New Teacher Center (NTC) began its partnership with Clint ISD in 2016, supporting induction programming for new teachers. Later, our work expanded to include an instructional leadership partnership fu…
PLCs can provide dynamic, job-embedded, instructionally focused collaborative professional learning that teachers want and need. This resource provides detailed guidelines for building high-performing…
A planning guide grounded in Dr. Thomas Guskey’s five levels of evaluation, the protocol guides teams through setting realistic program objectives, defining measurable goals, and identifying evidenc…
Principals play a critical role in induction by setting the stage for beginning teacher and mentor success, and because new teachers ore often placed in classrooms teaching students who most need opti…
The Instructional Leadership Team Continuum is designed to guide educational leaders in developing and refining their instructional practices. This comprehensive resource outlines the key stages of gr…
This resource breaks down the school-wide enabling conditions that must be in place to support Optimal Learning Environments at the classroom level.
The purpose of this continuum is to serve as a resource for school leaders to build and develop systems of coaching at their sites that transform culture and student outcomes.
The NTC Effective Schools Framework helps leaders bring coherence to school practices that make the most difference for student achievement. The framework is especially useful in supporting implementa…
The purpose of this continuum is to serve as a resource for teacher, school, and systems level leaders to implement thoughtful standards-informed practices. It can be used for self-assessment, as a pl…
A federal grant enabled the New Teacher Center to provide intensive mentoring for new teachers, resulting in significant returns on investment and highlighting the need for equitable distribution of q…
Twenty-five thousand (one quarter) of the country’s principals leave their schools each year, adversely affecting millions of children’s lives. This report challenges the myth that developing a st…
In Clint Independent School District, one of West Texas' fastest-growing areas, New Teacher Center shaped a new vision for instructional leadership. After a district-wide audit involving leaders,…
