Meetings
| To: |
Members, Indiana
Professional Standards Board |
| From: |
Steve Yager, Chair
Teacher Induction Committee |
| Date: |
April 28, 1999 |
| Subject: |
Teacher Induction
Committee - Minutes of April 14, 1999, Meeting |
Members present: Thomas Pickering; Patricia Strawbridge;
Lynne Weisenbach; Sheridan Rayl, Staff; and Steve Yager, Chair.
Members unable to attend: Jacqueline Greenwood, Karla Hall, Joy Seybold, Richard
Therrien, and Jill Taylor.
Others in attendance: Richard Frisbie, Staff.
The Teacher Induction Committee (TIC) of the Indiana Professional Standards
Board (IPSB) was convened on April 14, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. in the East Conference
Room of the MSD Washington Township Administration Building by Steve Yager,
Chair.
| I. |
Consultations with
representatives of education stakeholders groups: There were none at
this time. |
| II. |
Materials reviewed
as related to the TIC's charge:
| A. |
Expanding
Implementation for 1999-2001 Induction Assessment Process |
| B. |
1999-2001
Beginning Teacher Induction Performance Assessment Program
Subcontractors Expectations (draft) |
| C. |
Categories
of Services/Contractor Expectations (sample draft) |
| D. |
Scoring Guide
for 1999-2001 Beginning Teacher Induction Performance Assessment
Program Subcontractors (draft) |
| E. |
Steps for
the Subcontractors Request for Proposals (RFP) Process (draft) |
| F. |
Concepts of new language for rules
and statutes and proposed draft statutory changes |
| G. |
Updated drafts of the Mentor Standards
and Guidelines for Mentor Training Programs |
| H. |
Reviewed What's BEST for Connecticut
Teachers: A Report from Beginning and Mentor Teachers,
prepared by the Connecticut Education Association |
| I. |
Reviewed a Commentary on Recommendations
in July, 1998, Connecticut Education Association Report: What's
BEST for Connecticut Teachers? produced by the Connecticut
State Department of Education |
|
| III. |
Issues/Questions examined as related to the
TIC's charge:
| A. |
The Committee approved the minutes
of the March 18, 1999, meeting. |
| B. |
The Committee recommended to the
IPSB to amend and renew, subject to the final biennium budget
appropriation, the IPSB contract with Region 8 Education Service
Center (ESC) to: (1) implement the Beginning Teacher Induction
Performance Assessment Program (BTIPAP) in six content areas
on a limited basis in six regions of the state in 1999-2000;
(2) implement the BTIPAP in six content areas on a full scale
basis in all nine regions of the state in 2000-2001; and (3)
conduct a Request for Proposals process to solicit subcontractors
from among the ESCs and entities other than the ESCs to assist
in implementing the contract. Region 8 ESC will recommend subcontractors
to the Teacher Induction Committee (TIC) based on selection criteria
established by the TIC. The TIC will recommend subcontractors
to the Executive Committee for final approval. |
| C. |
The Committee reviewed and revised
a draft of induction statutes and an outline for new language
to be included in the rules for the BTIPAP. |
| D. |
The Committee established a time
line to disseminate, for stakeholder feedback, the revised drafts
of the Mentor Standards and Guidelines for Mentor Training Programs. |
| E. |
The Committee recommended that a
statement of acknowledgment accompanied by supporting information
be issued to the Board of the problematic areas identified in
the reports listed from Connecticut with the intention to monitor
the concerns in the future implementation of the BTIPAP. The cover
memo and support materials are attached. |
|
The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m. by Steve Yager.
| Attachments: |
Memorandum regarding the Teacher Induction
Committee - Enclosures for Minutes of April 14, 1999, Meeting
| (1) |
What's BEST for Connecticut Teachers: A
Report from Beginning and Mentor Teachers |
| (2) |
Commentary on Recommendations,
Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) |
| (3) |
BEST Impact Report: Executive Summary,
CSDE |
| (4) |
Additional Follow-up on Budget
Presentation, Memorandum from Marilyn Scannell |
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