new teacher center symposium briefing of feb 1, 2011

Symposium 2011Funders Briefing

Investing in Teacher Talent for Student Success

February 1, 2011

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When we focus

on teachers,

our students

succeed.


Agenda• Welcome and National Context – Marshall (Mike) Smith, NTC

Board

• NTC Overview and Journey – Ellen Moir, NTC Founder & CEO

• NTC Strategy – Scott Ellis, NTC Chief Strategy Officer

• Impact Panel – Moderated by Ellen Moir

• Jamalya Jackson, Director of New Teacher Induction, Tampa, FL

• Vito Chiala, Principal, San Jose, CA

• Robert Ibarra, District Office Administrator, San Jose, CA

• Jenna Wachtel, Kindergarten Teacher, Palo Alto, CA

• A Funder’s Perspective – Lance Fors, NTC Board Chair

• NTC New Media Premiere – Lance Fors

• Q&A


Marshall (Mike) SmithFormer Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of

Education and NTC Board Member

INTRODUCTION AND NATIONAL CONTEXT


State of Education Reforms

FEDERAL AND STATE REFORM EFFORTS

• U.S. Dept. of Education’s focus on K-12 through

Race to the Top

• Both Race to the Top winners and non-winners

implementing new reforms

• Importance of sound implementation

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act


Foundation opportunities

INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

• Support reform efforts, especially in knowledge

management, implementation, and transition

• Invest in technology to make up for lack of

discretionary funding in this area

• Help cities in financial trouble

• Prepare new teachers for excellence by investing

in strong mentoring programs


Ellen MoirNTC Founder & CEO

NTC OVERVIEW AND JOURNEY


New Teacher Center improves

student learning by accelerating

the effectiveness of new

teachers.


Our Challenge

THE FIRST YEARS OF TEACHING ARE THE HARDEST

• Teacher education programs do not prepare new

teachers for the rigors of the classroom

• New teachers often lack strong in-school support–

they are left to “sink or swim”

• New teachers become discouraged and often leave

the profession within 5 years


Our Challenge

MEANWHILE…

• We know that teachers have more impact on

student success than any other school-based factor

• The students who are in greatest need of excellent

teachers are the ones who are disproportionately

taught by inexperienced teachers

• The achievement gap widens.


Our Intervention

NTC MODEL

Using Data to

Inform Instruction

Planning Standards-

Based Instruction

Ongoing Assessment

of Teacher Practice

Building School-wide

Collaborative

PracticesAnalyzing

Student Work

Observing and

Giving Feedback

Teacher Performance• Observation data• Lesson plans• Written reflections• Video-taped lessons• Portfolios• Self-report

Student Impact• Test data• Attendance rates• Student engagement• Student work• Student reflections• Student behavior

Primary forms of evidence


Impact Snapshot

NTC Teacher

Induction

Divisions

New

TeachersMentors Principals Students

National

Teacher

Induction

19,947 4,370 1,762 1,317,487

CA Network 6,569 1,825 487,676

e-Mentoring 302 107 37,750

TOTAL 26,818 6,302 1,762 1,842,913

Source: NTC Contract Audit, 2009


Key Accomplishments in 2010

INTERNAL GROWTH AND CAPACITY BUILDING

• Further built infrastructure and internal capacity,

including key hires, in:

• Measuring impact

• Strategic communications

• Internal performance management

• Knowledge management

• Development

• Completed a strategic reorganization

• Added 3 new Board members

• Renewed Chicago Public Schools contract


Key Accomplishments in 2010EXTERNAL RECOGNITION

• Included in University of Pennsylvania’s Center for

High Impact Philanthropy’s Teaching Quality

Investment Guide

• Recognized as one of Philanthropedia’s 13 high

impact non-profits

• Featured in a College Board report as part of an

ongoing series on teacher quality

• Selected as a finalist for Skoll Awards for Social

Entrepreneurship

• Established line of credit with Living Cities after

extensive due diligence process


The Road Ahead

PRIORITIES FOR 2011

• Maintain a strong organizational foundation

• Strengthen pillars of organizational effectiveness

• Grow and increase impact

• Deepen and enhance engagement with Board


Scott EllisNTC Chief Strategy Officer

NTC STRATEGY


New Teacher Center is

committed to double our impact

over the next 3 years.


Our Next Phase

OBJECTIVE: DOUBLE IN 3 YEARS

• Why: Our model works. We are ready. Now is the

time to reach more new teachers and impact more

underserved students.

• What this will mean: NTC becomes part of a

larger dialogue on teacher effectiveness and

continues to demonstrate progress in improving

teacher effectiveness through comprehensive

induction programs and standards-based

assessment tools in 20-30 new districts.


Our Next Phase

OBJECTIVE: DOUBLE IN 3 YEARS

• Key success factors:

• Accelerate client outreach

• Innovate

• Define and measure impact

• Strengthen infrastructure


What Growth MeansKEY ELEMENTS

• Goal is to double over

three years

• Majority of incremental

headcount to support

delivery to more

districts

• Fee-for-service

structure remains the

financial model

NTC Expense Budget ($K)


Strategic Priorities for FY’11

IMPACTInduction

programsNat’l

dialoguePolicy

Innovation

Measuring

impact

Strategy

and

organization

Internal

processes

Finance

Development

People

PILLARS OF

ORGANIZATIONAL

EFFECTIVENESS

FOUNDATION


What Growth Means

THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY

• Innovation

• Acceleration of growth

• Influencing the national dialogue

• Service delivery

• Capacity building

• General operations


Every child in America deserves

a great teacher.

Join us.


Moderated by Ellen MoirIMPACT PANEL


Impact PanelPANELISTS

• Jamalya Jackson, Director, Professional Development and

New Teacher Induction, Hillsborough County Public Schools,

Tampa, FL

• Vito Chiala, Principal, William Overfelt High School, East

Side Union High School District, San Jose, CA

• Robert Ibarra, District Office Administrator, East Side Union

High School District, San Jose, CA

• Jenna Wachtel, Kindergarten Teacher, Addison Elementary

School, Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto, CA

Jamalya Vito Robert Jenna Ellen


Lance ForsChair, NTC Board of Directors

FUNDER’S PERSPECTIVE


NTC’s New Media Premiere

New Teacher Center

overview video premiere

See

www.newteachercenter.org

http://www.newteachercenter.org/


Thank you for your support.

When we invest

in teachers

our students

succeed

Thank youFor More Information

Ellen Moir

831.600.2200

[email protected]

www.newteachercenter.org

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