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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