{"id":4373,"date":"2018-02-11T20:18:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T01:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2018-02-09T17:16:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T22:16:41","slug":"learn-how-we-are-growing-an-exemplary-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/learn-how-we-are-growing-an-exemplary-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How We Are Growing an Exemplary Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACPS is committed to recruiting, developing, supporting and retaining an exemplary staff that meets the need of every student.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our efforts in this area are assessed through Goal 3: An Exemplary Staff<\/a><\/span>\u00a0as part of the <\/span>ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan<\/span><\/a>, an update on which was <\/span>presented to the School Board<\/span><\/a> on December 14.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the 2016-17 school year, ACPS met targets for filling full-time classroom positions by the first day of school, having student teachers placed in ACPS, improving beginning teacher salaries and growing staff participation in our wellness plan. ACPS saw a gain of 14 percent in hiring new teachers before June 30, leading to a strong start to the school year. <\/span><\/p>\n

While teacher retention held steady at 85 percent, ACPS aims to grow teacher retention by implementing a new mentoring program for new teachers, offering tuition assistance for professional development and offering a National Board certification support program. And, ACPS will offer continued support for the Grow a Teacher<\/a> program,<\/span>\u00a0which trains tomorrows at our own T.C. Williams High School.<\/span><\/p>\n