TEACHER ORIENTATION BEGINNING TEACHERS AND TEACHERS NEW TO SCS

Topics To Be Covered Beginning Teacher/Mentors NCEES North Carolina Professional Teacher Standards Teacher Loan Forgiveness Professional Development Requirements for Beginning Teachers PENC Teacher Salary Schedule TIPS for the classroom Aesop (substitute system) Resources

TEACHER EVALUATION TIMELINE 01/20/2017 Elementary Mid-Year PDP completed Attend faculty meeting within 1st 10 days of school 02/17/2017 High/Middle Formal Observation #3 (Usually done by a peer) NC Evaluation Training Required (New Teachers) NC Evaluation Training Refresher offered to (All Teachers) Post-Observation Conference required within 10 school days after observation NC Evaluation Orientation materials send 04/07/2017 Self Assessment (All Teachers) BY 8/26/2016 Formal Observation #4 PDP completed - BY 9/23/2016 10/03/2016 Post-Observation Conference required within 10 schools days after observation Pre-Observation Conference with Administrator 05/19/2017 Formal Observation #1 Within 10 days of 1st Observation Summary Evaluation Completed Discuss all observations Post Observation Conference with Administrator Review and sign Summary Rating Form 12/02/2016 Begin developing goals and PDP for upcoming year Formal Observation #2 Pre-Observation not required End of Year PDP Completed Post Observation Conference required within 10 schools days after observation

NCEES

Teaching Standards/Code of Ethics NC Professional Teaching Standards NC State Board of Education Code of Ethics Professional Standards of Conduct &Performance for Teachers in NC Alignment to NC TEP

Federal student aid Federal Student Aid Federal Perkins Loan Repayment Federal Stafford Loan Repayment

Professional Development Requirements for Beginning Teachers Beginning Teachers hired to work for the Swain County School System are expected to continue their own professional learning and pursue their own professional development needs, as are all professional educators. School-based administrators and directors, mentor teachers, and county office level support personnel are available to support and assist with these efforts. Principals, with mentor advisement, have flexibility in determining CEU content requirements based on needs of the BT; however, should the BT appear to be progressing as expected, the following are recommended: Within the first three years of being hired, BTs should complete (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) in literacy topics, one (1) CEU in your specific academic content area; and (1) in classroom management. Regardless of professional development content decided upon by principal, mentor and BT, all BTs must accumulate a minimum of (3) CEUs within the first three years. (Principal and mentor may agree that other topics are needed and substitute those for recommended topics. An example of a substitution might be content or subject area professional development if principal or mentor feel the BT has insufficient content area knowledge). More Specific Information About CEU Requirements Specifically, literacy topics may be anything from reading strategies or comprehension issues at Pre-K through grade 8, to reading across the curriculum or reading in the content areas as possibly more appropriate topics for middle and high school teachers (of subjects other than the language arts). CEUs may be gained from additional coursework through an approved university program (perhaps in pursuit of an advanced degree), various conferences or workshops on the topics and issues, to faculty discussion or book study groups, to topics and meeting arranged by the BT Coordinator. ALL professional development activities require Prior Approval and should include follow-up documentation of activities, application of professional learning gained and analysis on student impact in the classroom. These activities and follow- up documentation are posted through “My Learning Plan” software. A variety of professional development opportunities will arise throughout the school year and summer months, and many will be available online. BTs much check school mail regularly in order to be advised of these opportunities.

UPDATE OR RENEW YOUR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR’S LICENSE Click on link for additional information: UPDATE OR RENEW YOUR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR’S LICENSE (Renewal credits) Renewal Requirement *License Expires June 30, 2016 or Later *K-8 Licensure Area – 8 CEUs 3 Content 3 Literacy 2 General *All Other Educators – 8 CEUs 5 General

PENC PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR’S OF NORTH CAROLINA PENC – “THE voice for educators”

Other Resources Especially for New Teachers TIPS 6 Phases of Teaching