Charter School Induction Program-
Lotus School for Excellence
Requirements for Professional Licensure 2018-2019
New Educator Orientation
Teachers will be able to navigate
HR procedures, school technology
programs, avoid sexual
harassment situations and/or deal
with them appropriately,
discipline procedures, successfully
plan with grade-levels and
departments, literacy training, and
CPR/First-Aid.
Instructor: Michael Hecker, Barbara
Rittenhouse, Yavuz Durmus, Denise
Nelson, and Brett Williams
Dates: August 13, 14, 17, 2018
Start and End Time: 8-4 pm
Total Hours: 21
Total Number of Required Induction Hours: 42 hours (plus New Educator Orientation)
Coaching/Reflection
Teachers will be able to engage in
reflection of lessons, how to vary their
teaching to reach all learners, and to
become more aware of styles, practices,
and pedagogy.
Hours will be documented on coaching
logs.
Instructor: Nicki Jo Svoboda, Marina
Pejovski, William Svoboda, and Samuel
Shearer
Date: September 10, 2018
Start and End Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Total Hours: 6
Professional Learning
Hours
A Net
Teachers will improve their knowledge
in their content area and or in education
practices and pedagogy.
Instructor: Christina Lippert
Date: August 16, 2018
Start and End Time: 9-3pm
Total Hours: 5
Foundations of CLDE (PM: 12680)
Apply the attributes of a Culturally
Responsive Teacher and WIDA
resources in order to plan for
differentiated instruction for English
Learners. (2 hours)
Instructor: APS Staff
Date: 12/20 or 3/11 or 4/22
Start and End Time: 4:30p - 6:30p
Site Based Mentoring and
Induction Support
Mentoring and Induction Support
Teachers will be able to
collaboratively plan and work
together, observe classrooms for best
practices, improve planning and
maximize plan time, and have
embedded professional learning.
Instructor: Nicki Jo Svoboda, Marina
Pejovski, William Svoboda, and
Samuel Shearer
Date: October 3, 10, 17, and 24;
November 7 and 14; December 5, 12,
and 19; January 9
Start and End Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Total Hours: 10
APS New Teacher
Cohort
Teachers will attend the New
Teacher Cohort offered through
Aurora Public Schools.
Induction coordinator will also
debrief with teachers about
sessions at the district and how
they can apply what they learned
in their practice at Lotus and in
general.
**Missed classes will be made
up with Nicki Jo Svoboda.
Instructor: APS Staff and Nicki
Jo Svoboda
Date: Per APS Schedule
Start and End Time: 4:30-6:30
pm
Total Hours: 20