"Our Job: Teacher Support.....Our Mission: Teacher Success"

Tangipahoa FIRST was selected as one of the top four exemplary induction programs in the nation which was highlighted by the
Alliance for Excellent Education.

    

"Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers",
John Weathers
Alliance for Excellent Education

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Framework for Induction, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers
Compiled By: John Weathers

Best Practices
(Note: For an in-depth analysis of the domestic best practices below click here to read the
Alliance for Excellent Education's report: Tapping the Potential:
Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers.)

Louisiana: Tangipahoa FIRST – All new teachers in Louisiana are assigned a mentor who guides them through their first years of teaching and prepares them to be assessed by the state. This program is called LaTAAP (Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program). A separate induction program, Louisiana FIRST (Framework for Inducting, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers), provides a variety of supports to new teachers in school districts that apply for and receive state grant money. This case study looks at Tangipahoa Parish, a rural district in Louisiana, to see how induction works in remote areas through both LaTAAP and LaFIRST.

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