BTSP Overview
All NC public school systems implement a Beginning Teacher Support Program (BTSP). The BTSP is a required, three-year induction program for beginning teachers (BTs) with fewer than three years of teaching experience. Below is a brief list of the NC BTSP requirements by year. More detailed information may be found in the BCS BTSP Plan, NCDPI BTSP Handbook, or the NC State Board of Education's BTSP Policy TCED-016.
BTSP Overview
Year 1
Orientation (within two weeks of the teacher's first day of work)
Mentor (assigned by the principal)
Professional Development (as required or prescribed by BCS)
No extracurricular assignments unless requested in writing by the BT
Graduate survey (to measure the performance of BT's Educator Preparation Program (New 2020-21)
Year 2
Mentor (assigned by the principal)
Professional Development (as required or prescribed by BCS)
No extracurricular assignments unless requested in writing by the BT
Year 3
Mentor (assigned by the principal)
Professional Development (as required or prescribed by BCS)
No extracurricular assignments unless requested in writing by the BT
Licensure Conversion: Teachers with an Initial License are eligible to convert to a Continuing License once all required coursework has been successfully completed, all NCSBE approved exams have been passed, and three years of teaching have been completed.