Remember what it was like the first month on a new job? Remember how you felt? You wanted to do a good job. You needed support so that you could get your questions answered. You needed support so that you could fully use your gifts.
 
Question: How can you provide new staff with support?
 
Answer: Here are 4 options for those working in Christian schools:

1. For the first week of school, have an all-day help desk. New staff can go here to get help with making copies, finding supplies, and talking over a lesson plan.
2. Provide mentors for new staff. These mentors can answers questions, help with learning to use rubrics to assess student work, and assist with learning software.
3. Throughout the year, have a staff resource center, where new staff can get assistance. This could be done, for example, on Tuesday afternoons.
4. Provide opportunities for new staff to gather and reflect on how it’s going.

3 questions:

1. What are some other ways you can provide new staff with support?
2. What will you do to support new staff?
3. How will you use new-staff support to show you care and want to be a good steward?

Pursue excellence. Support new staff. Today.