2. Effective Support For New Teachers
Sue Anderson, TAP Coordinator, OSPI
Mindy Meyer, New Teacher Induction Project Coordinator, CSTP
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3. About 25% of new teachers are no longer
teaching in WA five years later.
Each teacher who leaves costs WA taxpayers
about $45,000.
The “churn” of teachers is highest in high-
poverty schools, where the needs for stability in
the teaching force are greatest.
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4. Partnership between the Center for Strengthening the
Teaching Profession (CSTP) and OSPI
Funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
(recently joined by the Gates Foundation)
5 year project:
2 ESDs (105 and 113)
2 large districts (Spokane and Highline)
5 small districts (Mary M. Knight, Raymond, Rochester,
Toppenish, Cle Elum/Roslyn)
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5. Hiring
Orientation
Mentoring
Professional Development
Assessment for Learning
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6. Web-based survey sent to all new teachers (as
designated by districts) in May, 2006
University of WA administered survey, collated
and “scrubbed” data
N = 686 (44 ESAs reported separately)
Results by district available for districts with at
least ten respondents
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7. Look at the data for the following questions:
#3 (p. 1)
#15 (p. 5)
#17 (p. 6)
#18 (p. 6)
What are some conclusions you might draw?
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8. Look at the responses for questions 5 – 12 (pp. 1
– 3)
What surprises you? What might impact how
you think of your own district’s mentoring
model?
What cross-tabs might be interesting to run?
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9. Question #10 Not at all Slightly Mod amt Great amt
Planning Lessons 14.5% 32.5 30.7 22.3
Planning assessments 17.1 33.1 32.9 16.6
Looking at student work 28.3 33.4 27.6 10.7
Disc needs of specific students 8.5 20.4 34.8 36.2
Disc approaches to discipline 9.4 20.1 34.1 36.5
Being observed + rcvng fdbk 16.8 23.1 29.5 30.6
Observing mentor 24.2 31.8 23.4 20.5
Observing other teachers 13.7 29.1 31.5 25.7
Devel specif Pro Growth goals 18.2 30.0 32.2 19.7
Disc sched or time mgmt 11.8 29.3 34.9 23.9
Alignmt of instruc w/ EALRs 23.7 33.0 27.2 16.1
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10. Look at the responses for the following
questions:
#13 (p. 4)
#14 (p. 5)
#16 (p. 6)
In what ways might this data influence what
kinds of PD your district offers to new
teachers?
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11. Look at the results table for question #20
(p. 8A).
What might be some conclusions you could draw
from this table?
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12. Look at the responses to questions:
#21 (p. 8A)
#22 (p. 9A)
#23 (p. 9A)
#26 (p. 10)
What do you find interesting? Scary?
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13. Q #23: Rate the foll. factors on how much
they would influence your decision to leave
tchng
Not at all Slightly Moderate
amount
Great
amount
Lack of collegial interaction 30.2 % 29.2 24.5 14.9
Ltd oppor for LT career devel 18.5 23.9 35.1 21.1
Salary 12.8 25.7 35.1 25.1
Lack of time for planning, etc. 11.1 26.5 31.6 29.3
Lack of administrative support 12.7 19.8 31.9 34.5
Negative school climate 11.2 16.3 27.4 44.0
Student discipline problems 14.9 32.8 34.0 17.1
High expectations of St perform 42.7 31.3 19.1 5.2
Family reasons 19.7 25.2 26.7 27.3
Other career interests 39.4 31.0 18.1 9.9
14. 3 important ideas that you want to
remember
2 things you’d like to know more about
1 action you’ll take on this when you return
to your district
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