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Welcome to New Teacher Development!
We support new teachers through individualized mentoring and professional development corresponding to their credential status. Support of new teachers improves the teacher's performance and their student's achievements.
The New Teacher Development Department includes the:
- Teacher Induction Program
- Intern Program
- Support for teachers on a Provisional Intern Permit (PIP) or a Short-Term Staffing Permit (STSP)
- Student Teacher Placement
- Kern Urban Teacher Residency (KUTR)
- Education Specialist Teacher Residency - Bakersfield (ESTR-B)
- Career Technical Education (CTE)
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Contact Information
Mike Havens
Executive Director
(661) 631-4802
havensm@bcsd.com
Valerie Saylor
Coordinator
(661) 631-4782
saylorv@bcsd.com
Eva Martinez
Administrative
Secretary II
(661) 631-4694
martinezev@bcsd.com
Alexis Montes
Administrative
Secretary I
(661) 631-4650
montesa@bcsd.com
Gabriel Barron
Program Specialist
(661) 631-4670
barronga@bcsd.com
Kasie Cisneros
Program Specialist,
ESTR-B
(661) 631-4685
cisnerosk@bcsd.com
Jessica Ercoli
Program Specialist
(661) 631-4651
ercolij@bcsd.com
Emily Kremers
Program Specialist, KUTR
(661) 631-4581
kremerse@bcsd.com
Ruth Garcia
Program Specialist
(661) 631-4731
garciaru@bcsd.com
Uronda Wright
Program Specialist
(661) 631-4736
wrightu@bcsd.com