Overview

The New Teacher Center (NTC) has established a policy division as part of its core mission to become the nation’s premier resource for policymakers and educators interested in the policy components of establishing and funding high-quality induction programs for educators. The division works closely with government agencies, advocacy organizations, teacher unions, research groups, individual policy makers, universities and other key education stakeholders to inform and support robust policies focused on supporting novice teachers and school leaders.. Where appropriate, additional support is provided to help policy makers address school issues closely related to induction, such as teacher evaluation, teacher compensation, and leadership development.

• consulting with state policymakers in designing pilot and statewide programs for teacher and principal induction;
• hosting a multi-state policy summit to inform, support, and mobilize regional leadership around induction;
• contributing to a national joint statement and white paper informing federal policy makers on the critical need for high-quality induction;
• facilitating school district management-labor discussions to re-design teacher evaluation;
• supporting school districts and states in designing and implementing evaluation programs to shape future professional development initiatives;
• convening statewide and regional groups to pursue grants to support new initiatives in teacher and principal development;
• convening cross-stakeholder groups, such as IHE's and school districts, with the goal of improving collaboration in the interests of teacher and principal development.

NCLB Reathorization Review Hosted by Center on Education Policy
In October and November 2006, the New Teacher Center (NTC)was one of approximately two dozen national policy organizations that participated in roundtable discussions on the reauthorization of the No Child left Behind Act (NCLB). Hosted by the Center on Education Policy, held in Washington, DC, the roundtables discussed possible changes to the ‘highly qualified’ teacher provision and the requirement that states ensure an equitably distribution of qualified, experienced teachers among high-need and lower-need schools. The two documents below reflect the NTC thinking on strengthening the teacher quality provisions of NCLB. For more information about the Roundtables.

Link... to October Paper by Liam Goldrick.
Link... to November Paper by Dara Barlin.

The Alliance for Excellent Education
has recently published an article entitle "Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers" which can be found at this link...

NYC Policy Paper
The New Teacher Center (NTC) at the University of California, released its Policy Paper sharing lessons learned from the first year of implementing teacher induction in New York City. For more information and to download the executive summary and paper, visit our NYC Policy Paper page .

For more information on policy initiatives, visit our national, state, and local policy pages, or contact Gary Bloom , Janet Gless , or Liam Goldrick or leave a message at 831.459.4323.