NTC Policy Paper

NTC Executive Summary
Lessons Learned in New York City

The NTC Policy Paper Executive Summary provides a synopsis of the larger NTC Policy Paper, highlighting the key lessons learned in NTC's New York City initiative:

• Lesson 1: Build political will for reform of inductions systems.
• Lesson 2: Ensure all mentoring programs develop and maintain a high quality selection process.
• Lesson 3: Identify and support successful program standards.
• Lesson 4: Align mentoring program and general induction activities with district and regional programs related to teacher development.
• Lesson 5: Address systemic and infractructure issues that impact new teachers.
• Lesson 6: Leverage systems change by building on mentor skills, knowledge, and experience.

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Understanding NewYork City's Groundbreaking Induction Initiative: Policy Implications for Local, State, and National Education Leaders.

In August 2004, New York City launched possibly the largest, most agressive overhaul of teacher induction in the country. Recognizing, as in many urban school systems, that new teachers were leaving the city schools faster than they could be replaced, the NYC Department of Education (DOE), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz (NTC) joined forces to implement a $36 million program that would change the way new teachers are supported throughout the city. This policy paper describes the parameters of the project, assessing successes and challenges.

The policy paper focuses on the following issues:

• Background
• Overview of New York City Program Design
• Setting the Stage
• Assessing Program Design and Effectiveness: Mentor Selection
• Assessing Program Design and Effectiveness: Structure of the Model
• Assessing Program Design and Effectiveness: Alignment

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