Mentoring vs Instructional Coaching

What is the primary purpose of Instructional Coaching in Orchard Park?

• To allow Instructional Coaches to tell you what to do.

• For Instructional Coaches to partner with teachers focusing on teaching and learning.

• For Instructional Coaches to evaluate teachers.

• For Instructional Coaches to substitute for you when you call in sick.

What is the role of a mentor in Orchard Park?

• To provide financial assistance to new teachers

• To help a newly hired teacher learn about OPCSD, their building, and systems, and procedures.

• To evaluate new teachers as part of the APPR

• To sign off on forms so that the newly hired teacher can attend conferences.

What is required for new teachers in NYS to complete as part of their Professional Certification?

• Two years of independent teaching

• A written exam on educational policies

• One year of mentoring

• A course on classroom management

Who needs to sign off on a form at the completion of one year of mentoring for new teachers in NYS?

• The mentor and the teacher only

• The teacher and the administrator only

• The mentor, teacher, and administrator

• The mentor and the NYSED office

What must mentors be knowledgeable about in order to prepare new teachers for formal observations?

• The district's financial policies

• The district's approved evaluation process for teachers (APPR)

• The technology available to the teachers

• The best coffee shops in town because caffeine levels directly correlate with observation success.

In instructional coaching, how are goals determined?

• Goals are chosen by the teacher.

• Goals are chosen by the building principal.

• Goals are determined by the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.

• Goals are set by the coach alone and told to the teacher.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of instructional coaching?

• Supportive

• Confidential

• Non-evaluative

• Telling the teacher how to teach

What is one of the methods mentioned as a way to partner with a coach?

• Focus on student learning

• Increasing budget allocation

• Reducing classroom size

• Sending them daily memes as a form of communication.

As per the OPTA contract, what is the maximum number of hours for salary advancement/stipend teachers are allowed for working with a coach?

• 5 hours

• 10 hours

• 15 hours

• 20 hours

When can a session with a coach occur to be eligible for salary advancement/stipend?

• During a planning period

• On weekends

• During a school assembly

• Outside of school hours