SC/SVNTP VISION: THE SANTA CRUZ/SILICON VALLEY NEW TEACHER PROJECT (SC/SVNTP) BELIEVES IN PROVIDING EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR EACH STUDENT BY DEVELOPING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ANTIRACIST TEACHERS WHO FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES
Welcome SC/SVNTP Participating Teachers
Dear Participating Teachers,
Welcome! Your mentor and the Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project Team are pleased to work collaboratively with you to grow your skill, confidence, increase your ability to work successfully with each student, and support you to earn a California Clear Teaching Credential. We are committed to the sustained focus on the health of our community and growing in our program vision to develop as culturally responsive antiracist educators.
As an accredited agency, the SC/SVNTP will continue to uphold the Induction standards and any requirements set forth by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. As outlined in the California Induction Standards, mentors are non-evaluative and will be collaborating with you for an average of not less than one hour each week. Our mentors look forward to thinking with you about developing self-awareness and reflection on your practice to build equitable and inclusive learning environments for each student.
Here are a few steps you can take to get started successfully this year:
- Work with your school/district’s HR department to complete your Enrollment Form. Fall enrollment closes September 26, 2025, and Spring enrollment closes on January 20th, 2026. Year 2 teachers continuing with SC/SVNTP, do NOT need to submit an Enrollment Form.
- Attend the SC/SVNTP orientation, where you will learn more about Induction. Teachers in your second year, attend the SC/SVNTP Launch, where we will deepen our equity focus and understanding of what it means to be a culturally responsive antiracist educator.
- Connect with your mentor. Ask questions, share honestly, and be open to feedback.
- Have fun! Building strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues is resilience-building.
- Bookmark this webpage and return often for information about Induction.
Please do not hesitate to ask questions of your mentor or Program leaders. We wish you and your students a joyful year full of growth, laughter, and learning.
Sincerely,
Melissa Roberts, Senior Director Equity | SC/SVNTP and (Santa Cruz Director)
Candace McIsaac, Director SC/SVNTP (Silicon Valley)
Jamie Brown, Assistant Director, SC/SVNTP (Silicon Valley)
Marvilyn Quiroz, SC/SVNTP Assistant Director, (Santa Cruz)
Patrica Isaak, Senior Administrative Assistant
Sita Kaimal, Department Coordinator
the Adopted California Standards for The Teaching Profession And Individual Learning Plans
At the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) meeting in April 2024, the Commission adopted the 2024 California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP).
Program Sponsor Alert (PSA-24-06) explains the process for the revision of the CSTP and provides guidance for Induction programs in transitioning to these adopted standards.
The SC/SVNTP transitioned to the adopted standards in the fall of 2024. As noted in PSA-24-06, whenever any transition to new standards occurs, candidates must be allowed to complete their program using the version of the standards that were in place when they began their program. Therefore, teachers who are transferring to SC/SVNTP from an Induction program that is not using the 2024 CSTP, have the choice of setting goals and reflecting on growth in the adopted standards or the 2009 CSTP. These teachers will begin exploring the current standards in Orientation or Launch. Mentors will continue to investigate both sets of standards with their induction teachers and support them in identifying the standards for which they will set their professional goals. All teachers continuing with SC/SVNTP will again set goals using the adopted standards.
*The Individual Learning Plan (ILP) As described in the California Induction Standards, the ILP is developed in consultation with the Site Administrator within the first 60 days of enrollment in the program solely for the purposes of formative development not evaluation. Site Administrators need to work closely with mentors to provide input into the development of an ILP for each new teacher. Such input may include sharing district/site goals as well as insights on the strengths and needs of the new teacher. The ILP is revisited and revised in January and again in May to ensure continued growth towards goals.
*The continua for the 2024 Adopted CSTP are in development. Check back here or with your mentor for updates.
SC/SVNTP PARTICIPATING TEACHER AGREEMENTS
The Participating Teacher Agreements are required for participation in the SC/SVNTP Induction Program. The Agreements will be live mid-August. After reviewing the agreements with your mentor, please sign them.
2025-26 SC/SVNTP Collaboration
You and your mentor will design your Induction experience based on your teaching context. SC/SVNTP Tools are flexible graphic organizers in Google Drive, designed to guide mentoring conversations and foster teacher practice. These tools are used to differentiate your Induction experience based on your teaching context, so there is choice and no set sequence of activities for teachers. Your mentor will curate the processes that will support your goals and serve as artifacts of practice that reflect growth in the California Standards of the Teaching Profession (CSTP).
The 25-26 tools will be available on July 31st, 2025.
If you are interested in learning more about the tools and are not currently enrolled as a participating teacher with SC/SVNTP, please feel free to reach out to Senior Director, Melissa Roberts, for more information.