Visit the In-Service page for information on the amount of required in-service, locating in-service opportunities, cancelling in-service sessions, and receiving credit for custom professional learning activities.
Visit the Curriculum Navigator located in the Employee Portal, under Teacher Resources.
View the video for a general introduction to the resource.
Contact the curriculum consulting teacher for your level and subject area or your building academic coach for specific assistance with your curriculum needs. (Visit link for full list)
Teachers are evaluated using the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM). The TEAM rubrics can be found in the Employee Portal on the CMCSS website. Once you are logged into the Portal, click on "Employee Resources" at the top, and scroll down to Teacher Resources. You can also use the following direct link to the TEAM website where you will find links to the general educator, media specialist, and school services rubrics.
Teachers will request a sub using SmartFind Express. The links for submitting time off requests are available on the CMCSS website in the Employee Portal.
There are video tutorials on the Online Learning Series to walk you through the process of requesting an absence. Select the category for "Teacher Absences."
You will get a confirmation email that your work order has been received. You will get email updates on the progress of your work order until the issue is resolved and closed.
Read the following document for some basic information on 504. If you will be teaching students on a 504, get with the school counselor in your building to see who manages the 504 plans and what you need to know specific to the needs of your students.
Reference this document for information to help design lessons to better meet the needs of your ELL students. For additional information, see the ESL teacher in your building or contact CJ Miller.
If you teach in a Title I school, there are additional resources available to you, your students, and their parents. Please see the following document for some basic program information.
The State of Tennessee has requirements in place for teachers obtaining a job-embedded practitioner license. For basic information on Tennessee licensure, visit the TN DOE website.
For more detailed information, read the state licensure policies. Page 14 of the educator prep policy contains specific information related to job-embedded requirements.
CMCSS wants to ensure your success and will assign you an additional mentor to work with throughout the attainment of your license. Download a copy of the mentoring log lined below, and use this form to keep track of the mentoring activities you complete outside of the work you do with your assigned contracted PRIDE mentor and classes your register for via PLAN. See the job-embedded licensure requirements form linked below for guidance on appropriate activities to record on the mentoring log.
Please follow the directions below to update your TN Compass information within the first month of your hire date.
TNCompass UD for Cert.pdfGetting acclimated to new surroundings can be challenging, and sometimes when you are new to a position, you just don't know what to ask. We want to take a proactive approach and help you be prepared. Use the document linked below to work with your mentor and find answers to some basic questions to get you off to a great start.
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