State Policy Support

The New Teacher Center is currently working in more than 15 states to support policy makers in their efforts to design and implement high quality induction policies and programs. Working with a wide range of state agencies and leaders (i.e. state departments of education, state superintendents, governors' offices, legislators, legislative staff, state education associations, etc.) the NTC is committed to contextualizing policy to meet specific state needs and to ensuring consistency, alignment, and quality in all policy endeavors.  

The states New Teacher Center is currently working with include:

New Teacher Center support at the state level is provided through a variety of strategies including:

• facilitation of state task forces and policy committees;
• development of induction program standards;
• drafting of legislation;
• design, development, implementation and evaluation of pilot or statewide induction programs;
• creation of frameworks and documents to move policy forward;
• consulting on teacher and administrator induction-focused policies;  
• consulting on induction-related policies (i.e. principal development, teacher evaluation, peer assistance review, teacher leadership and alignment of professional development);
• input to legislative committees and staff;
• presentations at meetings and conferences.

USE FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING TO PROMOTE NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes a focus on innovative school reform, teacher effectiveness, and meaningful interventions in the lowest-performing schools. High-quality mentoring and induction—coupled with coaching-based supervision and the development of strong professional learning communities—have proven to be powerful strategies in supporting significant growth in some of our nation’s most challenging schools and districts. Due to our deep experience in human capital development, the NTC is in a unique position to help states, districts, and schools implement these effective educator practices.

For more information on the strategies described above, visit our Policy Consulting Services page.