Human Resources Division January 14, 2010

The St. Louis Plan is aligned to Standard #8 of the Districts Long Range Plan as well as the Districts Accountability Plan-Highly Qualified The St. Louis Plan has already demonstrated Enhanced teacher quality that is directly impacting student achievement and time on task Feedback regarding the Districts existing new teacher induction model Consistent support and monitoring of instructional practices Increased new teacher confidence, knowledge, perseverance, and dedication to SLPS 2

93 candidates expressed an interest in the Districts new Consultant Teacher position 26 candidates were interviewed and 12 were selected as Consultant Teachers Currently, Consultant teachers have received or delivered 360 hours of Professional Development To date, Consultant Teachers have completed 184 formal observations and 300 informal observations and conferences 3

4 A core component of the St. Louis Plan includes constant, individual feedback for first year teachers; Consultant Teachers have logged over 700 contact hours with first year teachers The St. Louis Plan currently serves a total of 34 schools 10 high schools 1 alternative school 6 middle schools 17 elementary schools

72 probationary teachers and 1 tenured teacher are assigned a Consultant Teacher (53 1 st semester/ 18 1 st /2 nd year teachers added 2 nd semester) Feedback surveys of The St. Louis Plan distributed to hosting principals and new teachers - data will be used to drive next semesters efforts The Office of Accountability is developing program evaluation tools Retention/satisfaction Benchmark data EOC/MAP assessment Informal teacher assessments 5