Union’s president, Edward D. de Rosset, far right; Dr. Lou Ann Hopper, an associate vice president at Union, far left; and Professor Mary Alice Lay, bottom-center, hosted area educators for KTIP training on July 25.

Union Hosts KTIP Training for Area Educators

Union College hosted area teachers and principals on July 25 for a day of mandatory KTIP TPA (Kentucky Teacher Internship Program-Teacher Performance Assessment) training.
 
Union’s Department of Education worked with regional KTIP coordinators to bring the training to Union, allowing educators from Bell, Knox, and Laurel counties to complete the session close to home.  Nearly 20 principals and teachers attended.  
 
KTIP was created to assist new teachers, particularly during their first year in the profession.  Kentucky recently changed the KTIP model, which now requires new teachers to develop a Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA).  

The TPA provides a way for new teachers to analyze and monitor success in the classroom through the use of data.  The transition from KTIP to KTIP TPA requires that those involved in administering KTIP at area schools be retrained in the new model.  Union agreed to fund and host the training to aid local educators in meeting the new requirements.

August 1, 2008

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