Common use of Mentor Selection Process Clause in Contracts

Mentor Selection Process. 1.) To be eligible to mentor a Beginning Teacher, a teacher must have attained a Level 2 License. New Mexico Teacher Level 3 Licensure is preferred. 2.) Qualified teachers who desire to be Mentors, will submit an application to be eligible for the Mentor pool. Included in the application will be a letter of interest highlighting their ability to work with teachers, a list of references, and a completed Mentor Program recommendation form from each of the references listed, including, but not limited to, a principal or supervisor, a teacher colleague, and the site Federation Representative. 3.) Applicants must complete an interview before being selected for the Mentor pool. Becoming a member of the Mentor pool will not guarantee a mentoring assignment. Not all Mentors will be needed and activated each school year. Whether or not a Mentor is activated will depend on the capacity to match Mentors to Beginning Teachers. The need for a specific Mentor will depend upon who is hired within the school district at large as well as at the school level. 4.) Approved Mentors will remain in full or part-time positions in their classrooms or departments. This arrangement will help guarantee that Mentors maintain a connection with the daily work of classroom teaching. 5.) Approved Mentors who have been inactive for three (3) or more years may be required to reapply to the program.