2012 NB Staff Kickoff 2012 NB Leadership Council Christina Efird, Director of Teacher PD David Ferguson, Sr. Administrative Asst. Linda Yarbrough, PD Specialist Emily Foley, Recruitment Coordinator Justin Holt, Reading Coordinator Libby Withrow, Site Coordinator

Thank You! Thank you for your support of candidates, and therefore the improvement of teaching and learning in CMS

Program Dates Candidate Kickoff – Sept. 15, 2012 – 9:00 – 12:00 – Take One!, Renewal, Retake, First-Year Study Group Meetings – PDC/Spaugh – Saturdays, 9:30 – 12:00 Celebration – January 17, 2013

Facilitators Print rosters for each meeting Enter attendance after each meeting Close classes in April Facilitator meetings October 13 and April 13 Candidates complete reflections online after each meeting Copy requests to David by Wed. 12:00 noon

Renewal Credit No renewal credit for participation in study groups, except for Take One! State provides complete license renewal (7.5 CEUs) for first-year candidates completing process State provides 2 CEUs for renewal candidates completing process

Take One! $395 fee now $255 after discount & subsidy Support group at PDC/Spaugh Possible support groups at schools or zones with 10+ participants Promote at your school, especially for 2 nd & 3 rd year teachers Score transferable to full candidacy

Reading Program Reading Procedures – submission by candidates – Readers assigned by Justin Holt – Goal: Utilize at least 60% of readers – Provide feedback within two weeks of candidate submission – Kickoff homework due to Justin Holt – Need readers outside of certification area

NB Institutes Coordinated by David Ferguson No Fall Institute February Institute – Entries April Institute – Assessment Center Held at Spaugh Contact David if interested

Moodle Candidate Support Rob Felker, facilitator Rob will monitor forums Resources for all candidates Submit resources to Rob to post Refer candidates to support site as needed Staff and candidate access procedures

Job Descriptions Read job description Complete Verification of Annual Information Review, sign & submit to David Ferguson at #771 by Stipends will be paid January and May Evaluation criteria and stipend forms available by October 1, sign and return by Oct. 15, 2012 Year-end review with all NB staff

Candidate Recruitment Number of candidates decreasing – Financing – Uncertainty regarding pay structure Correlation of NB Core Propositions to NC Professional Teaching Standards Continuation of support program dependent upon candidate recruitment

Recruitment Every NB staff member speak to at least 5 educators about NB/Take One! Every NBCT speak to at least 1 educator about NB/Take One! DirectLine advertisements NB school contacts NB Intranet site

Recruitment Recruitment video of NB Staff Facebook site QR Codes Submit Flip video to Emily Foley (optional) – Impact of NB process on you as an educator – Impact of the NB Support Program when you were a candidate Send recruitment ideas to Emily (emily.kendig)

Networking for NBCTs Ideas for summit or professional development Social/professional communication media – Linked In – Facebook group – Twitter – Gaggle – Edmodo – Yammer group Send ideas to Christina Efird (c.efird)

Homework David Ferguson (david.ferguson) that you viewed kickoff make-up by Send Verification of Annual Information Review to David Ferguson (#771) by Send reader feedback on one accomplishment to Justin Holt (nbreader) by (all staff) If you have materials for the Moodle support site, send them to Rob Felker (rob.felker)

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