CCSD's Teachers Initiation and Preparation Support (TIPS) Program

Recognizing that beginning educators often face tremendous challenges at the start of their careers, Charleston County School District (CCSD) and the Office of Teacher Employment have implemented the Teacher Initiation and Preparation Support (TIPS) program.

By coupling TIPS with the ongoing support provided by school-based and learning community leadership, CCSD works to ensure that beginning educators will gain accelerated success and effectiveness, as well as greater self-confidence during the first year of their new career. 

TIPS offers a heightened sense of job satisfaction and allows beginning educators the opportunity to build connections within their schools, their learning communities, and the district as a whole.  Beginning educators find they will have an enhanced commitment to their students and the profession as they work with colleagues in their school and the district.

Please visit this page often, as it will be updated regularly.

• Frequently Asked Questions about TIPS
• TIPS E-mail Alerts:
  • Week of January 4
  • Week of December 4
  • Week of November 24
  • Week of November 16
  • Week of November 10
  • Week of October 30
  • Week of October 23
  • Week of October 8
  • Week of October 1
  • Week of September 28
  • Week of September 21
• TIPS Book Club Calendar
• TIPS Induction Workshop Catalog
• TIPS Chat and Chew Calendar
• TIPS Networking Sessions Calendar
• TIPS Reflection Form for PACE Seminars
• TIPS Reflection Form for DIRECT Sessions

To learn more about TIPS and other supports offered by CCSD to first-year teachers, please contact Melissa Parrish, the TIPS Facilitator in the Office of Teacher Employment, via email or at (843) 937-6572.