Contact Person for Ucps Continuing Education

UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (UCPS)

BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM

Meet your customer-friendly Beginning Teacher Support Coordinators...

Delivering support that is...

"Personal, Positive, Professional"

(Forest Hills, Piedmont, and Porter Ridge Clusters)

Ms. Christy Scott

Beginning Teacher Support District Facilitator

christy.scott@ucps.k12.nc.us

(Cuthbertson, Sun Valley, and Weddington Clusters)

Mrs. Julie Kohlbrenner

Coordinator-Beginning Teacher Support

(Monroe and Parkwood Clusters)

Dr. Adriane Mingo

Coordinator-Beginning Teacher Support

Union County Public Schools Beginning Teacher Support Program

The Beginning Teacher Support Program is a state-mandated three-year induction program designed to support beginning teachers. The program is structured so that the experiences of beginning teachers are positive and focused on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions associated with effective teaching. The support program's platform is aligned with the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards, the North Carolina Educator Effectiveness System, and the research-based Beginning Teacher Continuum with targeted support from mentors within the school's Professional Learning Community (PLC). Each school is assigned a highly skilled Beginning Teacher Support Coordinator who aligns resources based on feedback from administrators, BT surveys, partnering stakeholders, and one-on-one and group support sessions with beginning teachers.

The Beginning Teacher Timetable

Year 1

The beginning teacher:

Is assigned a mentor
Is provided an orientation
Completes the initial, mid-year, and end-of-year Professional Development Plan by the established timelineswith the signature of the mentor and administrator
Is observed on the NC Teacher Evaluation System at least three times by an administrator and once by a peer observer according to established timelines (See UCPS 2022-2023 Timelines for Evaluation Procedures.)
Receives a summary evaluation by the principal according to the established timelines
Completes anOptimum Working Conditions Consent Form for any extra-curricular activities.
Attends professional development activities required/prescribed by the district/school
Signs the Mentor Timelines/Checklists on a quarterly basis.

Submits First-Year Beginning Teacher Files to the Canvas Course according to established timelines.

Year 2

The beginning teacher:

Continues to have a mentor
Is provided an orientation
Completes the initial, mid-year, and end-of-year Professional Development Plan by the established timelineswith the signature of the mentor and administrator
Is observed on the NC Teacher Evaluation System at least three times by an administrator and once by a peer observer according to established timelines (See UCPS 2022-2023 Timelines for Evaluation Procedures.)
Receives a summary evaluation by the principal according to the established timelines
Completes anOptimum Working Conditions Consent Form for any extra-curricular activities.
Attends professional development activities required/prescribed by the district/school
Signs the Mentor Timelines/Checklists on a quarterly basis.
Submits Second-Year Interim Requirements Files to the Canvas Course according to established timelines.

Year 3

The beginning teacher:

Continues to have a mentor teacher
Is provided an orientation
Completes the initial, mid-year, and end-of-year Professional Development Plan by the established timelineswith the signature of the mentor and administrator
Is observed on the NC Teacher Evaluation System at least three times by an administrator and once by a peer observer according to established timelines (See UCPS 2022-2023 Timelines for Evaluation Procedures.)
Receives a summary evaluation by the principal according to the established timelines
Completes an Optimum Working Conditions Consent Form for any extra-curricular activities.
Attends professional development activities required/prescribed by the district/school
Signs the Mentor Timelines/Checklists on a quarterly basis.
Submits the Third-Year Cumulative File to the Canvas Course according to established timelines.

Note: The Third-Year Cumulative File initiates the process for converting the Initial License to the Continuing License.

RESOURCES

Local Resources

UCPS Licensure Exams Resources

UCPS Beginning Teacher Support Program Approved Plan

Beginning Teacher Support Site-Based Plan Samples

Licensure Support Services

Alternative Licensure Ten-Day Professional Development Form

First-Year Alternative Licensure Ten-Day PD Infographic

BT-Mentor Support Facilitator Handbook - Revised August 2021

2021-2022 NCDPI Beginning Teacher Support Program Audit

2021-2022 Timelines for Evaluation Procedures

State Resources

NCDPI Beginning Teacher Support Website

SBE Policy TCED-016 Beginning Teacher Support

NCDPI Educator Resources

NC New Teacher Support Program

NC Regional Education Facilitators

Regional Alternative Licensing Center, Charlotte, NC

NC Mentor Program Manual

Queens University Degree Program Resources

Are you an experienced, highly effective teacher who is interested in mentoring a beginning teacher?

Do you have a sense of optimism for teaching; the ability to listen well, the capacity to engage in reflective dialogue that nurtures the independent ability of a beginning teacher to asses and enhance his or her practice; a commitment to continuous professional development; a desire to serve all students equitably regardless of socio-economic status, first language, exceptionality or race; the ability to adapt instructional methods to the individual needs of students; a commitment to collaboration; and the ability to utilize multiple types of assessments of student work and adapt instruction from the analysis of assessment?

Click the link below to review the UCPS Mentor Application/ Agreement.

UCPS MENTOR APPLICATION - AGREEMENT

Make the greatest difference by supporting a beginning teacher who will continue to positively impact students for the rest of their lives.

HISTORICAL FILE: BEGINNING TEACHER NEWSLETTERS

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BT Newsletter October 2021

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BT Newsletter October 2019

BT Newsletter April 2019