The WCPSS Beginning Teacher Support Program (BTSP) equips mentor coordinators (MCs) and mentors to serve as instructional leaders, building coaching capacity through the Instructional Impact Cycle. MCs design and facilitate professional learning, lead Mentor PLCs, and use teacher development data to provide intentional, differentiated support for Beginning Teachers. The TSP team works in partnership with MCs and school leaders to strengthen instruction and promote growth. This session highlights how administrators can leverage the BTSP model to empower mentor coordinators as impactful leaders.
Coordinating Teacher - Talent Development / Teacher Support Program, WCPSS
I have been serving as a Coordinating Teacher with the Teacher Support Program since 2023. I support principals, mentor coordinators, mentors, and beginning teachers.
Are you wondering how LETRS training translates into teaching and learning in your classrooms? This session will provide school leaders with a contextual understanding of how the concepts presented in staff LETRS training - the Science of Reading - show up in WCPSS curriculum and instructional practices. School leaders will leave with a renewed understanding of the essential elements of science-based reading instruction, and the aligned instructional components embedded within Letterland, EL, and more. Leaders will better understand the purpose of WCPSS resources such as sound walls and ALL Block flex resources, and be better able to coach teachers around the intentional use of these resources. Devices are recommended for this session.
Coordinating Teacher and Instructional Coach, Elementary Regional Achievement and Support: Region 2, WCPSS
Lara Randby has been supporting schools as part of the WCPSS Central Services Academics team since 2016. Her focus of support is literacy: district curriculum and priorities, as well as high yield instructional practices. Lara is an advocate for schools that receive Title I funds... Read More →
Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT Fuquay-Varina
This session will introduce school-based leaders to a data dashboard tool being rolled out to school librarians for the 2026-2027 school year. The tool is designed to allow school librarians to collect data about the many facets of their work and automatically produce a custom data visualization in Looker Studio that illustrates the impact of the school library program. School-based leaders will have the opportunity to: Preview examples of the data collection tool and data dashboards; Discuss how data can be used to guide MTAC and PLC discussions; Discuss how data can be used to make decisions about library practices, procedures, and schedules; Discuss how data can be used to influence expectations around collaboration and use of library resources.
Director of Library Media Services, Digital Learning and Libraries
My WCPSS journey began in December 2008 when I started in the library at Holly Ridge Middle School. I opened the Holly Grove Middle School library in 2010 and have been part of the Library Media Services team since February 2015. I became the director in September 2019--just in time... Read More →
Senior Administrator Library Media Services, WCPSS
As an educator for almost 25 years, Kristel has experience with the wee ones to adult learners. She started her career as an elementary music teacher and an opera singer. Life and learning led her to two other passions, literacy and technology, the perfect mix for a teacher- librarian... Read More →
