NTIP

Greetings from NTIP!

For beginning teachers, the first few years of teaching can often be challenging as they work to build confidence in their teaching abilities, learn to address issues that arise in the classroom, and adjust to a new school as well as to teaching the curriculum. Designed to support ‘new’ teachers, NTIP is built on the belief that as new teachers begin their careers, proficiency comes with practice. As educators adjust their practices this Fall, NTIP continues to evolve to meet the needs of beginning teachers. The 2021/2022 NTIP team is excited to usher in a new year of learning for the newest teachers within the DDSB. Your NTIP team includes:

Linda Ford-DeCunha - System Lead for NTIP

Tanya Salmon - NTIP Facilitator

Emilie McAlister - NTIP Administration

New Teacher Induction Elements at a Glance

NTIP consists of the following induction elements:

• Orientation for all new teachers to the school and school board;

· Mentoring of new teachers by experienced teachers;

· Professional learning relevant to the individual needs of new teachers.

At the centre of the induction elements is the NTIP learner. However, in addition to new teachers falling under this category, NTIP learners include associate teachers, mentors, principals, board staff and many other colleagues. NTIP is meaningful when it is constructed by each learner based on their real world learning needs.

In addition, all new teachers with permanent contracts must have two teacher performance appraisals conducted by principals in the first twelve months.

Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) Process

The online Appraisal Manager indicates to each Principal the status of all teacher appraisals, including NTIP permanent teachers. Administrators can access Appraisal Forms directly through our DDSB Appraisal Manager site within Employee Services. When a teacher is due to be appraised, the link to the form is found beside their name within Appraisal Manager. All information, as per the TPA, needs to be inputted and shared through this site.

For the purposes of TPA, teachers are to be observed in their “ordinary classroom setting”. For teachers with online teaching assignments, their virtual classroom would constitute “ordinary classroom setting” (Section 10.2.3 of the Technical Requirements Manual).

NOTE: Under the Ministry guidelines, LTO teachers do not require performance appraisals. Because occasional teachers are not included in the MOE definition of “new teacher”, they are not eligible to receive the NTIP notation on their Ontario College of Teachers certificate.

NTIP Eligibility

In 2019, the Ministry expanded their definition of NTIP. Under the new definition, the board shall provide NTIP supports to:

· 1st Year Permanent Hires (in full-time or part-time positions both Elementary and Secondary);

· 2nd Year+ Permanent Hires (who have yet to successfully complete NTIP).

In addition, our Board is choosing to support:

· Long Term Occasional Teachers; with a particular focus on those who are in an LTO that is 97 days or greater.

** If you held a permanent contract position elsewhere in the province of Ontario, you do not need to complete NTIP in the DDSB.**