Welcome!  

Our new teacher program is built to provide immediate support and professional learning throughout the school year. All new to Pasco teachers will have a variety of supports that includes an initial kickoff to start the year off, school-site orientation, content specific trainings, and a year-long induction. In addition to professional learning, all new hires will have the opportunity to be paired with a specially trained mentor at their school site.  

New Teacher Kick-Off:  

At the beginning of each school year, all new teachers, whether you have experience or not, will join us for the kickoff event prior to planning week to learn the Pasco Way of Work. In the morning, you will learn about our mission/vision, district platforms, new teacher support, evaluation system, and resiliency standards. In the afternoon, you will learn more about content and curriculum from our district specialists.  

The next day after the Kick-Off, new hires should report to your school-site for a very special guided tour of your campus to locate key places, people, resources, and supplies to have a successful start and be prepared for the planning week. Contact your school Administrator for details.    

Information on 2025-26 Kick-Off will be available in May of 2025.

2024-25 New Teacher Welcome Event  

Come join us at Starkey Park Education Center for games, food and giveaways.  Bring your family and meet the Pasco County Schools Family.  

Location:  Starkey Park Education Center  

10500 Wilderness Park Rd.  
New Port Richey, FL 34655  

Re-scheduled for January 18, 2024 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

 

Year-Long Induction:  

After the new teacher kickoff, first year teachers will engage in quarterly day-long new teacher induction meetings at a regional location near you. Using The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide by Tina Boogren as a resource, each module takes first year teachers through the beginning teacher phases. These phases include Anticipation, Survival, Disillusionment, and Rejuvenation. By going through these phases teachers will:  

· Understand the challenges teachers are likely to experience during each phase.  

· Learn how to manage classroom behavior and build and maintain positive relationships with students.  

· Accomplish practical self-care that tends to the heart, mind, and body despite how busy you are.  

· Respond to prompts that help process and reflect on your year and professional successes.  

· Reflect on what works in the classroom and what doesn’t, to plan the coming year.  

 

To complement this book, and to ensure effective teacher routines and procedures, The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong is also used. The book walks teachers through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year.  

New Teacher Induction is separated by Elementary, Middle, and High School with like groups meeting together.  

Click here for more information on Quarter 2 trainings. 

Summer Virtual Meet and Greets  

New Teachers are welcome to come to our Virtual Summer Meet and Greets where we will introduce you to Pasco County Schools.  In addition, we will have various departments there to answer any questions you may have regarding Certification, Human Resources, Onboarding, Employee Benefits, United School Employees of Pasco, and/or Content.  More information on 2025-26 Virtual Meet and Greets will be available in May of 2025. 

Mentor Supports: 

The first year of teaching, a specially trained mentor will help all new teachers transition into Pasco County. The mentor can support with navigation of school campuses, systems, platforms, planning, curricular resources, and much more! Mentors will provide new teachers with opportunities for observations as well! 

New Teacher Resources: 

The Newbie News is our monthly newsletter for new teachers. It includes classroom strategies, best practice articles, technology tips, and videos to help you in the classroom. Click here and scroll to the bottom for past issues of the Newbie News. 

Acronyms 

The world of education is full of acronyms (IEP, ESE, ATP, PLC, and DOE) just to name a few. There are hundreds of them. To ensure you are not lost in the acronym spiral, we have included a list of acronyms for you to reference. Click here for the list of education/Pasco County Schools acronyms. 

Technology Corner 

Our technology group (AKA OTIS, pronounced oat-is) has put together a Survival Guide for new teachers. It includes clickable resources on how to take attendance, make assignments, do grades, get technology help, and how to access Office 365 including your email etc. 

Click here for our Survival Guide for New Teachers. 

Classroom Resources 

This contains resources for developing classroom routines and procedures such as organization of space, time and instruction, student engagement, and managing individual and class behaviors. Click here for a list of classroom resources. 

New Teacher to Pasco County 

Click here, to access the New Employee Toolkit page for more information regarding Pasco County Schools. 

For more information, please reach out to Jan Anderton. 

 

Jan Anderton Sr. Instructional Specialist-Uniform Core Curricula and New Teacher Induction Office for Leading and Learning  Pasco County Schools