BTSA, Intern,

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• BTSA, Intern,
• and PTTP
• Statewide
• Directors
• Conference
• 2007

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• Annual Report to the Stakeholders

November 14 - 16, 2007 Sacramento Hyatt Regency
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Opening Remarks
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Goals of the Paraprofessional Program(EC
44390-44393 )

• Create local career ladders that enable school
  paraprofessionals to become certificated
  classroom teachers Homegrown Teachers
• Address local employer needs and teacher
  shortages in the areas of bilingual education,
  special education, and other certification areas
  of high need

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Goals of the Intern Program(EC 44380-44386)

• Assist districts in meeting teacher shortagehard
  to staff schools and in specific subjects
• Attract into teaching those who might not
  otherwise become teachers
• Provide a different type of teacher preparation
  based upon a learning by doing philosophy

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Goals of the Induction Program(EC 44279)

• Provide job-embedded, differentiated support and
  professional development for beginning teachers
• Provide a pathway to enable preliminary
  credential holders to earn a clear credential

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Selected findings from

• 2006-2007
• Statewide Consent Forms

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PTTP, Intern, and BTSA Induction Programs

• As of October, 2007
• 33 PTTP programs
• 54 Community Colleges, 23 California State
  University
• 2 University of California, 11 Independent
• 214 Participating LEAs
• 71 Intern Programs
• 63 University-based 8 District-based
• 47 offer Special Education and 13 are Special
  Education ONLY programs
• 926 school districts participate in one or more
  Intern Programs
• 156 BTSA Induction Programs
• 85 Single district programs 71 Consortia
• All but 12 school districts participate in BTSA
  Induction

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Profile of PTTP, Interns, and BTSA Induction
Participants
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Profile of PTTP, Intern, and BTSA Induction
Participants
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Ethnicity of Participants
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BTSA Induction Support Provider Profiles

• 12,586 in 2006-2007
• 93 have taught 6 or more years
• 12 Full-time release (FTR)
• 5 retired educators
• 25 participated in the BTSA program as a
  participating teacher (up 15 since 2001)

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Selected findings from

• 2006-2007
• Statewide Program Evaluation Surveys

Participating Teachers (PT) Support Providers
(SP) Site Administrators (SA)
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PT, SP, and SA Response has increased
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Support Provider Responsibilities

• Nearly one-third SP (33) support and assess
  other teachers in addition to BTSA teachers
• SP significant other assigned duties have
  increased dramatically 43 in 2003-04 and 64
  in 2006-2007.

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SP were askedthe extent to which PT support
and professional development activities match
school and district priorities
Support Provider Survey, 2006-07
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SP and SA understanding of BTSA Program Clear
and Very Clear
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Communication Intern and PT were asked
Intern 1-6 scale BTSA 1-4 scale
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Communication Intern and PT were asked
115 minutes, 230 minutes, 360 minutes, 490
minutes
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Intern and PT were asked
1not adequate, 2somewhat adequate, 3adequate,
4very adequate
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Intern and PT were asked. . .How well are you
matched with your Supervisor or Support Provider
in regards to
1not at all, 2somewhat, 3fairly well, 4well
matched
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Intern and PT were askedWhat is the most
important consideration in the match with your
supervisor or support provider?
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Selected findings from

• 2006-2007 Retention Data

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Retention Rate for PTTP(in the field of
education)
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Retention Rate for InternsCompiled, Fall 2007
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Retention Rate for BTSA InductionCompiled, Fall
2007
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Update on Legislation

• SB 1209 (Scott) 2006 Omnibus Education bill
  
• 2007
• AB 469 (Horton) Processing time
• SB 193 (Scott) Paraprofessional
• SB 196 (Machado) Sp Ed District Intern
• SB 132 Delete obsolete language
• SB 850 (Scott) Visiting Faculty Permit
• SB 52 (Scott) Career Technical Education

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Topics addressed by SB 1209

• Professional Growth
• Basic Skills
• Out-of-State Prepared Teachers
• Teachers Prepared Outside the United States
• Private School Experienced Teachers
• Study Sessions and Credential Reviews
• Teaching Performance Assessment
• Clear Credential Requirements
• BTSA Induction Funding
• Enhanced Intern

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Bridging the Past and the FutureLooking to the
Future
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PTTP

• Develop Regulations governing the PTTP
• Implementation of SB 193 and its new program
  entry and participation requirements
• Implementation of a funds reimbursement process
• Review and refine data entry requirements for
  each PTTP database
• Continued growth of the statewide program

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Intern

• Develop Enhanced Intern Programs
• Improve Support Services
• Expand Pre-service Preparation
• Expand Regional Facilitation
• Expand Early Completion Intern Options
• Improve Transition to BTSA Induction
• Implement Teaching Performance Assessment
• Implement User Surveys for Employers and Support
  Providers

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BTSA Induction

• Implementing Induction Program Review
• Maturing of the Induction Programs as Credential
  Programs
• Providing quality, differentiated support to
  todays beginning classroom teachers
• Reviewing and Revising BTSA Induction Program
  Standards by July 1, 2008

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Closing Remarks
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• Thank you to all who are attending this
  conference since you represent the commitment and
  passion to quality teaching and learning.
• Closing the Achievement Gap cannot be done
  without increased student learning, a result of
  quality teaching which is the goal of every
  program represented at this conference

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Superintendent OConnells Message

• Lets build for every student a school where wed
  want our own children to attend. A school where
  every child is respected, expected to succeed and
  supported in reaching the high bar we set. Lets
  work hard together, and look forward to the time
  when all Californias children are succeeding and
  our children believe, "This is the way it is, and
  always will be."