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How Illinois districts are inducting their new teachers
Dr. Patricia Brady, Research CoordinatorDr. Mary Elin Barnish, Program Coordinator
Illinois New Teacher Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Introductions
Predictions
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Session agenda• Introduction of Illinois landscape• Study methodology and findings• Conclusions and discussion• The present and the future
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Illinois District Context871 school districtsIllinois ranks 49th in funding disparities
Number of schools: 1 – 613
Average teacher salary: $28,000 - $103,000
Average teacher experience: 3.4 years – 24 years
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History of Illinois induction fundingFiscal year Legislative budget # of programs
2007 $2 million 10 2008 $5 million 40 2009 $14 million 67 2010 $9.4 million 64 2011 $5.6 million 46
2012 $1 0
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201067 programs
•34 District •6 CPS Area/Office •21 ROE/ISC•4 College/University•2 Service Provider
4,389 Beginning Teachers
2,538 Mentors
356 Districts
224,180 Students (estimated)
ISBE Funded Programs at a Glance
= funded program
= districts served by a consortium
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2011 Illinois Districts Survey
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Survey OverviewsFunded programs survey: fall 2010Unfunded districts survey: January 2011
• Online surveys• Sent to superintendent or program coordinator• Questions:
– supports provided to new teachers– mentor training and selection– induction program organization, leadership, and funding
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Number of districts
All Illinois districts 866
All funded districts 332
All unfunded districts 534
Unfunded survey responders
289
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Findings: Unfunded districts survey
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Number of new teachers per district
0 1 2-3 4-5 6-10 11-20 >200%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
21%
16%
24%
14% 13%
8%4%
% of districts
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Illinois New Teacher CollaborativeNew teachers attend a special orientation or workshop before school begins. % of districts indicating “required”
Size Small: 63%
Medium: 84%
Large: 99%
Locale Rural: 69%
Town: 84%
Suburb: 92%
City: 100%
Avg. instructional exp.
Low: 80%
High: 89%
% low-income students
High: 76%
Low: 88%
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Required induction components
NTs are as
signed a m
entor
Mentors observe
NTs
NTs attend orie
ntation
NTs attend w
orkshops
NTs observe
mentors
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Small districtsMedium districtsLarge districts
% o
f dis
tric
ts
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Mentor selection, training, rewards
Required: years of exp
Required: formal app
Mentors receive stipend
Mentors receive training
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Small districtsMedium districtsLarge districts
% o
f dis
tric
ts
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Mentor initial training
None Up to 1 day Several days Week +0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Small districtsMedium districtsLarge districts
% o
f dis
tric
ts
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Mentor activity requirements• Large districts have more requirements for
mentors’ activities and their frequency– Meet with mentee– Observe mentee teach– Attend mentor training or workshops– Submit a record of mentoring activities
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Division of responsibility
Mentor train
ing
NT training
Admin training
Selects
mentors
Pays m
entor sala
ries
Pays N
T stipends
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
Individual schoolsDistrictROE, ISC, or otherDoes not occur or no answer
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Findings: Comparison with funded
programs
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Illinois New Teacher CollaborativeBeginning teacher requirements
BTs observe
mentors
BTs hav
e time to netw
ork
BTs are vi
deotaped fo
r disc
ussion
BTs enga
ge in
e-mentorin
g0%
20%40%60%80%
100%120%
All unfunded districtsLarge unfunded districtsFunded programs
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Mentor selection, training, rewards
0%20%40%60%80%
100%120%
All unfunded districts
Large unfunded districts
Funded programs
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Program coordinator role
Program co
ordinator
Administrat
or
Teacher /
mentor
TeamOther
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
All unfunded districts Large unfunded districtsFunded programs
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Illinois New Teacher CollaborativeMentor/ mentee meetings provisions
All unfunded districts
Large unfunded districts
Funded programs
Pairs meet before/after school, during free periods
87% 91% 81%
Pairs have common planning periods
25% 32% 59%
Pairs use release time 21% 35% 41%Schools have special meeting times
15% 19% 35%
Other (e.g. full-release or retired mentor)
4% 3% 24%
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Conclusions
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• There is a vast discrepancy between what beginning teachers receive in certain districts (small, rural, high-poverty) compared with others (large, urban or suburban, well-resourced).
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• The unfunded districts which offer the most new teacher supports (large, suburban) still provide less than the average grant-funded induction program—even though the funded programs include small and rural districts in proportion with the state average.
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Questions for discussion• How do these research findings compare with
your own experience?• In a time of tight budgets, what advice do you
have for: Small districts? Rural districts? ISBE?• Can you imagine a low-cost statewide induction
program that small/rural districts could tap into—perhaps with shared regional mentors and professional development, online components, and some local services?
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Questions for discussion
• What do you need to keep your program functioning well?
• What do you need to develop and grow your program?
• How can INTC be of assistance to you in your program?
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Illinois: present and futureBudget Cuts and Repercussions:• Changes in mentor training and support• Fewer new teacher initiatives (lesson study)• Need for local funding support• Fewer opportunities for instructional mentoring• Less contact time for mentors and new teachers
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• Online professional development• Support for programs statewide• Regional networks• Expanded research• Program evaluation and revision• Illinois State Board of Education expectations• Link with student achievement• Systematic and systemic induction and mentoring
New Challenges
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The Future or I & M• Continue with current service provider (NTC,
CEC, ICE21, etc.)• Use local (district or ROE) funds for training
and workshops• Maintain local programs with trained mentors• Work with independent consultants
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The Future of I & M• Link induction and mentoring to student
achievement• Online mentoring• Work with INTC regional specialists
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Induction and Mentoring Priorities• Trained mentor for each new teacher• Instructional mentoring• Observations• Analyzing student work• Collaborative conversations• Training for administrators
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Induction and Mentoring Priorities• Information to the community, parents, board
of education• Training of trainers to maintain the program
internally• Training for new teachers (HR, C&I, “Hot
Topics”)• Research
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Discussion
Questions
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Contact InformationPatricia Brady, Ph.D., Research Coordinator
Mary Elin Barnish, Ed.D., Program [email protected]
630.569.9556