1. Teachers get LONG Summer
“Don’t worry.
Teachers get LONG Summer
Vacations.”
Workshops,
Conferences,
Graduate Course,
Curriculum Development,
Technology
Class,
Making
Presentations
Melanie Lewis, Amherst County Public Schools

2. Santa Cruz Mentoring Program
Continuum of Teacher Development Virginia Teacher Evaluation Criteria and Performance Indicators
Work in a collegial and collaborative manner with peers, school personnel, and the community to promote and support student learning
Santa Cruz Mentoring Program

3. FIRST YEAR TEACHING EXPERIENCES
POSTITIVE
NEGATIVE
Like the Kids
Survived 5 different preparations
Felt welcomed and support of teachers
Dept. members helped
Lots of 1st year teachers
Had a great mentor
Some people just assumed I would figure it out
Gym was separate and two new teachers teaching at the same time
Too much work going home
Overwhelmed
Moved all over the school, floater

4. Phases of First-Year Teaching Attitudes Toward Teaching
Anticipation
Anticipation
Survival
Reflection
Rejuvenation
Disillusionment
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June
Santa Cruz Model

5. New Teachers and Veteran Teachers Face
Curriculum
New Teachers and Veteran Teachers Face
Forms
Forms
SOL’s
Forms
Interims
Pacing
Develop a Thematic Unit
ASD
Setting Professional Goals T1
IEP’s
Report Cards
Team Meetings
Student Performance
ISS
Discipline Procedures
Parent Conference
Attendance
Lesson Preparation
Committees
Electronic Grade book
Field Trip
School Protocol and Traditions
Attend Workshops
Differentiating Instruction
Incorporate Technology
Classroom Arrangement
Faculty Meetings
Principal Observation
Grading Papers
Finding Resources

6. Beginning Teacher Attrition is a Serious Problem
Santa Cruz Model

7. ROLE OF A MENTOR
Santa Cruz Model

8. Mentor's
Tools
Santa Cruz Model

9. Strong School Community Identity
Benefits of Mentoring
Professional Standards
Strong School Community Identity
Strong Support System
Inspirational Coaching
Strong Collaboration
Confidentiality
Santa Cruz Model