Program Exemplar

This program, established by District of Columbia Public Schools, aims to retain high-performing teachers by creating opportunities for career advancement through a five-stage ladder. Increased financial compensation will be provided to teachers as they advance the ladder.

This program supports early-career educators by pairing them with extensively trained mentors during their first years in the classroom and provides both the novice teacher and mentor with ongoing professional development.

This program, created in partnership with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), provides first-year special education teachers with a free membership to CEC and access to its resources, as well as in-person professional development conducted by CEC experts.

This program assigns first- and second-year participating teachers with individualized one-on-one weekly mentoring and support during their first 2 years participating in the induction program. This job-embedded mentoring and coaching is based on the individual needs of new teachers, as identified through a self-assessment using the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.

eMSS (eMentoring for Student Success) provides new and veteran teachers with content, endorsement, and grade-level focused mentoring through an online technology network. Through eMSS, teachers collaborate in an interactive community to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences in order to advance high-quality instruction for all students.

This framework from the Tennessee Department of Education outlines essential aspects for the development, implementation, and monitoring of partnerships between educator preparation programs and local education agencies in the state.

Developed by the Vermont Task Force on Teacher & Leader Effectiveness, this program aims to establish statewide standards for teacher and leader development and evaluation through collaboration with in-service teachers and administrators.

The School District Collaboration Grant Program (SDCG) provides funding for school districts to improve student achievement through the  collaboration of teachers and administrators to implement new approaches to career pathways, evaluation processes, compensation models, and enhanced professional development opportunities.

In collaboration with Digital Promise, the IRIS Center offers micro-credentials focused on specific competencies related to instructional accommodations for students with disabilities. Successful completers of an IRIS micro-credential will receive a digital badge to document the accomplishment.

TNCompass is a web platform created by the Tennessee Department of Education that provides prospective teachers with access to comprehensive information related to licensure and educator evaluation.