Transcript Welcome to BTSA The Stanislaus County BTSA Induction

Welcome
to
BTSA
The Stanislaus County
BTSA
Induction Program
Orientation
Please silence
all technology!
Did you pick up a
PowerPoint
handout and
training calendar?
Goals for this
Orientation
• What is BTSA?
• Give you information about
program goals, program format,
schedules, and Grade Alike
• Give you the Formative
Assessment Binder and Supplies
(Bring them to all BTSA
meetings!!)
• Who are you and what are you
doing here?
• Talk about credential options and
collect the Induction Program
Responsibilities and Options form
• Go over BTSA Induction
requirements and answer
questions.
What is BTSA?
• The Beginning Teacher
Support and Assessment
program is funded by the
state.
• BTSA is considered
university coursework.
• You can even earn units to
help advance you on the
pay scale.
The complexity of teaching
A teacher makes over
3,000 non-trivial decisions
daily!
Think of teaching as
similar to
not one, but several other
professions, combining
the skills of:
Business manager
Human relations work
Theater arts
Even more demanding than
its complexity, is the level of
stress that teaching
generates.
Planning for the productive
activity of 20 – 32+
individuals,
• Successfully executing those
plans,
• All within the context of
multiple demands from the
school, district, community,
and state …
Leaves many teachers –
particularly novices,
buffeted,
confused,
and
discouraged.
The BTSA Program
that all Participating Teachers
experience:
• Serves teachers with Ryan
preliminary or clear,
2042,Voc.Ed., and Special
Ed. credentials during their
first two years working
under that credential in a
California public school.
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RENEWAL CODES
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Out of State Ryan
The BTSA Program
that all Participating Teachers
experience:
• Pairs new teachers
with trained support
providers (SP’s =
mentors or coaches)
The BTSA Program
that all Participating Teachers
experience:
• Utilizes a LOCAL
formative assessment
system based on the
California Standards for
the Teaching Profession
(the CSTP):
Program Standards
• There are approximately
155 BTSA Induction
programs in the state.
They are all different, but
they share common
standards which determine
the programs
accreditation.
• Let’s
at those
program standards.
Standards of Quality
and Effectiveness for
Professional Teacher
Induction Programs
• The six program
standards are the
foundation for all multiple
subject and single subject
induction programs.
BTSA Induction
Program Standards
Rationale and Design:
The induction program is
designed to incorporate a
purposeful, logically
sequenced structure of
EXTENDED preparation
and professional
development.
Communication and
Collaboration:
The induction program
collaborates and
communicates with
preliminary credential
programs an districts to
ensure relevant and
systematic opportunities
for the application and
demonstration of skills
already acquired.
Support Providers and
Professional Development
Providers:
Support Providers (SPs)
are chosen and trained to
provide not only support of
best practices, but also
general support of the
Participating Teacher (PT)
through trainings,
observations, reflective
conversation, etc.
BTSA: All the
support you need
to reach your goal!
Formative Assessment
System:
The program’s inquiry
based system,
characterized by a plan,
teach, reflect and apply
cycle.
PTs and SPs will work
together for a minimum
average of
hours
per month.
The Lead SP and the
District Coordinator are the
liaisons between you and
the SCOE BTSA program
staff.
Opportunities for new PT &
SP match ups are
available if needed.
The Stanislaus County
BTSA Induction
Program
• Every participating teacher
completes the locally designed
formative assessment system
binder.
“If it’s in the binder, DO IT!”
This binder is designed to
show growth; it is not a
showcase portfolio.
Year One & Two of the
Program
Mandatory Training
Schedule
• Orientation
• Four full training days
spread over the year
8:30 a.m.-4:00 pm
• Spring afternoon
meeting: “Checking on
the IIP” 3:45-5:15 p.m”
Year One & Two of the
Program
Mandatory Training
Schedule
• Each training day is offered multiple
times
• Saturday trainings are always an
option - units available
• Support Providers will RSVP at the
current event for the one upcoming.
• Support Providers will only RSVP for
those physically in attendance at that
time.
• The focus is on different components
of teaching based on the CSTP, for
example management or
engagement
• Trainings prepare teachers to
complete some portion of the
formative assessment binder
Induction candidates will
complete the following
beyond the 2 year
Formative Assessment
Binder:
• Three verification forms (located
in your Induction Handbook)
– Child Abuse and Neglect
Reporting
– English Learner Program
– Transition of a Special Education
(IEP) Student
(Send the white original to BTSA
program staff and keep the copy in
your binder behind the Induction
Handbook tab)
• Formal Observation
Pedagogy:
Each participating teacher
builds upon the knowledge,
skills, and abilities acquired
during the preliminary
preparation. Each is also a
fluent, critical user of
technology, able to provide
relevant and differentiated
instruction to students in
this information-based
society.
Year One & Two of the
Program
Voluntary Trainings
Voluntary training schedules
are made available or
publicized throughout the year.
- Grade Alike
- Professional Development
COMP
Fred Jones
Etc.
Universal Access:
Participating teachers
protect and support all
students by designing and
implementing equitable and
inclusive learning
environments.
Teaching English Learners
Teaching Special Populations
Please come get:
•A bag for each new participating
teacher you support – Please do
not open yet.
•A packet for each participating
teacher you support (white) AND
one for yourself (yellow).
•You will have
minutes
to take a break, fill out the
participant information form
COMPLETELY and place the
WELCOME page in the front of
your binder.
Participant
Information
Forms
• All Participating Teachers
(White: double sided)
• All Support Providers
(Yellow: double sided and
stapled)
Stanislaus County
BTSA Induction Program
Beginning Teacher Support & Assessment
Let’s address the
Program Goals
• In your handout, please
locate the BTSA Induction
handbook and find page 2.
• Read the program goals and
mark two or three that matter
the most to you as a new
teacher.
• Prepare to share which goals
you identified and why.
• With your table, share your
thoughts about these goals.
The Stanislaus
BTSA Induction
Program
• Recommends multiple and
single subject preliminary
credential holders for their
Clear Credentials upon
completion of all of the
Induction Program
requirements
Who holds what
credential?
If you brought a copy of your credential, go
ahead and get it out now!
In order to know what is required of you
and what is optional for you, you must
know which credential you hold:
• “Old” Ryan preliminary
credential
• “New” 2042 preliminary
credential
• Ryan clear credential
• Educational Specialist
Credential, Level 1 or Level
2
• Designated Subjects
Credential (Voc. Ed.)
Requirements and
Options
• The type of preliminary credential
and your employing district’s
“conditions of employment”
determine requirements and options.
• Teachers who have earned a new
2042 preliminary credential MUST
earn a Clear Credential through
completion of an approved induction
program.
• Teachers who have earned a Ryan
preliminary credential issued after
January 1, 1999, MAY earn a
professional credential through
completion of an approved induction
program or utilize the existing
practice of taking “clear” courses
through a university.
Holders of “clear”
credentials and Voc.
Ed. credentials
• Districts may enroll you in the
BTSA Induction program to
work with a support provider
and complete the formative
assessment system as a
condition of employment.
• You are not required to
complete:
- The verification forms
- The Formal Observation
Holders of Educational
Specialist Credentials,
Level I or II
• Districts may enroll you in the
BTSA program to work with a
support provider and complete
the formative assessment
system as a condition of
employment.
• You are not required to
complete:
- The verification forms
- The Formal Observation
• Some providers of Level II
credential programs credit
your time in the BTSA
Induction program toward
acquisition of the Level II
credential.
Some teachers are eligible for
the
Early Completion Option
IF a Participating Teacher (PT)
meets the criteria, it is the
district’s decision as to whether
or not you participate in the
Early Completion Option
The district must write a letter
of recommendation to the
SCOE BTSA program citing that
you meet the criteria and are
approved for the Early
Completion Option.
This decision needs to be made
and the letter submitted before
attending the first training.
Early Completion
Option
• An approved Early Completion
Option participating teacher will
participate in BTSA as a year-two
teacher.
• The training days will be those
listed on the Second Year
Schedule.
• The formative assessment
system will include the year-two
binder with additions in
technology and Entry 8.
The Early Completion
Option Criteria
• SB 57 authorizes teachers who
have two or more years of
successful teaching as the
classroom teacher of record in CA,
in another state or country to be
considered for the Early
Completion Option. Must have a
current CA Preliminary Credential
– Could be a graduate from a two-year
intern program or
– Taught five or more years by an
accredited private school
– Must be recommended by current
district of employment
• Emergency permit holders are not
eligible for this option.
• English Learner Program
• Child Abuse and Neglect
Reporting
• Transition of a Special
Education Student
Plus copies of notes from
the meeting!
Please come get:
The BTSA Induction
Participating
Teacher
Responsibilities and
Options form
One for each PT
What will you do?
• Let’s address the NCR
form signaling your
credential status,
decisions you have
made concerning your
participation BTSA
Induction and your
responsibilities as a
Participating Teacher.
initial
Please
each
item on the line to
the left as we go
down the list. Stay
with us and be sure
to ask any
questions you may
have!
1. Fill out and submit the
Participant Information form.
‗ 2. Electronically submit the
state BTSA Consent form to
register for BTSA through the
state BTSA website
(www.btsa.ca.gov). (Year 1
and ECO only)
‗ 3. Submit a copy of your
preliminary credential to the
BTSA program as well as
house one in your binder.
‗ 4. Fully attend, participate in
and complete all required
staff development/trainings.
(4 full day + 2 afternoon
trainings per year.)
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‗ 5. Meet regularly with your
support provider (six hours a
month on average) to work on
your Formative Assessment
Binder, your curriculum, and
other teacher support issues
while maintaining a positive,
productive and thoughtful
relationship.
‗ 6. Complete and retain all
BTSA Formative Assessment
Binder documentation,
including student work
samples, in cooperation with
your assigned support
provider.
‗7. Submit all Individual
Induction Plans (IIPs).
‗ 8. Electronically submit the
state BTSA survey toward the
end of each formative
assessment year through the
BTSA website
(www.btsa.ca.gov). (All PTs)
‗ 9. Submit a complete and
thoughtful Induction Formative
Assessment Binder.
‗ 10. Complete and submit
three verification forms:
English Learners, Child Abuse
Reporting and Transitioning of
a Special Education Student.
‗ 11. Request a Formal
Observation of your teaching
from BTSA program staff.
‗ 12. Submit the application
for your professional clear
teaching credential, including
payment of any fees.
‗ 13. If you have any
questions or concerns, ask
your support provider or
contact the SCOE BTSA
Induction Office.
‗14. Today I received notice of
the requirements for
completing the Stanislaus
County BTSA Induction
program and acknowledge that
I must complete them in order
to be recommended for a Clear
Credential.
‗ 15. I acknowledge that it is my
responsibility to keep the
Stanislaus County BTSA
Induction staff apprised of any
changes in my surname,
employer, or address in order to
receive information about the
program, updates of my
progress, flyers for required
professional development, etc.
‗16. I have received
information in regard to the
Early Completion Option
which requires two years or
more of successful
teaching as the teacher of
record prior to enrollment
in BTSA.
OPTION #1
r I completed a California
teacher preparation program
and hold a 2042 preliminary
credential and choose to “clear”
my credential by completing the
approved Stanislaus County
BTSA Induction
Program.
OPTION #2
r I completed a California teacher
preparation program or a teacher
preparation program outside of
California and hold a Ryan
preliminary credential issued after
Jan. 1, 1999, and I choose to “clear”
my credential by completing the
approved Stanislaus County BTSA
Induction Program. In addition, I
acknowledge that I am responsible
for completing whatever other
requirements are specified by the
California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing to be awarded the
Clear Credential.
OPTION #3
r I cannot or choose not to participate
in the Induction phase of the
Stanislaus County BTSA Induction
Program because:
r I already have a Clear Credential
r I prefer to earn my
recommendation through
a university
r I hold a credential that cannot be
cleared through BTSA Induction:
r Level 1 or 2 Educational
Specialist credential
r Designated subjects
credential
r Other: ____________
Participating Teacher
Responsibilities and Options
Form
• Print your name at the bottom
• Sign your name at the bottom
• Add the other pertinent
information and today’s date
• Separate the NCR form
• Send the WHITE copy to the
front of the room
• Place the other copy behind
the Induction Handbook tab of
your binder. Yes…you can get
the binder out now!
YOUR
participation
in BTSA is
funded by
the state and
“in kind”
contributions
from YOUR
school
district.
Online
Consent
Registration
• Year-two teachers will not
have to go online to the
BTSA website to register.
The program will confirm
their participation.
• Year-one Participating
Teachers and all Support
Providers MUST go online
to register as soon as
possible. The registration
window for the program
closes November 14!
The Window for
Completion of BTSA
Induction
The State provides BTSA Induction
programs with funds for the first two
years:
• Support providers are provided
by the district for the first two
years
• However, the life of a preliminary
is five years from its issuance
• Should candidates need
additional time after the first two
years, they may request an
extension
(See Induction Handbook)
You may also look to the
Induction Handbook for
greater specificity in the
section entitled the
Completion
Requirements for
Recommendation for a
Clear Credential.
A Final Note about
Transferring to another
BTSA Induction Program
Each BTSA Induction Program has
articulated its own set of completion
requirements, all of which adhere to
the same set of program standards.
However, should you find yourself
participating in another BTSA
Induction program, you may
encounter different and additional
completion requirements. This
program will provide “transcripts” of
your work to date in this program;
however, each candidate must
complete the requirements of the
Induction Program that will
recommend him or her for the Clear
Credential.
Support Providers
Please come get an
RSVP sheet to
register for Kick Off
(with Year 1 PTs) or
Blast Off (for Year 2
and ECO PTs)
Conference Time:
• Choose a date with your SP for Kick-Off
(year 1) or Blast-Off (year 2 & ECO)
• SP (only) fill out and turn in the
Reservation form for the date you
chose. Be sure to include all names of
those present who are attending.
• Fill out Grade Alike registration form
from your handout, if interested and
leave it.
Put:
•These PowerPoint notes along with your
white Responsibilities and Options”
form and Induction Handbook into
binder under tab: Induction
Handbook
•We will see you at the Kick-Off or BlastOff
Open the
door to
your
students’
future!