Teacher Training and Support
Newport
To meet the diverse needs of today's students, teachers benefit from ongoing professional learning that goes beyond academic instruction. Training in areas such as social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, family engagement, and cultural competence helps educators build positive relationships with students and families, respond effectively to challenges, and create inclusive learning environments where every student has the opportunity to succeed.
The indicators in this section are designed to measure the extent to which schools provide teachers with meaningful training and support in these areas. They focus on whether educators have opportunities to strengthen their skills in supporting students' social and emotional development, communicating effectively with families from diverse backgrounds, and fostering culturally responsive classrooms. Research suggests that investing in teacher development in these areas can improve student engagement, strengthen family-school partnerships, and contribute to more positive school climates.
The Newport Community Research Team identified 3 measures focused on Teacher Training and Support:
| Number | Indicator |
|---|---|
| 1 | Types and frequency of social-emotional supports for teachers. | 2 | Types and frequency of mandatory and/or voluntary training focused on creating a supportive classroom environment, including teacher emotional regulation and social-emotional support for students. |
| 3 | Types and frequency of mandatory and/or voluntary teacher training in family communication and cultural competence. |
-
Currently, the active indicator links represent data that is publicly available (i.e., enrollment data and SurveyWorks climate survey). However, in many cases, our community-identified indicators differ from those that are publicly available. We are working to request data that the school district collects but is not yet made public. As new data and visualizations are ready, we will add them to the SCOREcard.
Additionally, some of what community members have asked to be measured in the SCOREcard is, to the best of our knowledge, not currently being collected In these cases, this SCOREcard represents a call to action for the school system, in partnership with community organizations, to collect data in areas that matter to the community, and to make it publicly accessible. As we get access to more data, more indicators will be populated and our SCOREcard will be stronger.