Wallingford Swarthmore launches two-year "New Professional Staff Orientation and Induction" for incoming staff

The Wallingford Swarthmore School District on Aug. 12 described a revised New Professional Staff Orientation and Induction program that begins with a two-day orientation and extends through a two-year induction period for new professional staff.

The program “is designed to provide a strong foundation that supports professionals as they grow” and to align with district strategic priorities including diversity, equity and belonging, a presenter said. The district said the program aims to ensure every student’s success by strengthening supports for new staff and integrating them into district priorities.

District staff described the program components: a two-day, in-person orientation (two full days of seven hours each), six after-school workshops of 75 minutes each, and four 45-minute sessions per year with building administrators in year one. Year two will include four differentiated sessions centered on book studies, journaling, and an optional final conference at the end of year two. The district said the optional status of the final…