Thursday, March 8, 2007

What I Plan To Study (Revised) - Stacey Brown

Which area of induction do we do well in our school? Accountability & Assessment. I cannot say we can't as a school use improvement in this area, but I do believe it is our strength.

How do I know we do this well? Our instructional coaches, support staff & administrators are continuously collecting data, analyzing data, and careating staff development based on the needs of the students and the teachers. When using the rubric and truly being reflective, I do feel Riverland falls in the Accomplished area of accountability and assessment.

Which area of induction needs improvement? Orientation. Riverland's entire Site-Based Induction Team has changed this past year. I have often asked myself why am I working twice as hard and getting half the result. Well - I have realized that with a new induction team, there is not the "buy in" we once had because the new team does not necessarily have the same vision. To really have an impact and improve the quality of support provided to new staff members in our school, we need to develop an induction plan that does involve all current staff members.

What areas of induction would I like to learn more about? Orientation.

What questions about induction do I currently have?
Is there a list of the components that should go in the Induction Plan? I am not sure, but I don't think that Orientation is simply what we do the week before school starts with our new educators. Is orientation something that should actually occur throughout the school year?

1 comment:

bagasuga4u /aka/ Denise Roberts said...

What does your Orientation process look like now? Have you surveyed the New Educators to see what they perceptions of the Orientation process are?