Starting in the summer of 2000, the Department of Education will sponsor institutes for administrators on the supervision and evaluation of beginning teachers. The Department will sponsor training in supervision, specifically the development of comprehensive plans for beginning teacher support programs that include mentoring and evaluation. In addition to offering assistance in planning, providers will train administrators in techniques aimed at improving their evaluation skills. Training will be available for up to 120 administrators that have direct supervisory and evaluative responsibility for teachers. Provide eight follow up days, one in each of the eight participating districts, where administrators may invite mentor teachers, teacher leaders, or other appropriate faculty members to participate.
Recruit participants through advertising and other vehicles.
Providers must make all facilities arrangements. Proposals may be submitted by districts, professional educational organizations, educational collaboratives, businesses, higher education institutions, non-profit organizations or individual providers. Incorporates ideas from the Massachusetts Guidelines for Beginning Teacher Support Programs . A complete, detailed syllabus that includes institute schedules and materials must be submitted by the provider and approved by the Department of Education no later than April 30, 2000. The Department reserves the right to request modifications in any or all of the details of the syllabus.