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