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BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR(BA) INDUCTION
2014 -2015
PD UPDATE MEETING AGENDA
The BA Mentoring Program aligns with the AR Leader Excellence and Development System (LEADS)
Arkansas LEADS is based on the 2008 Standards for School Leaders developed by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
BA MENTOR PROGRAM and LEADS
Building Level Administrator Principal Assistant Principal
Curriculum/Program Administrator Special Education Gifted and Talented Career/Technical Curriculum Specialist Content Area Specialist Adult Education
BA POSITIONS MENTORED
Dean of Students Instructional Facilitators or Coaches
Check with school district for how job is “coded” or consult the “Job Code List for Licensed Positions with No Students Attached”.
Positions Not Qualified for Mentoring
BA POSITIONS NOT MENTORED
An administrator with a Standard License, newly assigned to an administrator position and has never been an administrator before
Any administrator who is coded as a building level administrator or curriculum program administrator, newly assigned to an administrator position, and has never attended Arkansas Induction
Any administrator on an ALCP must attend induction each year until the ALCP is completed
WHO ATTENDS BA INDUCTION?
An administrator who has a Standard License, newly assigned to an administrator position and has never been an administrator before
A building level administrator changing to a curriculum program administrator position for the first time must be mentored but does attend induction
A curriculum program administrator changing to a building level administrator position for the first time must be mentored but does not attend induction
WHO RECEIVES BA MENTORING?
Initial License There is no longer an Initial license A BA with an Initial license should convert to a
Standard license (Contact the Office of Professional Licensure)
Standard Administrator License A BA with a Standard license and less than one
year of administrative experience is required to be mentored one year
No longer tied to mentoring
Administrator License Completion Plan (ALCP) Mentored for up to three years Upon completion of the ALCP, the BA should
immediately apply for a Standard license
BA LICENSURE RULES
Must hold a standard administrator license
Must have at least one (1) year of administrator experience in the area being mentored (not required to be presently in the position)
“Should” be located in the same SD as BA but may be from a neighboring district
BA MENTOR QUALIFICATIONS
Must be trained in the Arkansas Mentoring Model
Any mentor assigned to mentor a BA for the 2014-2015 school year, must attend Mentor Training August 4, 2014 if he/she was not trained in 2013-2014
BA MENTOR QUALIFICATIONS(cont.
)
August 4, 2014Mentors and BAs trained separately at the little Rock Marriott (formerly the Peabody) from 8:30 am until noon
August 4, 2014 Mentors and BAs meet together in the afternoon session from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
BA INDUCTION CALENDAR
August 5, 2014 BAs required to attend AAEA sessions equivalent to six (6) hours which can include general sessions
August 6, 2014 BAs may attend designated sessions on this day if needing to complete the required six (6) hours
BA INDUCTION CALENDAR
September 15, 2014 Make-up Induction Meeting for all BAs and Mentors
identified after the August meeting or unable to attend the August meeting
BAs attending September 15 must also attend one of the three following AAEA conferences to earn the required six hours of session time. AAEA Joint Principal Fall Conference, September 18-19,
Arlington Hotel, Hot Springs AAEA Assistant Principal Fall Conference, October 14,
Little Rock Doubletree Hotel AAEA Fall Conference, October 30-31, 2014, Little Rock
Doubletree Hotel
A Commissioner’s Memo will be posted in August with registration and specific information
BA INDUCTION CALENDAR (cont.)
BAs must complete, by December 31, 2014, two (2) on-line modules in Arkansas MOODLE
Two (2) additional modules must be completed by May 1, 2015
BA MODULE REQUIREMENTS
Leadership Vision & Mission Supervision & Instruction Supervising Teachers
Communications Collaboration & Relationships
School Safety
Discipline Special Education 504 GT : The Three Ps – Planning,
Preparation & Professionalism
MODULE TOPICS
Curriculum & Alignment Professional Learning Communities The New Curriculum Program
Administrator – What Comes First?
Staffing & Interviewing Ethics Gifted & Talented Teaching & Learning
School Culture Data Supporting Collaborative Data Use Special Education – The First 100 Days
MODULE TOPICS (cont.)
All BAs, Mentors, and PDs will receive MOODLE passwords by email
PDs, Mentors, and BAs may access Arkansas MOODLE via ATLAS
MODULE ACCESS
PD and Moodle
There are tutorials in MOODLE for each role (PD, BA, Mentor)
There are also Mentor and BA tutorials on the ADE website on the Beginning Administrator page
TUTORIALS for MOODLE
PD will access a report in MOODLE and ATLAS showing all BAs in the district and which modules have been completed
A file upload from MOODLE to ATLAS will be done periodically to update a BA’s module completion status in ATLAS
ATLAS will send an email reminder to the BA in November and January if required modules have not been completed
MOODLE
Scroll down and select User Report
BA MENTORS WILL: Collaborate with the BA face to face, by
phone, email, and text as he/she works to complete the on-line modules
Approve completed module assignments and completed modules
Verify collaboration with the BA in MOODLE (hours are no longer be entered in ATLAS)
BA MENTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
BA MENTORS WILL: Submit verification of collaboration
As a mentor, I approve the work on this module. I have spent time assisting the Beginning Administrator (BA) with the module by helping him/her with reflection and application of the concepts provided. Methods used to support the BA in completion of the module could include face-to-face collaboration, emailing, texting, and /or phone conversations with the BA.
BA MENTOR ACCOUNTABILITY(cont.
)
BA MENTORS WILL:
Receive a $400 stipend for completing mentoring requirements
If mentor is from another district he/she can be paid as contract labor by the BA’s district
BA MENTOR ACCOUNTABILITY(cont.
)
PD will:
Identify Beginning Administrators immediately and enter the “new hire” in ATLAS on the New Hire screen
If the BA does not have an ATLAS profile, the BA should not create a profile until the new hire information is entered and submitted
PD REQUIREMENTS
PD will:
Ensure BA and Mentor create/update an ATLAS Profile (This action is urgent)
Pair BA-Mentor by relevant work experience - mentor is not required to be in the position but have had experience in the position
Notify BA Program Advisor of any BAs who will be mentored but do not have to attend induction (This action is urgent)
PD REQUIREMENTS
PD will: Submit BA-Mentor Pairing Form via ATLAS
no later than September 30
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BA PAIR the
pairing forms must be submitted
Submit End of Year Budget via ATLAS by July 31
If you have not submitted your BA pairing form, you will not be able to create the EYB Form
PD REQUIRMENTS(cont.)
Monitoring for BA mentoring is done by ADE Office of Standards and
Assurances
MONITORING OF BA MENTORING
August or September Induction attendance – Certificate will be received by email (Mentor & BA)
Certificate of completion in MOODLE for each module completed (BA)
Certificate in MOODLE upon completion of the Induction Program (BA)
BA INDUCTION FOLDER CONTENTS
Failure to complete the mentoring process with fidelity will be considered a violation of the Arkansas Code of Ethics
ETHICS
www.arkansased.org
>Human Resources>>Office of Educator Effectiveness >>>Beginning Administrator Program
BA RESOURCES
Renee NelsonBeginning Administrator Program Advisor
501-682-9850Renee.nelson@arkansas.gov
Administrative AssistantDeangela Staples
501-683-1068Deangela.staples@arkansas.gov
BA CONTACT INFORMATION