2010-2011 SUCCESS Mentor Program District Level Meetings

2010-2011 SUCCESS Mentor Program District Level Meetings

Each school year newly hired teachers are required to attend NewTeacherAcademy in July and district level SUCCESS Mentor meetings held during the school year.

District level SUCCESS meetings will be held at Central Office in the Board Room (3rd floor) from 3:30-4:30.

SUCCESS Elementary District Level Meetings:

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011

SUCCESS Secondary District Level Meetings:

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Mentor Log: Record of Time and Activity

Alabama Teacher Mentor Program

Note: The Alabama Teacher Mentor Program recommends that mentor teachers spend between 1 to 2½ hours per week in this role. The purpose of this mentor log is to document your work as a mentor. During this developmental year, the ATM program is interested in the kinds of work that you do (“What I Did” column) as well as the primary areas requiring your attention (“Focus Area” column.) Use the Alabama Quality Teaching Standards in this last column.

Your principal may ask to see these logs of your time. Please do not include any information that would give your administrator information about content that would affect his or her evaluation of the beginning teacher. This is strictly a record of your time and activities as a mentor. At the end of the semester, these logs will be collected by the Mentor Liaison in your school system.

Date of Contact / Amt of Time / What I Did / Focus Area (by AQTS) / Turn In Dates
First turn in:
October 5, 2010
Second turn in:
December 10, 2010
Third turn in:
March 4, 2011
Fourth turn in:
May 10, 2011

Alabama Quality Teaching Standards – Abbreviated Version

Standard 1:
Content Knowledge / Standard 2:
Teaching and Learning / Standard 3:
Literacy / Standard 4:
Diversity / Standard 5:
Professionalism

1. Academic Disciplines
2. Curriculum

/

1. Human Development
2. Organization and Management
3. Learning Environment
4. Instructional Strategies
5. Assessment

/

1. Oral and Written Communication
2. Reading
3. Mathematics
4. Technology

/

1. Cultural, Ethnic, and Social Diversity
2. Language Diversity
3. Special Needs
4. Learning Styles
5. General

/

1. Collaboration
2. Continuous, Lifelong Professional

Learning

1. Alabama-Specific Improvement Initiatives
2. School Improvement
3. Ethics
4. Local, State, Federal Laws and Policies

Substitute Reimbursement Form

*SCHOOL COORDINATORS COMPLETE THIS FORM*

1.Mentor teacher will contact School Coordinator and provide information

regarding requested SUCCESS observation day.

2. School Coordinator will fill out form, gather signatures (see below), and

fax it to 232-5355 – Attn: Natalia Dooley

***NEW TEACHERS OR MENTOR TEACHERS should contact School Coordinator at least TWO WEEKS before observation date. Form MUST have time to be processed through personnel at Central Office.

SCHOOL YEAR ______

SCHOOL ______

SCHOOL COORDINATOR ______

Please PRINT in the list below the names of the Mentor teacher(s) and Level 1A New Teacher, whose classes were covered on SUCCESS observation days:

MENTOR TEACHER / Grade Level or Subject Area of Mentor Teacher
*Please include this information / NAME OF
LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHER / Grade Level or Subject Area of Level 1A New Teacher
*Please include this information / TIME FRAME
EX: 7:20-11:30 or
11:30-3:20
7:20-3:20 when visiting another school
* In – School observations must be
½ day ONLY / DATE COVERED
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER NAME / DATE

______School Coordinator’s Signature

______Principal’s Signature

NOTE: Per Central Office – 2010-2011

NO OBSERVATIONS will be approved after MIDDLE of APRIL.

Observation requests submitted after MIDDLE OF APRIL will be DENIED.

GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING SUBSTITUTES

1. Using substitutes is for the sole purpose of providing release time for SUCCESS observations only.
2. Each semester mentors will observe Level 1A New Teacher and Level 1 A New Teacher will observe mentor. (Observations requested for other classrooms MUST receive prior approval from Central Office).
3. In-school observations must be limited to one-half (1/2) day per observation.

SUBSTITUTE will rotate as necessary from mentor class to Level 1A New Teacher’s class. Ex: Substitute will work in mentor’s class while mentor observes Level 1A New Teacher. Substitute will then rotate to Level 1A New Teacher’s class while Level 1A New Teacher observes in mentor’s classroom. Observations limited to one class period or oneactivity.

NOTE: NO more than one-half day per observation can be used to cover both mentor and Level 1A New Teacher observations.

1. If Level 1A New Teacher is sent to another school the observation will be an entire day. This is usually reserved for subject matters such as Art, Music, Band, P.E., ELL, etc.

NEW: Level 1 A New Teacher will secure the substitute for the observation. The substitute must sign in (clock in) on Level 1A NEW TEACHER’S time sheet. NEW TEACHER will sign up for observation through STI PD to acquire PD hours.

DEFINITIONS/TERMINOLOGY

effective 2010-2011 school year

Level 1A New Teacher= LCS year 1 new teacher with no previous teaching experience who WILL be assigned a Mentor Teacher for 2010-2011 school year.

Level 1B New Teacher = LCS year 1 new teacher with previous teaching experience who does not qualify for a mentor for 2010-2011 school year. Level 1B teachers will be assigned to School Coordinator for 2010-2011 school year.

Level 2 New Teacher = LCS year 2 new teacher who was assigned a mentor 2009-2010 year OR LCS new teacher with previous teaching experience who did not qualify for a mentor for 2009-2010 school year and WILL be assigned to the School Coordinator for 2010-2011 school year.

Level 3 New Teacher = LCS year 3 new teacher who does not qualify for a mentor for 2010-2011 school year and WILL be assigned to the School Coordinator for 2010-2011 school year.

Definition of LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHER

CLASSROOM, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ELL TEACHERS, LIBRARIAN MEDIA/SPECIALIST,

who WILL meetALSDE requirements will be classified as Level 1A New Teacher are those who:

1. Are in their 1st year of teaching in LimestoneCounty AND have ONLY taught in a substitute capacity in multiple classroomsORin the same classroom but they taught for LESSthan one semester, OR

2. Are in their 1st year of teaching in LimestoneCounty AND have taught during the previous year, BUT have taught LESS than a full semester in their own classroom.

3. Be observed by mentor teacher four times during the school year and provide reflective analysis of lesson.

Teachers “new” to teaching profession will be referred to as Level 1A New Teacher in the

SUCCESS Mentor Program.

* These teachers WILL BE assigned a MENTOR TEACHER. Level 1A WILL have 1 to 1 mentoring.

Definition of LEVEL 1B NEW TEACHER

CLASSROOM, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ELL TEACHERS, LIBRARIAN MEDIA/SPECIALIST

who WON'Tbe counted as a new teacher for purposes of the Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program are those who:

1.Are in their 1st year of teaching in LimestoneCounty and are new to the system, BUThave previously taught in another system or another state for more than a full semester.

2.Have previously taught in a private school setting for MORE than a full semester.

*These teachers will be assigned to the SCHOOL COORDINATOR. They will NOT have 1 to 1mentoring.

Definition of LEVEL 2 NEW TEACHER

CLASSROOM, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ELL TEACHERS, LIBRARIAN MEDIA/SPECIALIST

who WON'Tbe counted as a new teacher for purposes of the Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program are those who:

1. Are in their 2nd year of teaching in Limestone County Schools during 10-11 school year.

*These teachers will be assigned to the SCHOOL COORDINATOR. They will NOT have 1 to 1

mentoring.

Definition of LEVEL 3 NEW TEACHER

CLASSROOM, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ELL TEACHERS, LIBRARIAN MEDIA/SPECIALIST

who WON'Tbe counted as a new teacher for purposes of the Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program are those who:

1. Are in their 3rd year of teaching in LimestoneCounty and already in the LCBOE SUCCESS Mentor Program.

*These teachers will be assigned to the SCHOOL COORDINATOR. They will NOT have 1 to 1 mentoring.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHER, LEVEL 1B NEW TEACHER, LEVEL 2 NEW TEACHER, and LEVEL 3 NEW TEACHER

TO THE LCBOE SUCCESS MENTORING PROGRAM

Level 1A New Teachers, Level 1B New Teachers, Level 2 New Teachers, and Level 3 New Teachers pursuant to the mission of improving the academic achievement of all students in the public schools of Alabama will align their practice and professional learning with the Alabama Quality Teaching Standards. To acquire knowledge and working understanding by utilizing an ongoing support system from all teachers at your school but particularly your assigned mentor teacher. Develop additional teaching strategies, and classroom management procedures through the ongoing process of the mentoring program.

*Each Level 1A New Teacher, Level 1B New Teacher, Level 2 New Teacher, and Level 3 New Teacher will participate in the ALSDE Alabama Mentoring Program Program/LCBOE SUCCESS Mentor Program.

TO BE IMPLEMENTED 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

FIRST YEAR

ALSDE GUIDELINES

forLevel 1A New Teacher in

SUCCESS Teacher Mentoring Program

LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011) are required to:

• Receive mentor for a minimum of one year.
• Strive for an average of 2.5 hours of contact time during each week of the school year with assigned mentor. It is understood that contact hours will vary from week to week, but sufficient time should be scheduled to provide the non-tenured teacher (mentee) with the appropriate level of support and guidance.
• Complete regularly scheduled assessments of mentor program effectiveness as required by Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program

LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011) are required to:

• Attend NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) (3 days, required)
• Attend School Orientation (SO) (2 days required)
• Attend four yearly meetings, (two per semester), with SUCCESS District Coordinator
• Attend fiveyearly meetings with School Coordinator

(NOTICE: Meetings may be modified to 2 meetings per 9 weeks if deemed necessary by School Coordinator. *NOTESchool Coordinator has the authority to call meetings with new teachers as deemed necessary.)

• Attend regularly scheduledmeetings with Mentor(s) one-on-one (strive for 2.5 hours per week meeting time)
• Complete forms, documentation of meetings, and evaluations of SUCCESS Program at appropriate times throughout the school year
• Be observed by their mentors at least 4 times during the 2010-2011 school year as follows:

1. First observation during 1st nine weeks.
2. Second observation during 2nd nine weeks.
3. Third observation during 3rd nine weeks.
4. Fourth observation during 4th nine weeks

NOTE: This observation must be before themiddle of the month of April.

• Incorporate Alabama Quality Teaching Standards into all areas of teaching
• Abide by and uphold Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
• Report directly to Mentor in items regarding the SUCCESS Program.

**IMPORTANT! If first year Level 1A (YEAR 1) New Teacher has not attended NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) or local school Level SUCCESS meetings please contact the District Coordinator immediately.

TO BE IMPLEMENTED 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

FIRST YEAR

ALSDE GUIDELINES

for Level 1B New Teacher in

SUCCESS Teacher Mentoring Program

LEVEL 1B NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011) are required to:

• Meet and work with School Coordinator during 2010-2011 year.

• Attend fiveyearly meetingswith School Coordinator

(NOTICE: Meetings may be modified to 2 meetings per 9 weeks if deemed necessary by

School Coordinator. *NOTESchool Coordinator has the authority to call meetings with new teachers as deemed necessary.)

• Strive for contact time during each nine weeks during school year with assigned School Coordinator (can be e-mail, hall meeting, lunch meeting, planning period, etc.)

• Complete regularly scheduled assessments of mentor program effectiveness as required by SUCCESS Teacher Mentoring Program

• Complete forms, documentation of meetings, and evaluations of SUCCESS Program at appropriate times throughout the school year

• Be observed by School Coordinators as deemed necessary

• Incorporate Alabama Quality Teaching Standards into all areas of teaching
• Abide by and uphold Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
• Report directly to School Coordinator in items regarding the SUCCESS Program

LEVEL 1B NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011) are required to:

• Attend NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) (3 days required)

• Attend School Orientation (SO) (2 days required)

• Attend four yearly meetings (two per semester) with SUCCESS District Coordinator

**IMPORTANT! If first year Level 1B (YEAR 1) New Teacher has not attended NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) or local school Level SUCCESS meetings please contact the District Coordinator immediately.

TO BE IMPLEMENTED 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

ALSDE GUIDELINES

for Level 2 New Teacher in

Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program

LEVEL 2NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011) are required to:

• Attend NTA and 2 day school orientation if not previously attended.
• NEW: Attend two yearly meetings, (one during first 9 weeks, one during fourth 9 weeks), with School Coordinator.Meet and work with School Coordinator during 10-11 year.

(NOTICE: Meetings may be modified to 2 meetings per 9 weeks if deemed necessary by School Coordinator. *NOTESchool Coordinator has the authority to call meetings with new teachers as deemed necessary.)

• Strive for contact time during each nine weeks during school year with assigned School Coordinator (can be e-mail, hall meeting, lunch meeting, planning period, etc.)
• Complete regularly scheduled assessments of mentor program effectiveness as required by SUCCESS Teacher Mentoring Program
• Complete forms, documentation of meetings, and evaluations of SUCCESS Program at appropriate times throughout the school year
• Be observed by School Coordinators as deemed necessary
• Incorporate Alabama Quality Teaching Standards into all areas of teaching
• Abide by and uphold Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
• Report directly to School Coordinator in items regarding the SUCCESS Program.

**IMPORTANT! If Level 2 (YEAR 2) New Teacher has not attended NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) or local school Level SUCCESS meetings please contact the District Coordinator immediately.

TO BE IMPLEMENTED 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

ALSDE GUIDELINES

for Level 3New Teacher in

Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program

LEVEL 3 NEW TEACHERS(2010-2011 year) are required to:

• Meet and work with School Coordinator during10-11 year.
• Strive for contact time during each nine weeks during school year with assigned School Coordinator (can be e-mail, hall meeting, lunch meeting, planning period, etc.). *NOTESchool Coordinator has the authority to call meetings with new teachers as deemed necessary,.
• NEW:Level 3 New Teachers are not required to attend yearly meetings with School Coordinator, but are encouraged to participate in SUCCESS meetings and actively seek assistance when necessary.
• Complete regularly scheduled assessments of mentor program effectiveness as required by SUCCESS Teacher Mentoring Program
• Complete forms, documentation of meetings, and evaluations of SUCCESS Program at appropriate times throughout the school year
• Be observed by School Coordinators as deemed necessary
• Incorporate Alabama Quality Teaching Standards into all areas of teaching
• Abide by and uphold Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
• Report directly to School Coordinator in items regarding the SUCCESS Program.

**IMPORTANT! If Level 3(YEAR 3) New Teacher has not attended NewTeacherAcademy (NTA) or local school Level SUCCESS meetings please contact the District Coordinator immediately.

School Year 2010-2011

Level 1A New Teacher Checklist

Level 1A New Teacher Name ______

Mentor Teacher Name ______

School ______

Submit COPIES of the forms listed BELOW to your MENTOR and the mentor will forward forms to the School Coordinator. Check boxes below of items completed and turned in to your mentor teacher.

Check YES boxes of items completed and turned in to your mentor. If NO boxes are checked – please provide a brief explanation of why forms are not turned in.

FORMS TO BE KEPT IN LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHER NOTEBOOK with either COPIES or ORIGINALS given to your MENTOR TEACHER. / YES / NO
COPIES of completed MENTOR OBSERVATION after observation(s)
ORIGINAL completed LEVEL 1A NEW TEACHER REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS after observation(s).

REQUIRED TURN IN DATES

Please turn in copies of forms to your MENTOR TEACHER on or BEFORE the following dates:

• First turn in October 5, 2010
• Second turn in December 10, 2010
• Third turn in March 4, 2011
• Fourth turn in May 10, 2011

Notes/Explanations/Comments/Concerns:

*** (This is the form the mentor teacher will complete as s/he observes your lesson.)

***This copy is provided for your information and review only.

Mentor Teacher Observation Form

School ______

Mentor Teacher:______Level 1A Teacher Name: ______

Date: ______Lesson: ______

Instructional Teaching Behaviors

Presenting Instruction – Beginning the lesson

Very Effective / Effective / Somewhat Effective / Growth Area
Gain and maintain attention of all students through lesson
State objective
Establish purpose for lesson

MIDDLE OF LESSON

Very
Effective / Effective / Somewhat Effective / Growth Area
Input – demonstrates ability to present content using variety of strategies
MODELING – demonstrates ability to model classroom behaviors
GUIDED PRACTICE – demonstrates ability to break down steps AND provide examples, demonstrations, and guided practice to ensure student understanding
CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING – Demonstrates ability to monitor student understanding by seeking a variety of responses from students

END OF LESSON

Very
Effective / Effective / Somewhat Effective / Growth Area
Closure – Restates objective and encourages student INPUT regarding lesson. Encourages CONNECTIONS as they are asked how/if they can USE/APPLY what was learned in lesson. Are there connections?
INDEPENDENT Practice – Teacher allows students to work independently BUT teacher is WALKING and MONITORING students work AND corrects when necessary.
FOLLOW-UP Assignment does work/homework have purpose?

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Very
Effective / Effective / Somewhat Effective / Growth Area
COMMUNICATES CLEAR EXPECTATIONS ABOUT BEHAVIOR
DISTRIBUTES MATERIALS WITHOUT HENDERING/STOPPING LESSON
AVOIDES UNNECESSARY DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS, DIGRESSIONS ----STAYS ON TASK AND TEACHING
MANAGES EFFICIENT TRANSACTIONS
PROVIDES CLEAR AND CONCISE DIRECTIONS
PROMOTES ON-TASK STUDENT BEHAVIOR
MONITORS BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THE ROOM AND THROUGHOUT THE LESSON
INTERVENES APPROPRIATELY WHEN STUDENTS ARE OFF-TASK AND OR DISRUPTIVE
INTERVENES APPROPRIATELY WHEN STUDENTS ARE OFF-TASK AND DISRUPTIVE TO OTHERS’ LEARNING
ESTABLISHES A SUPPORTIVE AND NON-THREATENING LEARNING ATMOSPHERE

INCORRECT COMMUNICATION(S): Please document incorrect grammar, spelling, and writing below or on reverse.