All About NTIP...

New teachers are defined as all teachers certified by the Ontario College of Teachers (OTC) (including teachers trained out of province) who have been hired into permanent positions - full-time or part-time - by a school board, school authority or provincial school to begin teaching for the first time in Ontario. These new teachers must receive:

• orientation
• mentoring; and
• professional development

All boards must offer all three induction elements of the NTIP (orientation, mentoring, and professional development) to their beginning LTO teachers. Their participation should be included on the Individual NTIP Strategy form. If those teachers subsequently start a permanent contract position, boards may take their previous participation into account when determining which induction elements are appropriate.


Beginning LTO teachers are not required to receive two performance appraisals. Because occasional teachers are not included in the definition of "new teacher", they are not eligible to receive the NTIP notation until such time they do come within that definition. Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) results prior to becoming a "new teacher" do not count for the purpose of the NTIP notation.


In addition to the orientation, mentoring and professional development and training elements of NTIP, the performance appraisal process for new teachers has been designed to support and promote continued growth and development. New teachers will complete the NTIP when they receive two Satisfactory ratings in performance appraisals, usually in the first 12 months after they begin teaching. For teachers who do not obtain two Satisfactory appraisal ratings within the first year, the NTIP continues into the second year to provide additional supports to the teacher.


New Permanent Teachers - 2 TPAs with satisfactory rating and NTIP Strategy form
Long Term Occasional Teachers - LTO Appraisal and maintain the NTIP Strategy form


Review the expectations of the NTIP program, including the mandatory NTIP Strategy form, by reading through the helpful document, Partnering for Success: A Resource Handbook for New Teachers 


For permanent teachers, the completion of the NTIP will be noted on your Ontario Teacher's Record Card by OTC within approximately six months of receipt, so usually between October and December if your NTIP was completed in June.