Napa County BTSA Participating Teacher Information

Participating Teacher Enrollment:

It's as easy as 1-2-3! Participating Teachers may apply by providing the NCBTSA program with:

  1. A complete "Participating Teacher's Application"
  2. A copy of all credentials held by the Participating Teacher
  3. A copy of all transcripts held by the Participating Teacher

 

Also,

 

Contact Card: All new participants are asked to complete a Contact Card at the beginning of their first year. Please click here to access the Contact Card instructions.
Consent Form: Year-One Participating Teachers (and ALL Support Providers) are are asked to agree to participation in Statewide BTSA between August and December. Please click here to access the Consent Form instructions.
Commitment Form: Each Participating Teacher (along with the Support Provider and Site Administrator) is asked to sign the Commitment Form each year between August and October. If you use a downloaded document, please be sure to get all 3 signatures and make copies for each party.

Participating Teacher Responsibilities:

In addition to weekly meetings with the matched Support Provider and 24-hours of self-selected professional development in alignment with the Inquiry/action research project, NCBTSA Participating Teachers are expected to attend the following required seminars/portfolio review sessions.  PowerPoint overviews may be downloaded after each training; please note that these materials are posted for review purposes only.

Year-One Participants:

  1. Kick-Off & Orientation/Context for Teaching and Learning
  2. Portfolio Review #1
  3. Advice and Assistance/Inquiry Work Session
  4. Summary of Teaching/Colloquium Preparation
  5. Portfolio Review #2
  6. Colloquium

 

Fast Track Participants:

  1. Kick-Off & Orientation/Context for Teaching and Learning
  2. Portfolio Review #1
  3. Advice and Assistance/Inquiry Work Session
  4. Summary of Teaching/Exit Interview Preparation
  5. Portfolio Review #2
  6. Colloquium
  7. Exit Interviews

 

Year-Two Participants:

  1. Kick-Off & Advice and Assistance
  2. Portfolio Review #1
  3. Inquiry Refresher
  4. Summary of Teaching/Exit Interview Preparation
  5. Portfolio Review #2
  6. Exit Interviews

 

Participating Teachers along with their Support Providers will be scheduled for Portfolio Review appointments with program leaders in late November/early December and then again in late April.  The winter 30-minute session includes a review of and feedback on the "Context for Teaching/Learning" and "Initial Assessment of Teaching/Learning" modules from FACT and personal orientations to the upcoming "Inquiry."  The spring session includes feedback on the progress made for both participants and students alike during the "Inquiry" projects.

 

Dates, times, and locations for the required seminars and the optional professional development workshops can be found on the Workshop and Seminar Schedule for Participating Teachers Year-One/Fast Track and Year-Two.

 

Completion Requirements:

Full NCBTSA Induction requirements may be found by clicking on "Candidate Requirements for Year-One and Year-Two." In addition, attendance at seminars, when expected, ensures that all candidates and their Support Providers are fully informed of completion requirements, are cognizant of all expectations for exhibiting competence, and are periodically apprised of the Participating Teacher's progress.

 

University credit is offered for both required seminars and optional instructional skills workshop series, assisting the newer teacher to move quickly across the salary schedule.  See Seminars/Workshops for Year-One/Fast Track and Year-Two participants for more information.