Core Beliefs

The Gouverneur Central School District believes that effective teachers 

are the greatest single factor in improving student achievement. Our students 

are the future of our community and we will teach them how to use the resources 

available to meet the challenges they will face. A strong foundation of learning 

is crucial if students are to successfully meet higher standards and have skills 

to achieve future success.

Background

The concept of the New Teacher Academy evolved due to the large

turnover in staff members projected as a result of retirements. 

The New Staff Induction Day in August 1999 served as a first step

leading to the academy. A committee of administrators developed and 

shared this plan with the Administrative Council. Council members 

provided input, as did other members of the school community.

Goals

The New Teacher Academy will:

• Increase the probability that new teachers will make a 

  successful transition at Gouverneur Central School;

• Include a teacher mentoring program that supports new teachers

  in the classroom in order to ease the transition from teacher 

  preparation to practice.

• Involve all new teachers over the course of their first three years 

  to participate in three workshops offered locally or regionally:

  • Effective Teaching,

  • Working with Challenging Students, 

  • A Workshop on the Teaching of Reading and Writing. (Collins Writing)

Technologies