BEST GRANT PROGRAM

2012 BEST GRANT PROGRAM CONTACTS Debbie Lahue, Director, Humanities Kim Cameron, Secretary, Humanities Joy Lansdowne, Coordinator, Humanities

2012 BEST GRANT PROGRAM PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS Cheney, Deer Park, Riverside, Republic, Tekoa, Freeman

Who participates?  First Year Teachers  Second Year Teachers  Provisional Status Teachers in New Assignments  Mentors

BEST PROGRAM GOALS  To assure all teachers in the program receive the support and resources necessary to complete their professional certification.  To establish meaningful, productive relationships between consortium districts.

BEST PROGRAM UNIQUE FEATURES  Continuous, job-embedded support  Cohort groups with job-alike members  Individualized PGP’s within the context of school and district initiatives  Grant and district support blended to meet unique needs of each teacher  Technology used to facilitate communication and professional development

BEST PROGRAM RESOURCES  Money passed through to districts for stipends and substitute costs  Professional development opportunities provided. OSPI Mentor Academies, Leadership Roundtables (LRTs), learning opportunities in Success at the Core and Professional Certification.  Leadership Roundtables: November, March, April and May

BEST PROGRAM RESOURCES  Program facilitation including ongoing communication, support, and evaluation  Clock hours available for successful completion of program requirements

BEST PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Collaboration/Planning: Early career teachers and mentors will participate in collaboration and planning activities to support identified goal(s) as well as other areas of focus.

BEST PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Professional Growth Plans Early career teachers will develop a minimum of one professional goal using district and/or TPEP processes. This plan will be monitored and evaluated to determine progress toward goal accomplishment.

BEST PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Professional Learning Opportunities: Early career teachers and mentors will participate in a minimum of one professional learning opportunity from a list of options. (Book study, district and ESD offerings, web-site learning, classroom observations, etc.)

Access to Resources  BEST details and resources will be posted on our NorthEast Washington ESD101 website at esd101.net Click on Programs tab, then select BEST “B.”  Direct link to our BEST page: aspx?PageID=992

Thank you! OUR next steps:  Develop FAQ to answer all questions  Resources on web  Details to administrators, mentors, new career teachers