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The Onboarding Playbook Is About The Employment Process Of Integrating A New Professional Member Into The Site-level Organization. It Posits That Coherent Onboarding Processes Have Several Characteristics: 1) Planned Activities Aligned To The Site's Values And Structures; 2) Regular Opportunities To Network With Other Members Of The Organization, Including Those Who Perform Similar Job Functions; And 3) Extended Experiences That Last Up To One Year. The Playbook Understands That Each Campus Is Unique, With Its Own Set Of Curricular, Instructional, And Cultural Expectations, Hence The Need For A Robust Onboarding Process. For Example, Some Teachers Have Not Gone Through An Extended Teacher Preparation Program, Some Have Recently Finished One, Are Likely To Be Additionally Enrolled In A District Or State Induction Program And Others Might Be A Credentialed Teacher Who Is Returning To The Profession After Several Years Away. Yet As A School Site Leader, All Of These Teachers Can Benefit From Coherent Support And Guidance About The School's Ways Of Work. The Processes Shared In This Book Will Provide New Employees, Regardless Of Experience, With Guidance About How The Site-level Organization Functions, Why It Does So, And What Success Looks Like. Features Include: 8 Cycles That Map Onto A School Year Relevant Scenarios: Coaches And Teachers Questions To Help Site Leaders Step Into Perspective Of New Teachers Reflection Questions Onboarding Checklists Self-assessments Tips For Welcoming Teachers And Showing Appreciation-- Provided By Publisher.