1. Beginning Educator Support Training BEST 9:00-4:00
Orientation
Celebrations
Celebrations
Mid-Year
Encouragement

2. AGENDA State and County Expectation Professional Teaching Standards
Where do we go from here?
State and County Expectation
Professional Teaching Standards

3. ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act
West Virginia Consolidated State Plan Submitted to US Department of Education
The plan is to provide financial assistance to local school districts with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that ALL children meet challenging State academic standards.

4. West Virginia Department of Education
MISSION
The West Virginia Board of Education establishes policies and rules to assure implementation of West Virginia's Education goals and to ensure the general supervision, oversight and monitoring of a thorough and efficient educational system.
Goal
The West Virginia Board of Education will provide a statewide system of education that ensures all students graduate from high school prepared for success in high-quality postsecondary opportunities in college and/or careers.

5. LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Vision Statement
Lincoln County Schools will prepare today’s learner to be tomorrow’s leaders.
Core Beliefs:
Through continuous improvement, our school system will create the environment necessary for ALL students to achieve excellence.
Quality teaching and high expectations are the most influential factors in student achievement.
Parents and the community are valued partners in our school system.

6. BEST Goals Build Professional Learning Communities
Expedite the positive impact on student academic progress.
Nurture continual professional growth and development by equipping and sustaining best practices for instruction, management and environment.
Develop National Board Certified Teachers for Lincoln County School students.

7. All West Virginia teachers are responsible for classroom instruction that integrates content standards, learning skills, and technology tools

8. Alice in Wonderland One day Alice came to a fork in the road.
“Which road do I take?” she asked.
“Where do you want to go?” responded the Cheshire cat.
“I don’t know.” Alice answered.
“Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter”. .

9. Where do I go from here?
Consider three major goals you want to accomplish this school year
Why do you want to accomplish this?
What evidence will be observed to determine if you are making progress with this goal?
What is required for you to have success with these accomplishments?
Do you have a timeline or time frame over the school year for this to be accomplished? Record the dates for each item.
Does this goal requiring effort, time and collaboration to be accomplished successfully?
10 minute break

10. Wall Walk
As you complete your task, find a small and large clip and put your name or initials on the clip.
Start where the red, blue, yellow or purple foot is on the wall. Do a wall walk by reading the poster on the wall, starting with the color you choose. Walk and read until you return to the foot from which you started.
As you are reading the poster, find a poster that you feel strongly about and place the big clip, if you should find another poster that is also important to you place the little clip on it.

11. Considerations to be an Effective Teacher in Lincoln County Schools
Good Classroom management
Design lessons to invite students to learn at the mastery level
Positive Expectation that ALL students will succeed.
”First Days of School” – Harry and Rosemary Wong

12. Good Classroom Management
“What you do the first days of school to affect the lives of you students will determine your success the rest of the year.”
- Harry Wong
Have a management framework that clearly defines roles and procedures that are least disruptive to learning
The learning environment is inclusive, organized, and student friendly
Learning time is valuable, don’t waste the students’ or your time.
The climate of the classroom is work-oriented but relaxed and pleasant

13. Design lessons to invite students to learn at the mastery level
Teach
Practice
Assess
Adjust

14. Positive Expectation that ALL students will succeed
“ The highest stake of all is our ability to help children realize their full potential” – Samuel J. Meisels
Foster a respectful and emotionally safe learning environment
Work collaboratively to meet the needs of all students
Establish clear criteria for high-quality work

16. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
These professional teaching standards articulate, in five broad areas, what every West Virginia teacher will know and be able to do. Standard 1 Curriculum and Planning Standard 2 The Learner and the Learning Environment Standard 3 Teaching Standard 4 Professional Responsibilities for Self-Renewal Standard 5 Professional Responsibilities for School and Community

17. Now let’s go to the Policies that govern us
All policies are located on the Lincoln County or WVDE State websites.
Some of the policies we will be intentionally discussed briefly:
Policy 5310-Performance Evaluation of School Personnel
Policy 2320-Performance Based Accreditation System
Policy 4373-Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools
Policy 2510-Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs
Professional Teaching Standards
Employee Code of Conduct

18. Policy 5310-Performance Evacuation of School Personnel and WV Professional Teaching Standards
Key purposes:
Set high standards of performance
Ensure high quality instruction focused on increasing student achievement
Encourage continuous growth and improvement
Aligned with the WV Professional Teaching Standards
Included in your notebook
2 goals that focus on student learning
Levels of performance: Distinguished, Accomplished, Emerging, Unsatisfactory
Progressions: Initial, Intermediate, and Advanced
Initial: first three years of teaching, 4 observations and evidence submitted
Intermediate: fourth and fifth year of teaching, 2 observations and evidence submitted
Advanced: experienced teachers, self-reflection process

19. Begin with Preparation—
Your Room—
Keep it colorful, subject-related, well-organized and informative!
Your Rules—
Keep them clear and simple!
Your Grade Book—
Keep in mind this is a “legal” document!
Document! Document! Document!
Your Lessons—
Keep them usable and up-to-date!
Sample Lesson Plan ”

20. Learn to know “ ” people Secretaries Custodians Cooks Administration
Mentor Teacher and/or Department Chair
Teachers (who work nearby)
Teachers (with common content/grade)
Technology Specialist

21. Learning is not attained by chance
Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
- Abigail Adams
Cheryl Workman
Lincoln County’s BEST facilitator
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