The Mentoring and Induction Program inspires growth in PSD’s new teachers and specialized service professionals. Through various supports, partnerships, and resources, the Induction Program prepares new licensed staff to be confident and highly effective educators.

To ensure that all educators are equipped with the knowledge, best practices, and skills they need to be successful in PSD, new teachers and specialized service professionals participate in the Induction Program to foster professional growth and cultivate an understanding of the Standards-Based Teaching and Learning Framework as well as focusing on educator sustainability. 

This participation will take one of two paths:

Induction Pathway - Educators who hold a Colorado Initial License or Colorado Interim License and have NOT completed a Colorado Induction Program

Requirements of the Induction Pathway:

• Educator Orientation

• Required PSD trainings

• PSD Induction

Experienced Pathway - Educators who hold a Colorado Professional License or have completed a Colorado Induction Program

Requirements of the Experienced Pathway:

• Educator Orientation

• Required PSD trainings

Induction - A body of work that demonstrates professional growth for all Induction Pathway teachers/specialized service professionals. Completing Induction is also the means to become eligible to apply for a Colorado Professional Teacher or Special Service Provider License.

Educators engaged in the PSD Induction program receive:

• Two years of formal mentoring from an active practitioner in their area

• Release time to observe the best practices of their mentoring partner and work collaboratively on the teaching and learning cycle, program development, and student assessment

• Ongoing outreach with focused resources that promote the growth of strong roots in PSD

*If TalentEd is sending you notifications about checklist forms not being completed, read: 

Forms within checklists can't be assigned their own due date in TalentEd.  The only due date that TalentEd allows is when all items in the checklist are due.  All mentoring checklist items are due by April 1, 2024. The only item that is due now is the Partnership Action Plan which is due by October 27. Even if you have submitted your Partnership Action Plan, you will continue to get reminders from TalentEd that you have forms to do.  You can disregard those notifications, knowing that you have until April 1 to get everything else in. Please refer to the Induction Due Date Documents on the Mentoring and Induction Website for when other forms within the checklist are due.