Induction Team/Shadow Program

We have chosen our Induction Team/Staff Development Team at Coconut Palm Elementary. We chose our team leaders because they are aware of teachers and their needs. We meet and discuss what Induction is and how we want to go about creating an atmosphere where all of our teachers, not just the new ones, would benefit from the process. We came up with seven topics for panel discussions with the entire faculty. Child Study, Conferencing, Time Management, End of the Year procedures, and others will be addressed. Our panels will come mostly from our faculty. However, when needed, we will use outside experts. The faculty will be invited two weeks before the event and will enjoy commercials to promote the discussions also. Hopefully, this will begin a school-wide staff development plan that will help our new as well as experienced teachers progress in their field.

We are also implementing a Shadow Program for all of our Support Staff and Committee Chairpersons. This will hopefully lead to a situation where someone is ready to step into a position long before it is vacant.

Source: Kim McCarthy, Coconut Palm Elementary