The New Teacher Induction Program

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The New Teacher Induction Program

• Curriculum Methods
• Ray Davis, 2007

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Contents of NTIP

• Orientation at both the board and school levels
• PD and Training specific to the needs of new
  teachers
• Mentoring for new teachers
• Revised Performance Appraisal system

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Implementation of the Program

• Basic elements began to be implemented in
  2005-2006
• New teachers complete two performance appraisals
  and are recommended to the OCT for a Certificate
  of Qualification upon successful completion of
  the performance appraisals
• Three separate resource handbooks have been
  created that are available on the Ministry web
  site

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Components of NTIP

• each new teacher must have 2 successful
  performance appraisals within first 12 months
• a second year may become necessary if the 2
  successful appraisals are not completed
• results are recorded on teaching certificates by
  OCT
• is combined with the elements of mentoring, PD,
  and orientation

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Professional Learning Communities

• program creates professional learning communities
  to address teaching collaboratively
• address questions such as
• What do we want each student to learn?
• How will we know if they learn it?
• How will we respond to those experiencing
  difficulty?
• How will we deepen the understanding for those
  who have mastered essential understandings?

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Performance Appraisal Framework

• The key components include
• Competency statements- focus on skills, knowledge
  and attitudes required by new teachers
• Appraisal meetings- before and after the
  classroom observation
• Summative report- feedback on the appraisal
  observations

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The Rating Scale

• Following observation of a new teacher, the
  teacher will be assigned one of the following
• satisfactory
• development needed- subsequent appraisal
  will be described as either satisfactory or
  unsatisfactory

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Competency Statements

• evolve from 5 domains commitment to pupils
  professional knowledge professional practice
  leadership in learning communities ongoing
  professional learning
• Summative report must comment on at least 8 of
  the 16 competencies as a minimum requirement for
  an appraisal
• additional competencies may be developed

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Parental and Student Input

• parental and student input must be taken into
  consideration in a performance appraisal
• annual written parent summary gathers information
  about each teacher
• seeks information on each teacher and asks for
  level of satisfaction with communication as well
  as seeking input from grade 11/12 students on
  individual teachers

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Procedure for Performance Appraisal

• 4 stages occur a pre-observation meeting
  classroom observation a post-observation
  meeting completion of the Summative Report Form,
  including a rating of the teachers performance

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Enrichment Improvement Plans

• created in the event of receiving a development
  needed summative report rating or an
  unsatisfactory rating
• may result in additional performance appraisals
  being required and certification being delayed

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Being On Review

• occurs when a teacher receives an unsatisfactory
  rating
• an improvement plan must be implemented and
  additional performance appraisals take place
• 2 satisfactory ratings are required before
  notification of successful completion is sent to
  OCT

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Termination of a
Teachers Employment

• a teacher is provided with the written
  recommendation, reasons for the recommendation,
  and copies of all performance appraisals
• timelines exist for this process

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Evidence logs

• an objective resource to record demonstrations of
  teaching
• provides specific evidence of patterns of
  strength or growth
• maintained by both the principal and teacher for
  all of the 8 competencies that are basic to
  appraisal

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Possible Outcomes from
Performance Appraisals

• Performance appraisals may result in any of
  the outcomes listed below
• satisfactory
• development needed
• unsatisfactory (on review status)
• Outcomes include
• successful completion of NTIP
• development needed
• recommendation for termination

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Reference

• http//www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/induction.
  html