STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION
Mount Nittany Middle School
August 16, 2012
Agenda
7:45 - 8:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast
Hosted by State College Area School District and State College Area Education Association
8:30 - 9:15 - Presentation to each new employee and introduction of PDS Interns (Cafeteria)
Mr. Brian Peters, Director of Curriculum K-6
Dr. Robert O’Donnell, Superintendent of Schools
Mr. Jim Leous, Vice President, Board of School Directors
Mr. Michael Hardy, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
9:15 - 9:30 --Break--
9:30 - 10:15 - Curriculum Meetings
• Grades K-6 (Room 144 )
• PDS Elementary Interns (Library)
• Grades 7-12 and PDS Secondary InternsArt (Room 138)
Career and Technical Center (Room 50)
English and Secondary PDS (Room 154)
Family & Consumer Sciences (Room 143)
Health & Physical Education (Room 156)
Mathematics (Room 146)
Music (Room 126)
Science (Room 149)
Social Studies (Room 152)
World Languages (Room 142)
• Student Services/Learning Enrichment, ESL, and Counselor Interns (Counseling Suite)
• Special Education and Psychology Interns (Room 147)
10:15 - 10:30 --Break--
10:30 - 11:15 - Inductees - Professional Association Benefits and Membership (Auditorium)
Mentors - The Mentoring Process
Elementary K-6 (Room 115)
Middle and High School 7-12 (Room 146)
PDS Elementary Interns (Library)
PDS Secondary Interns (Room 154)
11:15 – 11:30 - Inductees and Mentors – Review of Induction Program Meetings
11:30 -- Lunch on Your OwnElementary K-6 (Room 115)
Middle and High School 7-12 (Room 152)
1:00 - 3:30 - Mentor and Inductee Meetings at Building Sites
Please remember to hand in your extended contracts and Act 48 forms to your building principal/office TODAY.
Technology Induction
Friday, August 17 (8:30 am – 3:30 pm)
· Elementary - Houserville Elementary School, Room 17
· Middle School – Park Forest Middle School Library
· High School – High School South, Room 100
Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria and other locations
656 Brandywine Dr.
State College, PA 16801SubmitThe zipcode must be numeric with at least five numbers.