Hello PTs! We hope you had a chance to enjoy some downtime yesterday during the snow day! This week's news blast will contain essential information about Gateway 2, as well as some updates on the syllabus and SBS. Gateway 2! Gateway 2 observations are being scheduled as we speak and begin today and go through 03.30. For Gateway 2 all Gateway 1 components are evaluated and 8 additional components are evaluated as well (see chart below). As with Gateway 1, FEMS will conduct your observation and debrief with you after your scheduled observation. During that debrief, the FEM will share evidence and scores for each rubric component, and then discuss next steps with you and your CC. Performance Improvement Plans If you were not provided with a Performance Improvement Plan after Gateway 1, but you do not meet 3 or more benchmarks in your Gateway 2 observation, you will be provided with a Performance Improvement Plan to help support your growth between now and Gateway

We hope you are staying warm and dry in light of all the recent precipitation! This week you should be teaching at least one full day between Wednesday and Friday (at least 3-4 periods/day from coach’s lesson plans), l ead Threshold and Do Now every class period every day, and w orking with individuals/ small groups every day. Next week marks the beginning of teaching from your own original lesson plans! Please ensure that you are collaborating with your CC to set manageable deadlines for drafting and receiving feedback on your lessons! At this point all of you have completed your first observations (Gateway 01).  Congratulations! While we recognize that it can be stressful, it also represents an opportunity to get some feedback from fresh eyes and grow your practice. If you would like to access your ratings in Teacher Track 2 (we simply call it TT2), visit https://nycteachingcollaborative.teachertrack2.org/ . You should already have a login from when you applied to the progra