A representative from Human Resources will be available at the staff development center to answer questions about benefits. Setting up your classroom, grading systems, classroom rules and procedures, managing time. Mentors who are not presenting will be trained in effective coaching strategies and will finish planning the Thursday activities if time permits. Hiring Session Mentors assist with groups of ILTs. Beginning teachers should have at least half of this day to work on their first week lesson plans.
Mentors facilitate small groups.
Central office staff, university faculty, mentors, and other school-based staff. It also has had the input of principals and central office administrators. In addition, the schedule of topics reflects research findings as to the needs of beginning teachers. There are three points at which the orientation program will be evaluated. At the end of the day on Monday through Wednesday, a committee composed of the coordinator for staff development, a representative of the Office of Human Resources, three mentors, and the trainers for each day will convene to read that day s participant evaluations to see if there is anything that needs to be changed for the rest of the week.