Six Steps to Induction: Step 4- Expand the lines of ownership and leadership

With your Induction Team in place, a self-assessment completed, and the first draft of the Induction Plan written, it is time to begin to transition ownership of induction at your site to the stakeholders who will be involved and impacted. The work of supporting and developing teachers must move from being the responsibility of the team to that of the school. Decisions regarding how to achieve this step will be the responsibility of the Induction Team. The questions below are designed to facilitate this process.

• How will we share the plan with the staff?
• Where are our largest gaps between current reality and desired state?
• In order to reduce the gaps, whose voluntary support is needed, what barriers can we foresee, and how might the barriers be limited or eliminated?
• Who knows about, understands, and is committed to the implementation of the Induction Plan?
• What systemic changes are likely to be needed to support the implementation of the Induction Plan
• What new skills and knowledge will be required to implement the Induction Plan and to what extent are these available within the existing staff?

Source: Randall Deich and Joy Rabin, NESS Program Facilitators