Mission Statement

The Teacher Induction Education & Support (TIES) Program, established by the College of Education at The University of Texas, serves as a bridge between preservice teacher preparation and the in-service novice experience for UT graduate teachers. TIES is designed to build capacity by identifying needs and providing job-embedded professional development and support for novice teachers, their administrators, and the veteran teachers who mentor them.

Program Goals

• To support novice teachers
• To develop teacher-leaders
• To demonstrate and implement methods to improve teacher retention and teacher quality
• To facilitate dialogue among the stakeholders about the development of highly qualified, highly skilled educators as it relates to novice teachers