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New Member
Liaisons
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Robin Scott
Berea |
Sandy Carrol
East Coldenham |
Donna Lloyd
Maybrook |
Melinda Sulzbach
Montgomery |
Lori Meyerson
Walden |
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Joe Collins
Middle School |
Carolyn Zayas
High School |
Rich
Steger, VP
District Coordinator |
Patti
Lunden, VP
District Coordinator |
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What's a Liaison? If
you have any questions regarding your building or
the district, contact your building's New Member
Liaison pictured above. Your liaison is a "go to"
reference that can answer questions about policies,
procedures or building practices that may seem
obvious to veteran teachers but often remains a
mystery to our "newbies." Unlike your Mentor, who
may not work in your particular building, Liaisons
are building based and, therefore, always available
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Building
representatives are also a good resource or
reference. Many Liaisons and Mentors are also
building reps. Visit our
Executive Council page for a complete listing of
building reps, committee members and Executive
Council meeting dates. |
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Elementary Mentors
& Schedules |
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Sue Page
Elementary,
Year 1 |
Robin Scott
Elementary,
Year 1 |
Robin Scott
Elementary,
Year 1 |
Tiiu Presutti
Elementary,
Year 2 |
Sandy Carrol
Elementary,
Year 2 |
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Year 1 Elem. Mentoring Schedule |
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Meetings will take
place in various locations throughout the
District.
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Select
Elementary Year 1 Schedule to view dates,
locations, times and topics.
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Year 2 Elem. Mentoring Schedule |
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Year 3 Elementary Mentoring |
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Middle School and
High School Mentors & Schedules
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Ann Steele
MS,
Year 1-2 |
Heather Martin
MS,
Year 1-2 |
Keith Sexton
HS, Year
1-2 |
Melissa Verlin
HS, Year
1-2 |
Patricia Lunden
HS, Year
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Year 1 MS Mentoring Schedule |
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Year 2 MS Mentoring Schedule |
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Year 1 HS Mentoring Schedule |
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Year 2 HS Mentoring Schedule |
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Year 3 MS & HS Mentoring |
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New
Member Resources―Off
Site
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New
Member Resources―On
Site
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Mentoring & Induction for New Members (Contract
Language)
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Article XIV, Section
B.
Viking Induction Program and Viking Mentoring
Program: Certain teachers and other unit members
shall, as a condition of their employment, be
required to participate in the District's Viking
Induction Program ("VIP") and Viking Mentoring
Program ("VMP"). VIP and VMP are initiatives
designed for newly hired unit members.
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VIP: All unit
members new to the district, except Certified
Occupational Therapy Assistants and Physical
Therapy Assistants, shall attend the VIP before
the start of their 1st and 2nd school years
unless they receive express written permission
from the Superintendent or his/her designee to
postpone their attendance (e.g., date of hire).
Attending VIP sessions shall be a condition of
employment for all new unit members. First year
members shall attend a three-day session; second
year members shall attend a two-day session
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VMP: VMP sessions,
consisting of approximately ten (10) three (3)
hour after school workshop sessions (one per
month) each year or the equivalent of thirty
(30) contact hours, will be required of all unit
members to the District
for at least one year. Exception: Unit
members exempt from tenure criteria (e.g.
nurses) shall only attend the Viking Induction
Program.
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In the second
year, teachers will have fifteen (15) hours
of contact time and a fifteen (15) hour
project with support from a mentor.
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If the teacher
requires a third or fourth year, the mentor
will arrange thirty (30) contact hours (or
as stipulated by a TIP) in an individualized
plan.
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Teachers who
receive an unsatisfactory formative or
summative evaluation in any of their
probationary years may be required to
participate in a subsequent year of
mentoring at the District’s request. The
duration of each teacher's participation
shall be determined and mutually agreed upon
by the District and Association prior to the
end of each participation year. However,
this mandatory participation shall not
extend beyond four years.
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VIP/VMP
Compensation: Credit advancement on the salary
schedule and other forms of compensation will
not be provided to unit members for
participation within the VIP and VMP programs
except as noted here: Teachers who must complete
SED's 175 hour professional development
requirement will be able to apply these hours to
that mandate. Graduate courses utilized within
the VMP, however, will also receive credit on
the salary schedule as per Article XIX, Section
K.
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VIP/VMP Curriculum
and Personnel: VIP and VMP curriculum will be
developed by and mutually agreed upon by the
District and the Association. VIP/VMP
instructors may consist of Valley Central
teachers and staff, outside consultants,
administrators, and representatives of NYSUT.
Both the District and Association must mutually
select VIP/VMP instructors. Mentors will be
selected in consultation with the Association
President or his/her designee.
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Business Meetings for
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Viking Induction
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VIP 1―New
Hires/First Year:
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VIP 2―Anyone Year 2 - 4 Receiving A VIP
Letter:
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VIP Program to view a detailed agenda.
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