Onboarding Action Items
Onboarding Action Items
Access your TFA email account (@tfacorps.org)
A. Click here for directions
You will use this email to access our organization’s tech platforms. We will also send all email communications to this email account.
Access your Onboarding Learning Plan in Docebo
A. Click here for steps and a tour.
You will use Docebo to complete your TFA Onboarding and summer training, as well as find regional and financial resources. Please note it can take a few days after confirming your offer to get Docebo access.
Please note you will not be able to access the action steps/links below until you log into Docebo as they are all housed in this platform.
Join the 2024 CM Slack Workspace
A. Click here for directions.
You will use Slack to stay connected to your region and fellow corps members throughout Onboarding and summer training. Learn all about how to use slack and how to set up your profile using our Corps Member Slack Guide.
Complete Understanding Your Financial Transition to the Corps Course in Docebo Learning Plan
A. As you have committed to making significant transitions in order to join us in this work, we are committed to making the financial transition as smooth as possible. As such, we created this course to support you in the financial journey.
Sign your promissory note for your stipend .
A. To receive your financial transitional stipend, you will need to sign your promissory note. Instructions on how to sign for your promissory note will be sent to your tfacorps.org email address on April 24.
A. Review the document linked here that shares the financial disbursal timeline for your region as well as what you must complete in order to receive your stipend.
Submit Nashville-Chattanooga Hiring Tasks
Download the resume example. Use the example to finalize and submit your TFA resume (the resume will be used to support your hiring process). Use the second form to then upload a headshot that can be shared with school partners.
Complete Strong Match Survey
Please complete this survey to support with hiring. Your answers will be shared with our school partners as part of the hiring process.
Complete the CM Disability Accommodations Form survey
Teach For America values people with disabilities and believes in their ability to address issues of educational inequity and is committed to providing equal access and opportunities to corps members with disabilities. Please let us know if you have a disability that will impact your engagement in TFA programming (including Pre-Service), in both a virtual or in-person learning environment.
We invite you to listen to ChaKia Parham, Vice President, Corps Program & Leadership Experiences, as she walks us through a high level overview of the 2024 Teach For America Pre-Service.
Review the 2024 Pre-Service Attendance Policy
Curious about our attendance policy during your pre-service training? Have a known and immovable conflict that you believe could intersect with summer training? All CMs should read the Pre-Service Attendance Policy.
(Optional) Submit a Leave Request
If you have a known, immovable conflict with your summer training schedule that meets the threshold of significance laid out in our attendance policy you will need to submit a leave request.
Access Study.Com to Support Test Prep
Take time to review the exams you must complete for your assigned subject placement. Access Study.com the free study platform to help you prepare for your test. Start to create a study plan for yourself to ensure you feel prepared to take the exam.
Review the 2024 Pre-Service Policy Supplement
Take a deep dive into all the details of summer training in this Policy Supplement, which includes a preparation checklist and more for a robust understanding of your summer training experience.
Complete Welcome to the LMS & Virtual Onboarding Course in Docebo Pre-Service Launch
The first course in your Pre-Service Launch async training, Welcome to the LMS & Virtual Onboarding Course, will orient you to Docebo, our learning management system, and set you up for success for the rest of your summer training experience.
Register for Licensure Test
The deadline to register for your licensure exam(s) is 5/10. Please use this course to upload a screenshot of your test registration so we can track when you are testing in order to support you.
You must be registered by 5/10/2024 in order to participate in the first hiring window, and the deadline to make your first attempt is 6/1/2024.
You will know what test to register by looking in the certification guide.
Review Nashville-Chattanooga Certification Guide
The certification guide is your one stop for everything you need to know about testing and certification as you onboard to the corps. The guide contains important information about exams you need to take (due dates), applying for your teaching license and enrolling in the certification program.
Upload AmeriCorps Eligibility Documents
Follow the steps in this course to upload your AmeriCorps documents.
Note: If you are having trouble viewing a file in Box, ensure you are accessing Docebo through Google Chrome. Other browsers (including Safari) have been causing an error with showing documents in Box.
Complete AmeriCorps Background Check Paperwork
Follow steps to complete background check paperwork
Complete your CM Launch Learning Plan in Docebo
Between April 29 and when you begin Launch Live!, you will engage in 27 hours of asynchronous learning as you build foundational knowledge and understanding of your role as a corps member and understand more about what TFA seeks to accomplish in the short- and long-term.