Kit Alvarez Director Education Services CRY-ROP Redlands, CA Becky Sharp Teacher on Assignment CRY-ROP Redlands, CA Have you been hiring a lot of new teachers from business & industry? In this era of high stakes accountability, it is vitally important to support and help those neophytes become effective classroom instructors. CRY-ROP has developed the "TIP" (Teacher Induction Program) that provides support and coaching to new teachers. Through special funding from CDE, learn how you can implement a similar program.

1. Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP
Presented by:
Becky Sharp, Teacher on Assignment
Kit Alvarez, Director of Education Services
Stephanie Houston, Superintendent
TIP
Teacher Induction Program

2. Wake-up Call
 Employment trends
 Retention rate
 Reasons why teachers left
 Impact on resources
 Reality check 
 Organizational priorities

3. Research
 Current literature
 Staff development
 Teacher retention
 The field
 Are we alone?
 What practices exist?

4. Models of Professional Development
Traditional PD Delivery Current research on PD
Periodic inservice days Ongoing
Transfer knowledge & discrete skills Support inquiry, study of pedegogy,
reflecting on practice
One shot workshops School focused & job embedded
Learning from “experts” Learning from training, practice,
feedback, reflection
Fixing a deficit Individual & organizational growth
PD is a luxury PD is essential for school improvement
& student achievement

5. There is a need for:
 Structured
 Systemic
 Sustained
Professional Development

6. What is TIP?
 Ongoing training
 Ideally, begins before the first day of class
 Induction to ROP
 2 year process

7. Why TIP?
 Eases the transition into teaching
 Improves teacher effectiveness
 Lets teachers know they are valued
 Student success!

8. Mentors
“So-called “mentors” are everywhere these
days, but they aren’t often given release time
or a clear compelling charge.”
Mike Schmoker

9. Teacher on Assignment-Peer Coach Leader
 Conducts classroom walkthroughs and informal
observations.
 Provides non-evaluative feedback, tips and suggestions
 Provides instructional information, resources and
guidance
 Conducts ongoing training workshops

10. Orientation – 2 days
 Teacher duties and responsibilities
 Introduction to organizational culture, mission, and vision
 Classroom management
 Attendance, registration and purchase procedures
 Advisory Committee Meetings
 Curriculum Planning
 Plan for the First Days of School

11. Culture
If you do not convey a school’s culture,
mission and beliefs when teachers join your
organization, then when do you?

12. TIP Workshop Content
 Model classroom visits
 Lesson plan design
 Technology
 Cooperative learning
 Rubrics and graphic organizers
 Special needs students
 Classroom management
 Assessment

13. Brain Based Education

14. Model Classrooms

16. Campus Coaches
 Successful classroom teachers
 Knowledgeable of specific campus
policies and procedures
 Accessible

17. Pay me now…or pay me later…
 New teacher recruitment, orientation and typical
training costs approximately $7,000 each
 CRY-ROP averages 6-10 new teachers annually
 Teachers leave without support
 Impact on student learning

18. Costs
 Total cost of the TIP program is
approximately $60,000 per year
 TOA
 Peer Coach stipends
 Teacher workshops
 Toolkits & resources

19. Impact
 Better teaching and learning in the
classroom
 Increased retention of new teachers
 Stronger relationships with site
administration and ROP administration

21. “Training is one of the best ways to
send a message to your teachers that
you value them and want them to
succeed and stay. It is much worse
to not train teachers and keep them
than to train them and lose them!”
~ Harry Wong