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District outlines expanded teacher development, mentoring and a new lab school to improve retention
Summary
Muscogee County School District presented a multi‑pronged professional development plan—Georgia TAP expansion, induction/mentor support, an Empower conference, an aspiring leaders cohort, a lab school at Diamond Elementary and a master-teacher pilot with Columbus State University—to strengthen early‑career teacher support and retention.
Director of Leaders in Professional Development Dr. James Holman Jr. briefed the board on a package of teacher-development programs the district will expand for 2024–25 and 2025–26, designed to support induction teachers and aspiring leaders.
Holman said the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (Georgia TAP) presently has 73 candidates across 34 schools (31 new enrollees this year and 42 continuing candidates). He said 30 teachers completed TAP this year and that 7 of the district’s teacher-of-the-year honorees were TAP completers. Holman said the district is processing 47 additional TAP applications and that summer training (“essentials”) will begin July 7.
Holman reviewed other components: a mentor teacher program with quarterly calibration and school check-ins; monthly induction‑teacher meetings; professional development for academic coaches and assistant principals; and a multi‑modal approach…
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