Assignment of Mentors Sample Clauses

Assignment of Mentors a. Every year, in mid-August, the district facilitator will distribute a list of trained TEAM building mentors, and beginning teachers requiring mentors to the administrators who are responsible for the new employee. Administrators shall assign mentors to a mentee by September 7th, or within 15 days of hire, with primary consideration being... 1st Commonly shared grade level or subject area in the same school. 2rd Shared building location. b. If a building administrator is unable to assign an appropriate mentor within their school, they will contact the TCC, who will identify a mentor willing to work with the beginning teacher, based upon a commonly shared grade level or subject area. If a potential mentor is not identified, the TEAM Coordinating Committee will be contacted to make other recommendations. c. Since non –TEAM mentors do not require training, the administrator shall select these mentors based upon commonly shared certification/subject within the same school if possible. If not, the TCC will identify a mentor for these beginning staff members as above in paragraph 7. d. The Team Coordinating Committee will oversee and approve the match of mentees, to ensure that mentors are assigned in accordance with this agreement, and may choose to override these priorities when necessary to meet other clauses of this agreement and to facilitate timely mentor assignments.

Assignment of Mentors. The Board and the Association will jointly appoint all mentor teachers. At least one mentor teacher will be appointed for each new teacher during his/her first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Assignment of the mentor teacher will be made before the end of the new teacher's tenth (10th) instructional day in any new assignment. If agreement has not been reached on assigning a mentor teacher by that time, the Board may appoint the mentor teacher. Mentors who meet program qualifications will be selected on a voluntary basis. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and new teachers who work in the same building and have the same area of certification. If a new teacher is assigned to an elementary classroom, one mentor will be assigned. If a new teacher is assigned to a secondary classroom, one or more mentors may be assigned. If two mentors are assigned, the mentoring minimum requirements will be shared between the two mentors. If three mentors are assigned, the mentoring requirements will be shared equally between the three mentors. The mentor teacher appointment shall be for one (1) year subject to review by the mentor teacher and new teacher at the end of the year. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. An administrator who served as a mentor teacher can not be part of the evaluation process for his/her probationary teacher during the teacher's probationary period. In the event that a problem should arise due to the implementation of a mentor teacher assignment, then the Association, the probationary teacher and the Board's representative shall work to a mutually acceptable solution.

Assignment of Mentors. A licensed member who meets the mentoring requirements but does not volunteer his or her service as described above may be selected by the professional development coordinator in consultation with the building principal to serve as a mentor. In this case, the licensed member has the option of refusing to take on such responsibility. If no other licensed member agrees to take on that mentoring position, the professional development coordinator in consultation with the principal may assign any qualified member to serve as a mentor.

Assignment of Mentors. 1. In compliance with state law, mentor teachers shall be assigned by building principals or designated administrators to each mentee within thirty (30) days at the outset of his/her assignment for his/her first three (3) years in the profession. The position of mentor is voluntary. Principals shall solicit volunteers for mentoring positions from the ranks of tenured teachers in the affected building. Interested teachers shall submit a written request to be considered for such position. 2. Whenever possible, the following will serve as criteria for selecting mentors: a. A tenured teacher in the bargaining unit. b. Assigned to the same building, instructional level, or subject area as the first year teacher. 3. Selection or non-selection to serve as mentor is non-grievable. Reasons for not being selected shall be made known upon request to the individual and/or ASSOCIATION President. 4. Mentors who are not otherwise employed as members of this bargaining unit are excluded from the recognition clause, Article I, Paragraph A of the Master Agreement. 5. It shall be the professional responsibility of mentors to: a. Provide orientation to the teaching profession. b. Supplement in a friendly, informal way the formal orientation in the building, teaching level, or subject matter area on an ongoing basis. c. Offer a sympathetic ear and moral support as the new teacher becomes acclimated to the position and profession. 6. The professional mentor/mentee relationship is intended to be confidential. Mentors shall not be required to be involved in the evaluation of the mentee and will not be required to have a role have no role in the formal evaluation process. The mentee shall not be required to be involved in the evaluation of the mentor. Neither the mentor nor the mentee shall participate in a grievance hearing against the other except for cases of misconduct. The mentor’s assignment shall be reviewed within sixty (60) days of the start of the assignment. The administrator, mentor or mentee may request a review of or end to the relationship at any time. 7. Where possible, common preparation time may be assigned to the mentor and mentee. With the approval of the administrator, release time may be arranged for the mentor and mentee to work together. 8. Mentors shall receive a stipend AS FOLLOWS: $1,000 FOR YEAR 1 $375 FOR YEAR 2 $200 FOR YEAR 3 Existing administrative procedures for trade-off time and stipends for conference attendance may also be explored by the mento...

Assignment of Mentors. Mentors shall be assigned to work with individual teachers by the REOC. Individual assignments shall be made at the sole discretion of the REOC and for a term of one school year.

Assignment of Mentors. Building administrators are responsible for assigning Resident Educator and Associate Mentor partnerships with Resident Educator and Associate teachers. A Resident Educator must be assigned a mentor who has been trained in the Resident Educator program. Preferably, mentors should be from the same subject area and/or grade level as the Resident Educator/Associate teacher. No mentor will work with more than one (1) Resident Educator/Associate teacher unless the mentor is a retired teacher working as a Resident Educator mentor.

Assignment of Mentors. Not later than 90 days after the date on which an indi- ▇▇▇▇▇▇ begins participating in the pilot pro- gram required by subsection (a), the Sec- retary shall assign the participant a mentor who is a managerial employee of the Depart- ment outside the participant’s chain of com- mand.

Assignment of Mentors. Building Principals, upon consultation with grade level leaders and/or Department Chairs, will recommend teachers who have volunteered to be mentors to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Similar grade level and/or content area assignment will be strongly considered in the selection of mentors.