides
    teachers with an opportunity to learn about the CSTP in the context of
    effective teaching strategies and reflect on learnings with other
    beginning teachers. Content standards are emphasized.
    
    
    
    
  • Release Time:
    
    Release time is provided to new teachers to observe veteran teachers,
    plan curriculum, attend professional development trainings, and assess
    their progress.