16 N.C. Admin. Code 6C.0383

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 23, June 3, 2024

Section 06C .0383 - BEGINNING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

(a) All beginning teachers must create a Professional Development Plan (PDP) annually in collaboration with their mentor and the principal or principal's designee.

(b) The PDP must be based on the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards as described in Rule .0384 of this Section and must include goals, strategies, and assessment of the beginning teacher's progress in improving professional skills.

(c) The beginning teacher, mentor, and principal must meet at the beginning, middle, and end of each year to conduct formative assessment conferences to monitor the progress of the beginning teacher in meeting the goals established by the PDP. Signatures of the beginning teacher, mentor, and principal are required for each formative assessment conference.

(d) All beginning teachers must complete any professional development assigned by the public school unit annually.

(e) All beginning teachers shall be evaluated in the manner outlined in G.S.115C-333.1 using the North Carolina Board of Education approved North Carolina Educator Evaluation System for measuring teacher performance on the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.

(f) Public school units with approved BTSP plans must participate in an annual review to evaluate the beginning teacher's performance on the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards, which includes a beginning teacher self-assessment along with an assessment of the beginning teacher by a co-teacher. This review shall be filed annually with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Data from the annual reviews shall be summarized and analyzed by NCDPI on a five-year cycle.

16 N.C. Admin. Code 06C .0383

Authority G.S. 115C-12; 115C-268.1; 115C-268.5; 115C-270.5; 115C-300.1;
Eff. October 1, 2020.

Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 35, Issue 09, November 2, 2020 effective 10/1/2020.