New

Teacher
Induction
Please sit with
your
mentor/mentee
 Hello!
Think about:
What was something that one (or more)
of your students did this week to make
them stand out?

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 Induction
Induction is a district program mandated by the state of
Colorado which is required of all educators with an initial or
interim license, including teachers, special service providers.

Completion of an approved induction program allows initial

licensed educators to move to a professional license.

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Induction Goals
The goals of the Induction Program are:
● to provide an understanding of the working culture of Aurora Public
Schools
● to enhance the instructional skills of the individual professional
● to provide a collaborative support network for the individual professional
● to assist the individual professional in progress toward attainment of the
Colorado Professional Educator Standards
● to increase the retention rates of high-quality professionals in education

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★ Site-Based Support
★ Coaching
★ Instructional Support
★ Mentoring Support

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Talking Points
talkingpts.org
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3. 4. 5.

Write a message to the

family of your awesome
student that you were
thinking of!!
Talkingpts.org

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 Talking Points
Things to do: Cautions:
● Send “awesomeness” ● Limit personal
notes to families information of students
● Remind whole classes ● Can’t replace phone
about tests and calls
assignments

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Language
Link
Before calling:
Dial 1-888-338-7394
● Enter account number
25193#
● Parent/guardian Name ● Follow prompts
● Phone number ● 3rd party call
● Native language
Language Link FAQs

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Language
Link

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Contact Log
Contact Log

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 Contact Log
Things to do: Cautions:
● Report facts of all ● Public Record
contact and individual ○ Don’t add other
interactions with students’ names
students and families ○ Be careful of opinion
based statements

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Reminder on Emergency
Procedures
Did you know?
● Every classroom has a black button that when
pushed, sends an alert to the front office on a
screen that lists the room #! Then a response can
come via the intercom

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Pep Rallies
and Spirit
Week
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Our workdays:
● Professional
Release Day
(data)
● In-service Day
(Professional
Learning)
● Teacher Workday

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Mentee Responsibilities and Expectations
● Attend monthly meetings at
ACHS
● Attend community of
practice meetings with the
district
● Complete
district induction requiremen
ts
Information
and
Reminders
 Interim Testing
Quarterly Interims
Illuminate Education
Illuminate Educ Helpers
ation PLC
Coach
Mentor
Casey Maphis, Brenda Secosky

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Benefits!!!
Don’t forget to sign up for benefits if you haven’t done
so already. The deadline is September 2.

Instructions and FAQs

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 Teacher
Evaluation &
RANDA
 Friday PL
Teacher Evaluation & RANDA training
Self Evaluation
PGP - Professional Growth Plan
SLO - Student Learning Objective

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RANDA

RANDA is the online

tool APS uses with CDE
to house all evaluation
materials
*We suggest bookmarking this CDE
page for RANDA login auto saving
your username & password

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RANDA

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RANDA

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RANDA and Self
Evaluation 30
 SLO
Links to the district
template to use:
SLO Template or SOO Template

(*teachers all use SLO)

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Next Steps
● Your mentor will connect with you to schedule a
day/time to meet to start your mentoring hours.

● Our next ACHS Induction meeting is Sept. 27

(**See the “At A Glance” calendar. Appointments on google calendar to come!)

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Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and released
these awesome resources for free:
● Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

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