Welcome to our Teaching and Learning (Curriculum) Department
Updates coming soon- stay tuned!
Please visit our Staff Portal if you are a staff member in need of staff forms, procedures, or other information for this department.
Mentoring
Mentoring Model
The BSD Mentoring Program program has expanded to all new K-8 teachers, including Unified Arts teachers, EL, and special educators. We have a small number of high school teachers participating in the program who mentor a new teacher in a K-8 building. The Teaching and Learning Office is working with BHS leadership to expand the district model to include new high school teachers. Currently, the high school supports new teachers through a combination of support and orientation from Lead Teachers, regularly scheduled, structured tech support, and direct support from the Instructional Coach.
Mentor Program Goals
Mentors provide support, encouragement, and a doorway to the school community for new teachers. Serving as a role model, mentors are expected to exhibit professionalism, a positive attitude, excellent classroom management, and strong planning, organization and communication skills.
The goals of the program are:
- To integrate new teachers into the culture of the school, the district, and the community.
- To provide ongoing instructional and interpersonal support to new teachers.
- To support new teachers through challenges common to entering the profession, changing schools and/or roles.
- To develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values vital to a culture of continuous improvement, reflection, collegiality, and professionalism.
- To improve student learning outcomes.
- To retain highly qualified teachers.
Mentoring Materials
Mentoring materials for can be found in the Staff Portal.
Contact Us
Below you will find who to contact for questions you may have. Please call the Curriculum Department’s main number: 802-864-8492
- Executive Director of Teaching and Learning – Stephanie Phillips
- Director of Curriculum – Katherine Grykien
- Administrative Assistant – Mary Hewitt
- District Mentoring Coach – Colleen Cowell (District)
- Instructional Coach – Kate Mattina (Champlain)
- Instructional Coach – Jen Burdick (EES)
- Instructional Coach – Josh Cronin (Smith)
- Instructional Coach – Kim Brockway (SA)
- Instructional Coach – Matt Limtiaco (Flynn)
- Instructional Coach – Ashley Christiaanse (IAA)
- Instructional Coach – Brent Truchon (EMS)
- Instructional Coach – Emily Hurwitz (Hunt)
- Instructional Coach – Molly Heath (BHS)
- Technology Integration Specialist/Assessment Coordinator – Amy Truchon
- Technology Integration Specialist – Andrea Olson
- Technology Integration Specialist/Data Specialist – Jesus Baez
- Data Specialist – April Foster
- Data Specialist – Carolyn Magri
- Data Systems Coordinator – Karyn Vogel
