Entry Year induction Services

Butler County Educational Service Center is dedicated to providing an entry year experience which seeks to enhance student achievement and increase retention of strong, qualified teachers by:

• Providing professional development opportunities that will provide a seamless transition from preservice education to inservice education;
• Establishing a solid foundation in professional practice and self-reflection to enhance student achievement;
• Aligning mentor training with Ohio's professional standards and performance-based assessment;
• Providing the vehicle for collaboration among all stakeholders.

Charlene Phillips, Ph. D. - Supervisor of Professional Development

Entry Year Definition                                    Pathwise and Ohio First Definitions                            Mentor and Mentee Information

Entry Year Teacher - Licensure                    Praxis III Information                                                  On-line Child Abuse Identification and Prevention

Entry Year Definition

• An educator who holds a 2-year provisional license, is employed full-time in the field of their provisional license, and is teaching in field for at least 120 days OR

• educators from outside the state of Ohio who have taught less than 3 years in their area of preparation OR

• educators receiving a vocational license and entering the 3rd year of the program.

Pathwise and Ohio First Definitions

Pathwise is a training program in which the four domains and nineteen criteria are introduced to the mentor. In Pathwise Training, mentors learn how to observe teachers, collect data, categorize the evidence into the four domains and nineteen criteria, develop summary statements, and guide reflective thinking of the beginning teacher.

Ohio First is a curriculum of ten events that is followed by the beginning teacher with the assistance of the mentor. Two of the events are Pathwise observations. The mentor uses the evidence gleaned from the observations and pre/post conferences to identify the strengths and area in need of professional development for the beginning teacher. The beginning teacher, working with his/her mentor, develops an improvement plan following the process of "Plan, Teacher, Reflect, and Apply". The other eight events in Ohio First provide embedded classroom experiences that allow the mentor to provide guidance and support to the beginning teacher to develop his/her classroom practices.

Mentor and Mentor Information

• Final Report

Entry Year Teacher - Licensure Information

After receiving notification of passing the Praxis III, an entry year teacher should complete Ohio's licensure form for advancing from a 2-year Provisional to a 5-year Professional Teaching license. Click here to obtain this form. Follow the directions for completion. Contact Charlene Phillips with any questions.

Praxis III Information

NOTE: Praxis III assessors will begin scheduling assessments

Praxis III is a system for assessing the skills of beginning teachers while in their own classroom settings. The system uses three assessment methods - direct observation of classroom practice, review of written documentation and physical evidence provided by the beginning teacher, and semi-structured interviews both before and after the observation.

Ohio Department of Education Praxis III Assessment Procedures

Online Child Abuse Prevention and Identification

The Ohio Revised Code 3319.073 mandates that persons employed as an elementary level nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist or administrator must complete at least four hours of in-service training in child abuse prevention and identification within three years of commencing employment with the school district or service center. Click here to log-in to the online Child Abuse training site.

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Last modified: 06/01/05