*This improvement initiative was under the supervision of peer coaches.
Dealing with new teachers was a major concern to the school administration. The weak performance of new teachers, their slow engagement in the school community, their weak acquisition of the school programs, in addition to problems in classroom management and teaching pedagogy, resulted in a high turnover rate during the last three years. The team collected the school administration concerns, as well as data from focus groups with the new teachers and with the coordinators. The team also looked at available induction programs as well as the academic achievement of students taught by new teachers in the school. After analyzing the data, the team noticed that there is a need for designing an induction program for new teachers, which highlights the school mission and vision and plans for professional development activities that train them on the school’s special programs as well as the necessary classroom strategies, pedagogical methods, and subject matters.
