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New teacher orientation

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A day-one orientation for new teachers: school systems, week-one essentials, a mentor match board and a first-weeks plan, with slides and a follow-up.

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Welcome to our school

New teacher orientation, day 1

Title

In short

New teacher orientation welcomes teachers to a school before students arrive: the school's mission, its systems, safety routines and who to ask. This kit plans day one in six hours, with ten slides, a mentor match board new teachers fill from their phones, anonymous questions and a first-weeks plan emailed afterwards.
Time
6 hours
People
2 to 40 new teachers
Includes
Agenda, 10 slides, mentor board, email
Plan
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Updated October 4, 2026

What's in the kit

  1. 1Welcome to our school
  2. 2[Your school's mission in one sentence.]
  3. 3Our students and community
  4. 4Your first weeks
  5. 5Who to ask
  6. 6Before the first day
  7. 7How ready do you feel for the first day with students? live
  8. 8Which part of the first week worries you most?Classroom routines · Planning lessons · The systems · Meeting families · Nothing yet live
  9. 9What's one question you were worried was too small to ask? live
  10. 10We're glad you're here

The agenda

By the end of this meeting, every new teacher knows the systems and safety routines for week one, has a mentor and a plan for their first weeks.

360 min · 11 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Welcome: name, subject or grade, and one thing you're excited about, 20 minutes 20
  2. Our school: mission, students and community, 30 minutes 30
  3. Systems you'll use on day one, 45 minutes 45
  4. Break, 15 minutes 15
  5. Week-one essentials: student safety, emergencies, routines, 45 minutes 45
  6. Lunch with mentors, 45 minutes 45
  7. Mentor match: what you'd like help with, 30 minutes 30
  8. Meet your mentor: plan the first two weeks, 45 minutes 45
  9. Classroom setup with your mentor nearby, 60 minutesDiscuss 60
  10. What would help most in your first month?, 5 minutes 5
  11. Questions and tomorrow's plan, 20 minutes 20
090180270360 min
  1. +0′Welcome: name, subject or grade, and one thing you're excited aboutOne thing you're excited about this year?20 minCheck-in
  2. +20′Our school: mission, students and communityTip: The slides play here. Bring in a student or a parent for five minutes if you can.30 minInfo
  3. +50′Systems you'll use on day oneTip: Hands on: everyone logs in to email, the student information system, attendance and the gradebook before moving on.45 minInfo
  4. +95′Break15 minBreak
  5. +110′Week-one essentials: student safety, emergencies, routinesTip: Fire drill, lockdown, medical needs, reporting a concern. Walk the routes if you can.45 minInfo
  6. +155′Lunch with mentors45 minBreak
  7. +200′Mentor match: what you'd like help withWhat would you most like help with this term?Tip: Mentors read the board before the pairings are confirmed. Dots show what to cover first.30 minBrainstorm
  8. +230′Meet your mentor: plan the first two weeks45 minDiscuss
  9. +275′Classroom setup with your mentor nearby60 minDiscuss
  10. +335′What would help most in your first month?What would help most in your first month?5 minVote
  11. +340′Questions and tomorrow's plan20 minWrap-up

The board

Classroom routines
Starts, transitions, behavior
Planning and curriculum
Units, lessons, resources
Assessment and grading
Feedback, gradebook, data
Families
Emails, calls, conferences
Workload and wellbeing
Time, boundaries, support

The follow-up email

Subject

Welcome: your first weeks, your mentor and today's answers

Thank you for a great first day together.

Your mentor: 
First mentor check-in: 

Your first weeks:
Day 2: curriculum and planning with your team
Week 1: first lessons, mentor check-in on Friday
Week 3: observe two colleagues
Week 6: first review with your mentor

Answers to today's questions:

Q: 
A: 

What you said would help most this month (from the vote): 

Key contacts:

How to run it

  1. 1Fill in the mission, community and contacts slides, and line up mentors before the day.
  2. 2Keep systems hands on: everyone logs in to every tool before you move on.
  3. 3Run the mentor match board after lunch. New teachers add what they want help with and dot their priorities; mentors read it before pairings are final.
  4. 4Give pairs real time together to plan the first two weeks and set up the classroom.
  5. 5Answer every question from the open slide, live or in the follow-up email.

Questions people ask

What should be on a new teacher orientation agenda?
The school's mission and community, hands-on time with every system, safety and emergency routines, meeting a mentor, planning the first weeks and time to set up the classroom.
How long is new teacher orientation?
Usually one to three days before the school year starts, followed by regular mentor check-ins through the first term.
Why match new teachers with mentors?
A named colleague to ask the small questions, and a regular check-in, helps new teachers settle faster. The match works best when it's based on what the new teacher wants help with.

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  • A timer for every block on the shared screen
  • Results, decisions and actions in the summary
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