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Meeting Date:
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6/15/2021 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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INFORMATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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9.1 Tri-Valley Teacher Induction Program Update
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Attachment Summary
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File Attachment:
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Quick Summary / Abstract:
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Staff will present an update of the Tri-Valley Teacher Induction Program.
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Background:
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The Tri-Valley Teacher Induction Program (TVTIP), with Pleasanton as the Lead Agency and program sponsor, became a State-funded district Local Educational Agency (LEA) Consortium Induction Program in 2003. The development of the Consortium was a collaborative effort of more than seventy-five key stakeholders including teachers, administrators, bargaining unit representatives, and District Office personnel from Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton. In 2007, Castro Valley Unified joined the Consortium. With the full implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in 2019-20, a change in funding was implemented by the lead agency which prompted a consortium change.
After the deterioration of the long-standing partnership with Pleasanton in 2019, a Task Force was created to explore induction structures and decide which one would be best for Livermore. After careful consideration, in February 2020, the Task Force decided that the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) would pursue its own accreditation. With other neighboring districts still interested in a partnership, it was jointly determined that LVJUSD would serve as the lead agency/program sponsor for the Tri-Valley Consortium, made up of Livermore, Castro Valley, and Dublin Unified School Districts.
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Status
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During this initial institutional approval process, TVTIP has continued to serve the new teachers in our consortium with high-quality, job embedded professional development through 1:1 coaching. The strength of our TVTIP program, with our fully released coaching model, allows our teachers to continuously engage in job-embedded professional learning that addresses all aspects of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs). Candidates receive continuous just in time support and long-term guidance. Teacher candidates engage with their coach an average of one hour per week; this includes a combination of observations and meetings. Coaches address any issues and challenges teachers face within the context of their own classroom and are able to immediately guide teachers in creating action plans. Our coaches frequently observe candidates demonstrating their knowledge and skills necessary to effectively educate and support all students in meeting State-adopted academic standards. Timely, personalized, and specific feedback is naturally built into the design of our program which leads to continuous improvement as our teachers move towards mastery of these knowledge and skills.
TVTIP prepares our teachers by ensuring all coaches are continuously enriching their own knowledge and skills. TVTIP trains our coaches through bimonthly forums. These forums not only support the retention of our coaches, but also support mentoring excellence. The forums support professional learning in a variety of areas, including but not limited to, induction processes, instructional tools, brain research, equity, coaching, wellness and self-care. When our coaches learn about the induction Formative Assessment Processes, we take them through a parallel process that matches the teachers’ journey through those processes (Understanding Students and the Learning Context, Developing & Reflection on Professional Goals, and Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry). During coach forums resources are provided, tools (specific processes/reflections, types of data) are shared, and coaches reflect on past successes as well as challenges. In partners or small groups, each coach identifies next steps for their teachers. As an added benefit, facilitators design the learning to simultaneously demonstrate effective instructional strategies that coaches are able to experience as learners. By the end of these learning sessions, coaches have gained information to facilitate the Formative Assessment Processes as well as to share new instructional strategies with their teachers.
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Fiscal Impact
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Expenses related to the Tri-Valley Teacher Induction Program are paid through Local Control Funding Formula dollars.
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Superintendent's Recommendation:
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This report is informational only and requires no action be taken by the Board of Education.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Lori Rice - Board Secretary
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Signed By:
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Kelly Bowers, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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