Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA)
Cluster Region Two, Office of Regional & Statewide BTSA Support Services
Research shows that the job-embedded licensure experience that participating teachers experience in BTSA Induction is working to ensure a caring competent qualified teacher for every child. Among the services provided by Cluster Region Directors are:
- Provide professional services to all personnel involved in local BTSA Induction Programs
- Provide assistance with program design, implementation, refinement, and evaluation of services to beginning teachers
- Disseminate information about teacher induction programs to all participants within the geographic region and collaborate with other CRDs statewide
- Collaborate with CDE and CTC administrative staff to ensure ongoing program improvement
- Facilitate connections to other reforms and initiatives
- Assist with statewide databases including retention data
- Support transition to newly revised program standards
- Provide technical support for BTSA Induction Programs that recommend teaching candidates for Professional licensure
- Provide differentiated support for programs to serve all eligible beginning teachers, including those teaching special education and career technical education
| Related Links |
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| Cluster Region Two Calendar |
| Cluster Region Map |
| Cluster Region Two Program Contact Information |
| BTSA Induction Accreditation Cohorts: Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet |
| CTC Approved BTSA Programs by School District |
| State Links |
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| BTSA Statewide |
| California Department of Education |
| Commission on Teacher Credentialing |
Contact Us
Paula Motley
Cluster Regional Director
Monterey COE
901 Blanco Circle
Salinas, CA 93912
Phone: 831.755.0388
Fax: 831.784.4144
Gordon Surface
Cluster Regional Director
Newark USD
5715 Musick Avenue
Newark, CA 94560
Phone: 510.818.4139
Fax: 510.818.4157