Information to Support WDMESC Administrators

Accurately Reporting Novice Teacher Data (ADE Website)

Mentoring Manual and Supporting Documents

• Mentor Manual

• Novice Support Flow Charts

• Novice Support Continuum (complete lists)

  • Traditional Route

  • Alternative Route

  • Reciprocity Route

  • Technical Permit Route

• Who Needs Novice Teacher Mentoring?

Coaching Guides: 

• Mentor/Novice Interaction Log

• Coaching Template

• TESS Teacher Rubric

• TESS Example Artifacts

• Danielson Smart Card

• Danielson Coaching Card

Designation Dashboard (created by Dr. Sutherlin - use to check lead or master designation)

• Designation Dashboard

Yearlong Residency Approvals (which schools start when)

Novice Pathways

• ADE Pathways to Licensure (ADE Website) 

• Arkansas Teacher Registered Apprenticeship

  • K-12 Journeyworker Handbook

  • SPED Journeyworker Handbook

• Aspiring Teacher Permit (ATP) (ADE Website)

  • Aspiring Teacher Permit R-Code of Arkansas Rules

  • Aspiring Teacher TESS Rubric

  • Creating Opportunity with the Aspiring Teacher Permit (video)

• Teacher Licensure Plan (TLP) (ADE Website)

  • Commissioner's Memo

Licensure

• Coaching Credentials

  • DESE Recognized Coaching Training Programs for School Years 2026-27

• Code of Ethics (prerequisite to licensure)

  • Code of Ethics for Arkansas

  • Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators Training Video 2025-26

• Contacts

  • Licensure Officer Contacts

• Lead and Master Designation

  • Applying for Lead or Master Designation (ADE Website) 

  • Lead & Master Professional Pathways -Coaching Requirement by Pathway

  • Lead Professional Educator Designation Pathways 2026

  • Lead Professional Educator Designation (ADE Website)

  • Master Professional Educator Designation Pathways 2026

  • Master Professional Educator Designation (ADE Website) 

• Updates

  • Navigating Licensure

Other Resources

• L.E.A.R.N.S

  • Executive Order 23-08 -Prioritize L.E.A.R.N.S.

  • L.E.A.R.N.S. Act

• School Report Cards