Teacher+Mentor+Program

Tea Area School District //  " To educate and empower each student for success in a global society" //

Program Guidelines: The objective of the mentor program is to provide new staff with opportunities for support and professional growth in order to help them succeed as educators.

The goals of the program include:
 * Provide each new teacher with a mentor that will help become familiar with the school, district, and state resources, policies, procedure that exist
 * Develop teachers who are reflective of their practice and goal driven, continually looking at their current practice and finding opportunities for growth
 * Assist new teachers as they develop their instructional potential to foster greater teacher and student success
 * Offer ongoing support to new teachers to help increase teacher retention within the profession
 * Improve climate for teaching and learning within schools and build trust and rapport amongst new and veteran staff

Roles:
 * Partner with a mentor teacher from his/her school.
 * Collaborate with mentor to develop instructional potential, to help assure greater success in the classroom.

Responsibilities:
 * Weekly contact together as mentor/new teacher pair
 * Mentor Demonstration teaching (actual and/or video tape)
 * New Teacher Classroom Visit of Mentor teaching (actual and/or video tape) once each quarter
 * Mentor Coaching of New Teacher
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mentor to provide Instructional support (procedures, lesson planning, strategies, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Collegial emotional support in pairs
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Pairs Maintain a Monthly Activity Log with Meeting Summary.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Meet with Curriculum Director, Building Administrator, and Mentor/New Teacher throughout the year.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">New Teachers Attend and participate in scheduled program meetings and training sessions

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dates:

3:00pm-4:00pm || District Education Center Buildings w/ Mentors || * K-12 New Teachers Topic: Teacher Evaluation Process ||= Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 || 3:30-5:00pm || Intermediate Library || * K-6 New Teachers || Topic: Teacher Evaluation Process ||= Thursday, September 5th, 2013 || 3:30-5:00pm || HS Community Library || * 7-12 New Teachers || Topic: Steps in the Referral Process ||= Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 || 3:30-5:00pm || Primary Library || * K-6 New Teachers || Topic: Steps in the Referral Process ||= Thursday, December 5th, 2013 || 3:30-5:00pm || HS Community Library || * 7-12 New Teachers || Topic: Assessment ||= Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 || 3:30-5:00pm || Intermediate Library || * K-6 New Teachers || Topic: Assessment ||= Thursday, February 27th, 2014 || 3:30-5:00pm || HS Community Library || * 7-12 New Teachers || Topic: Requisitions & Reflection ||= Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 || 3:30-5:00pm || Primary Library || * K-6 New Teachers || Topic: Requisitions & Reflection ||= Thursday, May 1st, 2014 || 3:30-5:00pm || HS Community Library || * 7-12 New Teachers || Mentor Primary Resources:
 * Event ||= Date || Time || Location || Attendees ||
 * New Teacher Orientation ||= Thursday, August 1st, 2013 || 8:00am-3:00pm
 * K-12 New Teachers & Mentors ||
 * Mentor Training & Luncheon ||= Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 || 12:00-12:45pm || District Education Center || * K-12 Mentors ||
 * Quarterly Meeting #1
 * Quarterly Meeting #1
 * Quarterly Meeting #2
 * Quarterly Meeting #2
 * Quarterly Meeting #3
 * Quarterly Meeting #3
 * Quarterly Meeting #4
 * Quarterly Meeting #4

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Additional Resources: (from http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/departments/Professional-Development/LearningCoaches/PDFs/Cognitive-Coaching-Cycle.html)

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