Site Administrators will carefully assign qualified Induction Coaches to Participating Teachers, making every effort to partner participants in a successful working relationship. The administrator and/or Induction Staff will consider input from Participating Teachers. Induction Coaches should be:
- Assigned to the Participating Teacher within the first 30 days of the participant’s enrollment in the program.
- Located at same site as Participating Teacher. (If this is not possible, site administrator must identify on the Principal Nomination Form what assistance will be provided to assure that off-site matches are successful.)
- Assigned to Participating Teacher in same or very similar grade level and/or content area.
- Education Specialist Participating Teachers and Induction Coaches that are paired must have matching credential types. If an exact match is not possible within a pair, another veteran teacher with the same credential type must be made available to offer specialized support to the Participating Teacher via phone, video conference, email, or in person.
- Assigned to only one Participating Teacher (two maximum) unless the Induction Coach is a full or part-time released teacher.