Differentiation for New or New-to-District Educators

Differentiation for New or New-to-District Educators

Educators in their first years in the district, regardless of prior experience, are classified under two main categories:

1. Beginning Educators (BEC) – Credential holders in their first 0–5 years in the field or district.

2. Experienced Educator Credential (EEC) holders without tenure – Those in their first 0–3 years with KRSD.
   
   
   

Supportive Differentiation for These Educators Includes:

• Structured timelines and goal-setting meetings early in the school year (September–October) to clarify expectations and build administrative relationships.

• District-prescribed learning targets and formal observation feedback to scaffold early development and establish clarity in evaluation.

• More formal resource requirements, such as district-sponsored PD, peer mentoring, and administrative walkthroughs to provide consistent support and formative feedback.

• Proficiency development expectations are intentionally scaffolded to help these educators become familiar with the district’s competencies and evaluation system.

• Annual engagement with the full reflection-goal-evidence cycle, with more frequent administrative check-ins and feedback loops.