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Title: Recommendation: Consider approval of the Agreement for Accelerated Induction into Teaching (AIT) program between the School Board of Palm Beach County and Description: • Both the District's Academic Business Plan and Staffing Plan call for intensive and target recruitment strategies to insure the availability of high quality teachers for high needs schools, especially those located in the Glades Area. The Accelerated Induction into Teaching program is an initiative that provides for the identification and placement of high quality teacher candidates in the Glades Area schools. This semester the schools are Lakeshore Annex, Gladeview Elementary and Pioneer Park Elementary . • AIT candidates will be selected from • AIT candidates have successfully passed the CLAST and the Florida Teacher Content Exam (FTCE). • AIT candidates will be supervised by an experienced Master • The AIT Program management model incorporates three levels of supervision: Master Mentor, University Supervisor and Cooperating Teacher. • The AIT program will reduce the need to employ alternative certification applicants. • The cost of the AIT program to the District will be one half of a beginning teacher's salary for one half year including benefits. The District will pay $5,000 to each AIT teacher for the semester. The payment to FAU for each AIT teacher per semester will be $17,539. The total cost to the District each semester for an AIT teacher is $22,729. (See Agreement) Financial Impact: The financial impact to the FY2006 General Fund Budget is $90,916, the cost of 4 AIT teachers. The source of funding is FY 2006 vacant teacher positions that are filled with the AIT teachers. For Additional Information, contact: Ann Killets, akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us Melinda Wong, wong@palmbeach.k12.fl.us Attachments (list):
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