First Year Teacher Support: TAPP Program
Year one is exciting and hard. The Teachers Advancing Professional Practice (TAPP) Program is the support systems that carries you through it.
What You Can Expect
Zero-Year Academy and Mentee Learning
- Understand what TAPP ask of you and what it gives back
- TAPP learning sessions scheduled throughout the year, aligned to what first-year teachers actually need, when you need it
- End-of-Year celebration with your cohort
Year-Long Mentor Support
- A trained, experienced FBISD educator matched to you for the full school year
- 12 hours of mentorship provided each semester
- Confidential support for classroom challenges, campus culture, and the emotional realities of year one
- Mentors are not evaluators and conversations stay between you and your mentor
District-Level Support
New teachers may be assigned a district-level support personnel who will provide coaching aligned to T-TESS. Coaching will consist of engaging in classroom observations, reflective feedback, and next steps.
Resources to Support You
You don't have to figure it out alone. TAPP exists to make sure every first-year teacher in Fort Bend ISD feels supported, prepared, and ready to grow.