MONROE, CT — Monroe Public Schools welcomed 23 new teachers to its ranks this week with a two day teacher orientation. During these jam-packed sessions, these new hires acclimated to the technology used in district, asked questions of six teachers who just completed their first year, and learned about Monroe’s multi-tiered systems of support and special education protocols.
They also explored and understood the importance of the Vision of the Graduate competencies and took a memorable bus tour around Monroe led by Superintendent Joseph Kobza.
Michael Crowley, director of instruction and professional development for the district, designed the two day orientation. He said he was “completely floored by the energy and enthusiasm that this group of teachers brought from minute one.”
Crowley said the teachers were highly engaged with each other, with each presenter and the content — asking “incredibly insightful questions and sharing their own experiences as educators and as students.”
“This is one of the largest incoming teacher classes we have had and the level of expertise and excitement present is amazing,” Crowley said.
Kobza noted that many of these new teachers are current Monroe residents and five of them are graduates of the school system.
“They wanted to become part of this educational community because of what it has offered to them and their families,” Kobza said. “It is inspiring to see former students come back and become colleagues — true, it makes me feel a little older every year, but it is a testament to the positive feelings they have towards our teachers and schools.”
The Monroe Sun will be publishing profiles on each new teacher over the coming weeks, welcoming them to the community.
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