Our district provides mentors for teachers that have less than two years experience teaching or two years or less in their assigned subject matter. Mentoring teachers are provided a stipend for their work. Mentor teachers must have completed training, have had three years of successful and exemplary teaching and support for students and have met the requirements assigned by the commissioner of education.
Our district has two lead mentor teachers, one for secondary and one for elementary. These two ladies have a passion for teaching and learning and have a reputation for excellence in all that they do. They are full-time mentors to both new and veteran faculty for as long as they serve. Under these two are all the teacher mentors that have been selected.
A new teacher attends new teacher orientation and receive full training from the mentors. New teachers are trained on the district technology systems. The mentors work to prepare new teachers for their experience in the classrooms and are available to help on any issue.
The response to the program has been extremely positive. Teachers appreciate receiving personalized help in a non-threatening manner. The mentor program that has been developed will grow with the district. In the future, it is hoped that the district may hire a mentor for the special education teachers.
Information retrieved from: http://www.boerne-isd.net/page.cfm?p=4140
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