LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS Beginning Teacher Programs

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LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS Beginning Teacher Programs
Professional Education Competence
Program (PEC) 2009 - 2010
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Legal Framework for PEC Program

• Florida Statute/State Board Rule
• School districts must document mastery of
• 16 teaching competencies
• 12 Florida Educator Accomplished
  Practices (FEAP).
• FS 1012.52 (2) Teacher quality
• 6A-5.066 (2) (b) Approval of Educator
  Preparation Programs

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16 Teacher Competencies

• The teacher will be able to
• --Write and speak in a logical
• --Read, comprehend and interpret
• --Compute, think logically, and solve
• problems.
• General Knowledge Test (math, reading, English
  lang., and essay)
• (must be passed before the end of current school
  year)

Documented by passing scores on
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16 Teacher Competencies (continued)

• Reading/math strategies
• Child development/ESE
• ESOL awareness/strategies
• Technology
• Diagnosis/assessment/
• progress monitoring
• Differentiated instruction
• Promoting parent involvement/
• collaborative relationships with
• students families (2)

• Crisis intervention (violence)/
• emotional distress
• Substance abuse prevention
• Child abuse reporting
• Classroom management/
• positive environment
• Effective grading of student
• performance

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12 Florida Educator Accomplished Practices

• State Board Rule 6A-5.065
• (To be demonstrated by the first-year teacher at
  the preprofessional level)
• Assessment.
• Communication.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Critical Thinking.
• Diversity.
• Ethics.
• Human Development and Learning.
• Knowledge of Subject Matter.
• Learning Environments.
• Planning.
  
• Role of the Teacher.
• Technology.

recognizes understands ...is acquiring
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BT Super Heroes Wanted
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Documenting Mastery of Professional Education
Competence

• Individual Professional Development Plan (page
  1).
• Classroom Observations
• --2 by BT Mentor.
• -- 2 by BT Administrator.
• Evaluation Conferences
• --1 by BT Mentor.
  
• --1 by BT Administrator.

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Teacher Assessment-Part ASample

• Area I Facilitates Student Independent
• Development and Learning
• Begins class work and shifts activities without
  delay
• Orients students to purpose and
• activities of lesson
• Allows for student choices in learning
  activities
• Establishes criteria for student self evaluation
  of academic work
• Teaches or refers to learning strategies
• and study skills
• Provides beginning review of yesterdays lesson
• Provides review of todays lesson at

• Have your materials ready and plan system for
  handing out quickly
• Have agenda for the week posted and review
  todays agenda
• Give choice of homework assignment workbook
  page or on-line resource
• Post rubric for A papers
• Refer students to poster on the wall listing
  steps in the strategy for todays work
• Remind students of yesterdays lesson or
  learning connect todays objectives...
• Review important points have students write
  learnings in journal

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Teacher Assessment-Part Baka The Conference
What to take with you
FACE TO FACE
grade book, plan book, Sunshine State Standards,
sample tests, IPDP
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Professional Education Competence (PEC) Program
Overview 2009-2010

• Purpose
• Designed for teachers holding temporary
  certificates
• --required to complete a professional education
  competence program
• --required to complete fewer than 3 college
  courses.
• Provides district- and school-based support
  leading to optimal teacher performance and
  student achievementand a successful first year
  of teaching.

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PEC Program Overview 2009-2010(continued)

• Testing Requirements
• Leon County School District requires passing
  scores on
• General Knowledge Test
• (all 4 sectionsbefore the end of the
  current school year. Failure to meet the deadline
  disqualifies you from teaching in any Florida
  public school until all sections are passed).
• Subject-area Exam - (specified by teacher's
  Statement of Status of Eligibility).
• You must pass the Subject Area Exam during your
  first semester of teaching.
• Professional Education Test.
• (You must pass the Professional Education Test
  prior to your program completion date).
• All three tests must be passed in order to
  complete the
• districts PEC Program.

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PEC Program Overview 2009-2010(continued)

• FEAP/Competency-based Training Requirements
• Survival Training (online)
• Beacon Online Courses
• Classroom Management
• Professional Practices for Educators
• Student Advocacy and Legal Issues
• On-Site Training
• Meetings with BT Mentor.
• Meetings with team/department.
• Training in reading strategies and technology.

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PEC Program Overview 2009-2010(continued)

• Assessment of PEC Program Completion
• Individual Professional Development Plan.
• Teacher Assessment Part A.
• Teacher Assessment Part B.
• FEAP Mastery Verification Form.
• PEC Program Documentation Folder.
• Program Completion Verification Form
• PEC Program must be completed by assigned due
  date for BT to be
• eligible for consideration for reappointment
  for the following school year.

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PEC Program Overview 2009-2010(continued)

• PEC Program Support
• District Lead Mentor
• School Support Team
• -- BT Administrator.
• -- BT Mentor (assigned to you by your school
  principal).
• Testing Coach
• (assigned by project manager to monitor testing
  schedules and scores).
• Testing Tutors (by request).
• MOM Mentor (by request).

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PEC ProgramTeacher Expectations

• Take and pass required tests early.
• Maintain contact with BT Mentor.
• Be prepared for classroom observations/evaluati
  on conferences.
• Complete 3 required online courses.
• Attend all required on-site meetings and
  maintain training log.
• Complete all assignments.
• Submit program completion documentation to BT
  Mentor by due date.
• (The project manager at Staff
  Development assigns your due date.)

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Thank you, New Teachers!

• All of us at Staff Development and Leon County
  Schools appreciate your willingness to give your
  time and talents to teaching our students.

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Everything You Ever Wanted Now On-line
On the new PEC Program webpage, youll find your
online Program Completion Guide with links to
important documents.
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www.tec.leon.k12.fl.us/BeginningTeacherPrgm
Thank you, Daisy!
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If you have questions about this years BT
Programs--

• Please contact Carol Allen or
• Daisy Armistead
• in the Staff Development Department
• 487-7206

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