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New Teacher Induction
Knox County Schools provides comprehensive induction to all new teachers both novice and new to KCS. This program includes three major components:
I. Orientation
- Two and one-half days of intense orientation for a targeted grade-level group of new teachers focusing on the first 100 days of school. Instructional emphasis is on curriculum, classroom management, instructional strategies, and must-know KCS procedures/processes.
- One-half day KCS orientation and welcome to all teachers new to KCS.
II. New Teacher Academy
- Teachers new to KCS will be assigned to a cohort
that will meet bimonthly from September to
February in a designated location. The
cohorts provide an opportunity for collegial
collaboration and support with a system-wide
focus on learning the ropes (discipline, routines,
field trips, curriculum guides, standardized
testing, professional development and end
of year management), organizing the classroom
for learning, effective lesson planning, teaching
in the diverse classroom, using technology
in instruction and exploring literature. Stipends
are provided to those who participate and
who lead the cohorts.
III. School-based Mentoring
- School based mentoring is managed and overseen by each school’s mentor/professional development team
- All new teachers will be assigned a peer mentor in the school to which they have been assigned. These formal mentor/protégé relationships should ideally be in place for 2 years.
- Mentoring guidelines specify mentors acting as professional role models and leaders, academic coaches, liaisons, facilitators, relationship builders, and supporters.
Mentors who complete the requirements will be paid a stipend and their school will be provided funds for program expenses.
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