Funding categories that would be entirely eliminated under even a 5 % reduction include staff development, school technology,
teacher mentoring pay, and dropout prevention.
Not exact matches
In the last the discussion of the meeting there were 4 conclusions about improving education in science: to motivate and
pay teachers well (primary and secondary levels), to promote science via the media (government back up), to inspire leaders to start the change, and to develop a good
mentoring system so the student can study at home and go back to the professor with questions.
The state requires and finances a one - year
mentoring program for all beginning
teachers and
pays for
teacher professional development for each district.
The state also loses points because it does not require and
pay for
mentoring for all new
teachers.
In addition, the state requires, but does not
pay for,
mentoring for all beginning
teachers, as well as all those in their first year with a school district.
All beginning
teachers in the state also take part in an initial - licensure program that includes three years of
mentoring, two of which the state
pays for, as well as an evaluation of each
teacher's classroom performance by a team of local experts.
• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling
teachers; expand / improve new -
teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra
pay for
teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.
But Oregon fails to
pay for either
mentoring or professional development for its
teachers, shortcomings that lower its grade.
Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting
teachers of color; improving the
teacher preparation experience; providing induction and
mentoring to novice
teachers; increasing
teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are taught by high - quality, prepared, meaningfully supported
teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.
What to watch: Various stakeholder groups in Oklahoma expressed a desire to use federal funds on policy changes to elevate the teaching profession through recruitment; residency and
mentoring; differentiated
pay and other incentives; culturally relevant teaching;
teacher leadership opportunities; and improvements to both the evaluation and licensure systems.
An annual bonus equal to 10 percent of the prior fiscal year's statewide average salary for classroom
teachers to be distributed to the school district to be
paid to each individual who meets the requirements of paragraph (a) and agrees, in writing, to provide the equivalent of 12 workdays of
mentoring and related services to public school
teachers within the state who do not hold NBPTS certification.
Michigan's ESSA plan calls for greater
pay equity for birth - to - five educators and encourages districts to combine state and federal resources to address
pay parity issues; Oregon plans to invest in induction and
mentoring programs for preK - 12
teachers; and Louisiana has proposed a range of programs focused on professional development and preparation of
teachers.
This pathway to certification consists of an introductory section followed by certification tests and then
mentored,
paid employment as a
teacher.
An award - winning Boca Raton High
teacher who survived school district leaders» attempt to fire her last year for her actions while
mentoring a troubled student has agreed to
pay a state fine to settle the case.
Beginning
teachers tend to get the least desirable schedule, most difficult students to work with, minimal
mentoring and of course the lowest
pay.
Districts might
pay untrained
teachers a reduced wage in their first year or two, assign them a reduced course load, provide
mentoring and training, and require that they observe colleagues.
Additional features include: Receive
pay as well as college credit, be
mentored by a master
teacher with a background in special education, attend classes in the afternoons or evenings, courses are offered in block formats; allowing students to complete certain requirements within five weeks.
is currently offered as a 12 month program, interested schools are asked to
pay $ 5,000 in the first year for
teacher training, manuals, resources, facilitation support and
mentoring.