On July 31, 2012, the Board approved the subagreement between NTC and HCPS. This agreement was for the first year of a three year grant. The current agreement will cover the remaining two years of the grant.  The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) awarded $13,944,289 to NTC for a Supporting Effective Educator Development Grant.  Of that amount, $3,529,909 in year two of the three-year grant is dedicated to HCPS for expenses related to the development of effective educators.  This partnership focuses on increasing the effectiveness of teachers and principals in the district “through a reform of practices and strategies and the creation of new programs within a structured induction program of professional development and mentoring work with beginning teachers and novice principals.”  This will be achieved by:

• Continued implementation of a two-year, intensive instructional, and student-learning focused system of teacher induction and principal induction based upon the principles, practices and protocols of the New Teacher Center;
• Enhancement of the existing Mentor Development supports to increase capacity of third year teacher mentors;
• Reduction in mentor-teacher ratios to allow for more intensive support of each beginning teacher and new principal;
• Increasing the intensity of NTC support for program improvement and sustainability, including additional field-based support for mentors and Area Leadership Directors.