CARE Model

Tool 8.1 CARE Model: Planning Tool
Identify Concerns that must change (look to the future)
(Assign points to concerns from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)
1.new teachers lack support in their first year
2.new teachers' students' test scores tend to be lower than the grade level average
3.new teachers feel isolated from the other teachers
Identify Affirmations that must be sustained (look to the present)
(Assign points to affirmations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)
1.exemplary rating for two consecutive years
2. veteran teacher retention is high
3. overall confidence is high in our current administration
SMART Recommendations that must be implemented:
(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely)
(Assign points to recommendations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important recommendations to implement.)
1.mentoring program to begin, new teachers will have weekly meetings with mentors to discuss instructional strategies, curriculum, daily routines, classroom management, lessons plans, etc...
2.new teachers will observe mentor teachers in order to learn instructional strategies
3.mentor teachers will observe new teachers in order to provide support
EVALUATE – Specifically and Often
(Identify the best ways to evaluate the implemented recommendations.)
1.student achievement in new teachers' classrooms
2.new teachers' field notes of ideas and strategies learned by observing mentors
3.mentors' surveys to document visits in new teachers' classrooms