1. Mentoring, PD Planning & Goal-Setting
John C. Anzul, Ed.D.
Asst. Supt. C&I
August, 2016

2. Mentor to be assigned by Principal Mentor Training – V. Pellington
Mentoring
Mentoring needed if you were hired under a Certificate of Eligibility (CE); or CEAS
Mentor to be assigned by Principal
Mentor Training – V. Pellington

3. Mentoring (Cont.)
Novice teachers with a CE must meet with their mentors at least once per week, for the first 8 weeks
Novice teachers with a CEAS must meet with their mentors at least once per week, for the first 4 weeks
Additional hours are then scheduled for the remainder of the school year, on a regular and ongoing basis

4. Professional Development Plan (PDP)
Goals to be established collaboratively with your principal or supervisor
Each certified staff member sets three (3) PD goals
There are District goals*, building goals, and departmental/grade-level/team or personal goals with which you should be aligned
Goals should be about your growth—not student growth
Goals should include something related to your Student Growth Objective (SGO)
Make your goals measurable

5. District Professional Development Goals
To increase student achievement by developing, implementing and evaluating a common practice of designing cognitively engaging, high-level, student- centered tasks that are measurable and aligned to the standards.
To increase student achievement by developing, implementing and evaluating a common practice of purposeful differentiated questioning to assess and advance all students through the learning process.
To increase student achievement by developing, implementing and evaluating a common practice that advances each student’s ability to construct logical arguments that require them to cite evidence.

6. Goals Must Be Based Upon the Professional Standards for Teachers

7. Keep a Running Tally of Your Progress on Each Goal

8. Progress on Goals
At a minimum progress on goals will be reviewed with the Principal as part of your Summary Evaluation Progress for NT teachers is monitored more frequently A discussion about progress on goals should be part of Observation Conferences

9. Engage in Personal Goal-Setting
Be honest in your self-assessment
Push yourself to the limit—this is your time to shine
Be open-minded and listen to critiques

10. Engage in Personal Goal-Setting (Cont.)
Adopt a positive attitude
(essential for a role model)
Work on building relationships with students, parents, and other colleagues

11. Remember why we’re here – our awesome responsibility

12. Questions

13. Thank You