Mahoning County ESC’s Early Childhood Resident Educator Program

Center of Practice grant from Ohio Department of Education  Collaboration:  Youngstown State University  Youngstown City Schools  Region 5 State Support Team  Focus:  Provide mentoring support for PreK-3 licensed teachers working in private schools to advance from the Provisional license to the Professional license  Provide ODE with unique beginning teacher needs during transition process

“I can’t even put into words how important this program was to me. It has given me an opportunity to advance my licensure when it didn’t seem possible. It has allowed me to feel valued and important in the education field. Working with my mentor has allowed me to grow as a professional and provide best practices for my students. I think other preschool teachers would feel equally as thankful to participate in this program next year as I have.” -PK Teacher ( participant)

Administrator Roles  Creates a positive climate for mentoring  Provides sanctioned time and resources for mentoring and induction activities  Communicates and collaborates regularly with resident educators and mentors  Respects the necessary confidential relationship between mentors and resident educators

Resident Educator Requirements  Attend orientation meeting  Meet regularly with mentor – 3-4 times a month; times will vary  Happy Hour trainings  Observations – 3 formal observations (pre conference, observation & post conference)  Classroom visits – 2 classroom visits to observe other experienced teachers  PK & K Liaison Meeting – 8am-3pm  Colloquium / Banquet

Resident Educator Goals  Learning and understanding the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession.  Reflecting on their current teaching practices.  Creating professional development goals / action plans to learn and grow.

Knowing and Understanding Students

Knowing and Understanding Content

Understanding and Using Varied Assessments

Planning and Delivering Instruction

Creating Learning Environments

Collaborating and Communicating with Others

Family Slide Show on Block Play

Assuming Responsibility for Professional Growth

All Call for preschool teachers  Educator Prerequisites: 1. 4 year degree in early childhood education 2. Current Ohio PreK-3 2-year Provisional License 3. In the classroom at least part-time  Information Needed: 1. Teacher’s full name (as appears on license) 2. Birthdate 3. address 4. Phone number

MCESC Contact Information  Tina DeVito, Preschool Mentor  Anne Dillon, Instructional Consultant  Barb Williams, Director Curriculum & Instruction

Mahoning County Educational Service Center 100 DeBartolo Place, Suite 220 Youngstown, Ohio (fax)