Beginning Teacher Coaches

In an effort to attract and retain highly qualified teachers, and in response to the results of the 2004-05 SUSD Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey, the SUSD created a beginning teacher coaching program designed to provide job embedded, on-site coaching for beginning teachers in their first two years of teaching. Now in it’s fourth year, the role of SUSD BTCs continues to be valued as BTCs support beginning teachers in the implementation of Arizona’s Professional Teacher Standards.

Please click on the following links to access BTC related forms or to learn more about the SUSD BTC Program:

Click here to access the 2008 fall BTC newsletter, the BTC Blast.

Click here to access the 2009 mid-year newletter, the BTC Blast.

Additional workshop opportunities for BTCs:

In response to questions and requests for support from

BTCs, the following workshops have been scheduled for

this semester:

PD Opportunity for Mentees:

Tuesday, January 20 4 to 6 PM -- MDA Apache A & B

At this workshop, BTCs will look at last year’s

examples of PD submitted by mentees and share

ideas about coaching and mentoring 1st and 2nd

year teachers. (Facilitator – K. Benson)

Click here to register!

Just a reminder… Mentees are NOT required to complete

any forms, etc., for working with BTCs.

Tuesday, February 17 4 to 6 PM -- MDA Kachina

The value of classroom level formative

assessment (This workshop will be open for all

SUSD teachers to attend)

(Facilitator – K. Benson)

Click here to register!

However, if mentees would like to earn PD for the

instructional-based coaching and mentoring work they

have done with you as their BTC, they are invited to

complete and submit logs and reflections made just for

these purposes -- at the end of each semester.

Tuesday, March 24 4-6 PM -- MDA 300 Bldg.

Coaching new Special Ed Teachers – Q and A

(Facilitator – B. Rechlin)

Click here to register!

The deadlines for mentees to submit PD logs and

reflections have been extended. Logs and reflections are

due January 30th for the 1st semester and May 29th for the

2nd semester.

Note: Attendance at one of the above workshops meets

part of the workshop participation requirement for BTCs

this year. (See BTC Blast for clarification on requirements.)

To preserve the integrity of our BTC program and the

process of earning PD for mentees, please ensure the logs

and reflections submitted by mentees are complete and of

high quality. Check our our BTC web-site for an example,

and reference the Blast for important reminders about what counts, and what doesn’t, with respect to PD for mentees. Thank you!

Mark your calendars: Reminder: All BTCS are expected

to attend one of the following final BTC workshops: either

Wed., May 6th at 4 PM or Tues., May 12th at 6 AM.

BTCs completed, summary of interaction/documentation

logs – reflecting 30 hours of your best work/support with

your mentee – are due on May 12th.