Principal’s Responsibilities

FIRST STEPS

• Meet with the teacher to discuss the Individual NTIP Strategy Form.  The mentor will be responsible for meeting with the new teacher to develop this individual strategy specific to his/her needs.
• Plan and implement school based support for orientation using The School Based Orientation Checklist for New Teachers.
• Ensure that mentors are recruited, selected, and matched by using The Process for Implementation of NTIP Mentoring Program guidelines.

THROUGHOUT THE NTIP YEAR:

• Ensure that mentors receive training (this may be carried out through board level activities where appropriate).
• Allocate funding to support each new teacher according to his or her Individual NTIP Strategy when possible.
• Conduct performance appraisals for each new teacher in accordance with the Performance appraisal scheme for new teachers.
• Sign each new teacher’s Individual NTIP Strategy form and forward a copy to the Superintendent of Education once the teacher has received a second Satisfactory performance rating.