new teacher induction providing support for our tr teachers!

Twin Rivers Unified School District: Inspiring each student to extraordinary achievement every day!

New Teacher InductionProviding Support For Our TR Teachers!

Presentation to the Board of Trustees

May 2, 2017

Andrew Withers, Director of Professional Development K-12


Teacher Induction Background

• Teacher Induction formally known as BTSA was initially launched in

California in 1988 and it’s support structures and mentoring requirements

have been adjusted several times since that time.

• It was most recently updated in December 2015 and continues to be an

effective system of support for new teachers.

• It is a requirement for school district’s in California to offer Induction

mentoring to new teachers as they clear their teaching credentials.


Teacher Induction Goals

• Provide a two-year, individualized, job embedded system of

mentoring, support and professional learning

• Assign a mentor to participating teachers within 30 days of

employment while considering their grade level, subject area,

and school-site assignments


Goals Continued

• Assure that participating teachers receive an average of one

hour per week of individualized support and mentoring

• Develop Individual Learning Plans (ILP) within the first 60 days

of the teacher’s employment

• Ensure our teachers are receiving updated and best-practice

learning opportunities using district and county resources


Induction Mentors

• This year we have 39 Induction Teacher Mentors

• 26 are from Elementary Classrooms

• 13 are from Secondary Classrooms

• 21 of our Mentors are TOSAs

• 18 Mentors are Classroom Teachers

• Our Mentors Support a total of 111 Participating Teachers!


Year-1 Participating Teachers

• We have 54 Year-1 Participating Teachers

• 34 are from Multiple Subject Classrooms

• 10 are from Single Subject Classrooms

• 10 are in Special Education Positions

(3 Mod/Severe, 6 Mild/Mod, 1 Early Childhood)


Year-2 Participating Teachers

• We have 57 Year-2 Participating Teachers

• 37 are from Multiple Subject Classrooms

• 10 are from Single Subject Classrooms

• 10 are in Special Education Positions

(7 Mod/Severe, 9 Mild Mod, 1 Early Childhood)


Induction Training and Support

• We partner with the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to provide critical support structures for our Induction Program

• All of our Mentors are Well-Trained TRUSD Employees

• This year we provided TRUSD Training Nights in October, January, March and May for our Mentors

• We also provided TRUSD Module Nights in August, November, January, March and May for our Induction Participating Teachers


Highlights• We held a successful 3-day “Boot Camp” training for all new

employees and aligned our structures using the Induction best-practices

• We have a great working relationship with the SCOE Induction program

• We have the highest number of participating Induction teachers in the Sacramento County


Highlights Continued • Other districts and regions have asked SCOE to model their support

structure to mirror ours based on feedback from teachers

• We were allowed to select our training dates for 17-18 first due to our ongoing relationship with SCOE


• Please help recognize the Induction Support our Mentors have provided this year as well as the Hard Work and Dedication that our New Teachers have given to help our students achieve.

• Thank you for valuing our work and support for new teachers!


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