Anticipating the First Day intended to be confidential and Phases of the First Year Educator: not evaluative First Day Script Plan Anticipation Hold a beginning of the year During this month, the new educator meeting with mentors/mentees State Content Standards: typically starts with a great excitement to honor their work and check in DPS Website Links: for their new job and the opportunities to make a difference for their students. Principal Resources: They are nervous and anxious about the first day. They tend to put in late hours District Assessment Guides and weekends preparing lessons. Typical New Educator Needs Room set-up and establishing daily routines and expectations to find district curriculum and planning guides Where to find teaching materials Content-specific programs (i.e. Everyday Math) Learning to navigate DPS website, HR, – payroll, requesting a substitute School calendar including district or common assessment schedule Signing up for required trainings Data systems questions how to enter – grades, take attendance, find student phone numbers School protocols emergencies, – translator requests, custodial support requests, discipline procedures Support with student growth objectives How to access the teacher portal
Phases of the First Year Educator: Anticipation During this month, the new educator typically starts with a great excitement for their new job and the opportunities to make a difference for their students. They are nervous and anxious about the first day. They tend to put in late hours and weekends preparing lessons. Typical New Educator Needs Room set-up and establishing daily routines and expectations to find district curriculum and planning guides Where to find teaching materials Content-specific programs (i.e. Everyday Math) Learning to navigate DPS – website, HR, payroll, requesting a substitute School calendar including district or common assessment schedule Signing up for required trainings Data systems questions – how to enter grades, take attendance, find student phone numbers School protocols – emergencies, translator requests, custodial support requests, discipline procedures Support with student growth objectives How to access the teacher portal Anticipating the First Day First Day Script Plan State Content Standards: DPS Website Links: District Assessment Guides intended to be confidential and not evaluative Hold a beginning of the year meeting with mentors/mentees to honor their work and check in Principal Resources: