To improve student achievement by providing new teachers with support in planning and instruction. To provide new teachers with support in developing classroom procedures to ensure successful classroom management. To familiarize new teachers with the personnel, policies and procedures, culture, and norms of both the local and the larger county school system. To provide a guide to the various resources available in Baltimore County Public Schools. They document their support in comprehensive journals, attend area meetings to exchange ideas, and compile a portfolio of activities and materials that improve effectiveness and student achievement.
Release time is provided at the discretion of the building administrator.
This program is co-sponsored by the Teachers Association of Baltimore County and the Department of Professional Development.