Common use of Mentor Teacher Clause in Contracts

Mentor Teacher. A Mentor Teacher 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) school year subject to review by the mentor teacher and mentee in April of each school year. The assignment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of the mentor, mentee and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for the third year. 4. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching.

Mentor Teacher. A Mentor Teacher 1. A. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District district who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "“Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." ” Teachers in the District district will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are is an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below.Article IV, Paragraph G. 2. B. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither the mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "“Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan."” 3. C. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) school year subject to review by the mentor teacher and mentee in April of each school year. The assignment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of the mentor, mentee and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for the third year. 4. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor TeacherTeacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of PA 335 (1993) and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the act.. 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher B. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in after consultation with the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Association. The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. It is understood that The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit (whenever possible). 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those members requiring a mentor assignment or any affected member whose classroom assignment has changed. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same area of certification (whenever possible). 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three (3) months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) mentees if so desired. D. Because the purpose of the mentor-/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential and shall not not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the menteeMentor Teacher or Mentee. Neither mentor the Mentor Teacher nor the mentee Mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors Further, the Mentor Teacher shall not be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentee nor shall the Mentee be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentor Teacher. This article does not apply to unethical, illegal or immoral activities on the part of either the mentor or mentee. E. Upon request, the Administration shall make available reasonable release time so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be in accordance with assigned common preparation time. Suggested standards for release time will be the Michigan Department configuration of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one up to four (14) school year subject to review by the mentor teacher and mentee in April of each school year. The assignment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of the mentor, mentee and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) hours per mentee, month for the first year. If mentee is placed on , up to a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars four ($200.4) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for hours every other month in the second year shall be one hundred dollars year, and up to four ($1004) and fifty dollars ($50) for hours every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the Mentee will be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee will necessarily take place weekly beyond the normal working day to establish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. This provision is a suggested standard and will not be a factor in the decision to retain or dismiss a mentee. 4. F. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Administration.

Mentor Teacher. A Mentor Teacher 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each A. Each teacher in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers after consultation with the Association as identified in the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria (Section 1526 of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Revised School Code). The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship . B. Mentor Teachers shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be assigned in accordance with the Michigan Department following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for teaching with the New capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michiganshall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit whenever possible." 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those teachers requiring a mentor teacher assignment. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building and have the same or similar area of certification whenever possible. 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) school year year, subject to review by the mentor teacher Administration, Mentor Teacher and mentee in April of each school yearMentee after three (3) months. The assignment appointment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) Mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principal. C. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, mentee the Board and the Administration. The mentor teacher Association agree the relationship shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per menteeconfidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, for reasonable release time may be made available so the first Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistanceWhere possible, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for the third yearassigned common preparation time. 4. E. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of Section 1526 of the Revised School Code and Article 6 of this Agreement.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor Teacher 1mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in Section 1526 of the School Code. In accordance A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526)District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each teacher in his/her bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee teaching shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of to up to two (2) mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in information. C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. Participation as a nonmentor shall be voluntary. In the event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of the School Code. 2. An attempt will be made to match mentor teacher and mentees who have the same area of certification or work assignment. 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be subject to renewal on a year-threatening collegial fashionto-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. It is understood that the mentor-The mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of or mentee. 5. Upon request, the menteeadministration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Neither mentor nor the mentee Additionally, release time shall be permitted made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and second year mentor/mentees shall have available up to participate three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "Guidelines same building and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) half-day per school year subject release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. Third year mentor/mentees shall have available up to review by two (2) half-day releases if not in the same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same building so the mentor teacher and may work with the mentee in April his/her assignment during the regular work day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school to discuss curriculum and instructional issues September through May. Meeting (contact) time must be at least 30 minutes long to meet this monthly requirement. Documentation of each the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. The assignment Meeting time outside the contract year shall be voluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the mentor, mentee and new teacher orientation arranged by the AdministrationDistrict. The first year teacher mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, at the curriculum rate for all required time in attendance at the new teacher orientation. Required new teacher orientation meeting time that is self-directed time for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year and mentor shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for in lieu of equivalent release time during the third upcoming school year. 46. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teachingteaching within the school day and school calendar for new Teacher . 7. No later than the end of the first year that a bargaining unit member serves as a mentor teacher, he/she should attend a workshop or conference selected by the administration for the purpose of training the bargaining unit member to serve as a mentor teacher. All workshop or conference expenses shall be paid by the District. 8. For up to a one year period mentors will be available upon request for any teacher who is transferring to a subject area or grade level. The compensation rate and meeting requirements will be 50% of those for second year new teacher mentors (release time shall be made available for up to two half-day releases for out of building mentor/mentee and one half-day release for in building mentor/mentee). 9. Newly hired teachers who previously attained tenure will be provided one year of mentoring. This mentoring will be in the “Pathwise” program or some similar program if available. Requirements and compensation shall be as set for a year 2 mentor. 10. Mentors and mentees will be required to attend up to three meetings outside the school day of up to one and one-half hours in length during the course of the year. 11. In order to be eligible for “trained mentor” (Pathwise) pay the mentor must have attended the appropriate training. D. In the event the law requiring mentor Teacher is repealed or amended during the life of this Agreement, the provisions of this Article that are affected by such change shall be suspended from operation.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor TeacherTeacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of PA 335 (1993) and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the act. 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher B. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in after consultation with the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Association. The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship . C. Mentor Teachers shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be serve in accordance with the Michigan Department following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of Education publication, "Guidelines teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michiganshall have received an effective or highly effective rating on their most recent educator evaluation." 3. The mentor teacher assignment Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be volun tary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those members requiring a mentor assignment or any affected member whose classroom assignment has changed. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same area of certification (whenever possible). 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment will serve for one (1) school year year, subject to review by the mentor teacher Administration, Mentor Teacher and mentee in April of each school yearMentee after three (3) months. The assignment appointment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) mentees if so desired. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, mentee the Board and the Administration. The mentor teacher Association agree the relationship shall be paid two hundred dollars confidential to the extent permitted by law. E. Upon request, the Administration shall make available reasonable release time so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. Suggested standards for release time will be the configuration of up to four ($2004) hours per mentee, month for the first year. If mentee is placed on , up to a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars four ($200.4) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for hours every other month in the second year shall be one hundred dollars year, and up to four ($1004) and fifty dollars ($50) for hours every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the Mentee will be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee will necessarily take place weekly beyond the normal working day to establish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. This provision is a suggested standard and will not be a factor in the decision to retain or dismiss a mentee. 4. F. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Administration. G. Mentor Teachers shall provide a detail end log of mentoring/training activities, including dates and duration, to the building principal by June 1st of each year in order to be compensated for their service as a mentor teacher. The mentor will receive substitute teacher’s pay for days outside the contract year that they attend training sessions either with or for new the new teacher that they are mentoring.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor TeacherTeacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of PA 335 (1993) and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the act. 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher B. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three four (34) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in after consultation with the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Association. The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. It is understood that The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate’s recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit (whenever possible). 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those members requiring a Mentor assignment or any affected member whose classroom assignment has changed. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same area of certification whenever possible. 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three (3) months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) mentees if so desired. D. Because the purpose of the mentor-/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential and shall not not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the menteeMentor Teacher or Mentee. Neither mentor the Mentor Teacher nor the mentee Mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors Further, the Mentor Teacher shall not be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentee nor shall the Mentee be called as a witness in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentor Teacher. This article does not apply to unethical, illegal or immoral activities on the part of either the Mentor or Mentee. E. Upon request, the administration shall make every effort to make available reasonable release time so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be in accordance with assigned common preparation time. Suggested standards for release time will be the Michigan Department configuration of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one up to four (14) school year subject to review by the mentor teacher and mentee in April of each school year. The assignment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of the mentor, mentee and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) hours per mentee, month for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars up to four ($200.4) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for hours every other month in the second year shall be one hundred dollars year, and up to four ($1004) and fifty dollars ($50) for hours every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the Mentee will be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee will necessarily take place weekly beyond the normal working day to establish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. This provision is suggested standard and will not be a factor in the decision to retain or dismiss a Mentee. 4F. The Mentee will be expected to attend at least one conference each year. Mentees The district will provide expenses for said conference. Mentor teachers will be encouraged to attend the conference with the Mentee. G. Compensation for Mentor Teachers shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of classroom teachingsubject to local bargaining within each district.

Mentor Teacher. A Mentor Teacher 1. A. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District district who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "“Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." ” Teachers in the District district will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are is an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below.Article IV, Paragraph G. 2. B. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither the mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "“Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan."” 3. C. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) school year subject to review by the mentor teacher and mentee in April of each school year. The assignment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of the mentor, mentee and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for the third year. 4▇. Mentees ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor TeacherTeacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of PA 335 (1993) and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the act.. 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher B. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in after consultation with the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Association. The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship . C. Mentor Teachers shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be assigned in accordance with the Michigan Department following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for teaching with the New capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michiganshall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit (whenever possible)." 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those members requiring a mentor teacher assignment or any affected member whose classroom assignment has changed. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same area of certification (whenever possible). 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) school year year, subject to review by the mentor teacher Administration, Mentor Teacher and mentee in April of each school yearMentee after three (3) months. The assignment appointment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) mentees if so desired. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, mentee the Board and the Administration. The mentor teacher Association agree the relationship shall be paid two hundred dollars confidential to the extent permitted by law. E. Upon request, the Administration shall make available reasonable release time so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. Suggested standards for release time will be the configuration of up to four ($2004) hours per mentee, month for the first year. If mentee is placed on , up to a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars four ($200.4) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for hours every other month in the second year shall be one hundred dollars year, and up to four ($1004) and fifty dollars ($50) for hours every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the Mentee will be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee will necessarily take place weekly beyond the normal working day to establish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. This provision is a suggested standard and will not be a factor in the decision to retain or dismiss a mentee. 4. F. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Administration.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor Teacher 1mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in Section 1526 of the School Code. In accordance A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526)District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each teacher in his/her bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee teaching shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of to up to two (2) mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in information. C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. Participation as a nonmentor shall be voluntary. In the event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of the School Code. 2. An attempt will be made to match mentor teacher and mentees who have the same area of certification or work assignment. 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be subject to renewal on a year-threatening collegial fashionto-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. It is understood that the mentor-The mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of or mentee. 5. Upon request, the menteeadministration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Neither mentor nor the mentee Additionally, release time shall be permitted made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and second year mentor/mentees shall have available up to participate three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "Guidelines same building and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) half-day per school year subject release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. Third year mentor/mentees shall have available up to review by two (2) half-day releases if not in the same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same building so the mentor teacher and may work with the mentee in April his/her assignment during the regular work day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school to discuss curriculum and instructional issues September through May. Meeting (contact) time must be at least 30 minutes long to meet this monthly requirement. Documentation of each the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. The assignment Meeting time outside the contract year shall be voluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the mentor, mentee and new teacher orientation arranged by the AdministrationDistrict. The first year teacher mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, at the curriculum rate for all required time in attendance at the new teacher orientation. Required new teacher orientation meeting time that is self-directed time for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year and mentor shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for in lieu of equivalent release time during the third upcoming school year. 46. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teachingteaching within the school day and school calendar for new Teacher . 7. No later than the end of the first year that a bargaining unit member serves as a mentor teacher, he/she should attend a workshop or conference selected by the administration for the purpose of training the bargaining unit member to serve as a mentor teacher. All workshop or conference expenses shall be paid by the District. 8. For up to a one year period mentors will be available upon request for any teacher who is transferring to a subject area or grade level. The compensation rate and meeting requirements will be 50% of those for second year new teacher mentors (release time shall be made available for up to two half-day releases for out of building mentor/mentee and one half-day release for in building mentor/mentee). 9. Newly hired teachers who previously attained tenure will be provided one year of mentoring. Requirements and compensation shall be as set for a year 2 mentor. 10. Mentors and mentees will be required to attend up to three meetings outside the school day of up to one and one-half hours in length during the course of the year. D. In the event the law requiring mentor Teacher is repealed or amended during the life of this Agreement, the provisions of this Article that are affected by such change shall be suspended from operation.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor TeacherTeacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in section 1526 of PA 335 (1993) and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the act. 1. In accordance with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526), each teacher B. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be provided assigned a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected Mentor Teacher by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in after consultation with the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2Association. The mentor teacher Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship . C. Mentor Teachers shall be confidential and shall not be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of the mentee. Neither mentor nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be serve in accordance with the Michigan Department following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate’s recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of Education publication, "Guidelines teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit (whenever possible) and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michiganshall have received an effective or highly effective rating on their most recent educator evaluation." 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall provide notification to all teachers of any mentor teacher assignment positions as soon as they become available. 5. Mentor Teachers and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same area of certification (whenever possible). 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment will serve for one (1) school year year, subject to review by the mentor teacher Administration, Mentor Teacher and mentee in April of each school yearMentee after three (3) months. The assignment appointment may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) mentees if so desired. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, mentee the Board and the Administration. The mentor teacher Association agree the relationship shall be paid two hundred dollars confidential to the extent permitted by law. E. Upon request, the Administration shall make available reasonable release time so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. Suggested standards for release time will be the configuration of up to four ($2004) hours per mentee, month for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars up to four ($200.4) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for hours every other month in the second year shall be one hundred dollars year, and up to four ($1004) and fifty dollars hours ever three ($503) for months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the Mentee will be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee will necessarily take place weekly beyond the normal working day to establish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. This provision is a suggested standard and will not be a factor in the decision to retain or dismiss a mentee. 4. F. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Administration. G. Mentor Teachers shall provide a detail end log of mentoring/training activities, including dates and duration, to the building principal by June 1st of each year in order to be compensated for their service as a mentor teacher. The mentor will receive substitute teacher’s pay for days outside the contract year that they attend training sessions either with or for the new teacher that they are mentoring.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor Teacher 1mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in Section 1526 of the School Code. In accordance A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the Michigan Revised School Code (380.1526)District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each teacher in his/her bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom shall be provided a mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the District who have indicated an interest in mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." Teachers in the District will not be forced to be mentors. Every effort will be made to match mentor teachers and mentees who work in the same building and who have the same area of certification. Where possible, the mentor teacher and the mentee teaching shall be assigned common preparation time. If there are an insufficient number of to up to two (2) mentor teachers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher provided that he/she shall be paid at the rate listed in Section 3 below. 2. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentoring mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in information. C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. Participation as a nonmentor shall be voluntary. In the event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of the School Code. 2. An attempt will be made to match mentor teacher and mentees who have the same area of certification or work assignment. 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be subject to renewal on a year-threatening collegial fashionto-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. It is understood that the mentor-The mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the evaluation of the mentor teacher nor of or mentee. 5. Upon request, the menteeadministration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Neither mentor nor the mentee Additionally, release time shall be permitted made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and second year mentor/mentees shall have available up to participate three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not in the evaluation of the other. The job description for mentors shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Education publication, "Guidelines same building and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan." 3. The mentor teacher assignment shall be for one (1) half-day per school year subject release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. Third year mentor/mentees shall have available up to review by two (2) half-day releases if not in the same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same building so the mentor teacher and may work with the mentee in April his/her assignment during the regular work day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school to discuss curriculum and instructional issues September through May. Meeting (contact) time must be at least 30 minutes long to meet this monthly requirement. Documentation of each the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. The assignment Meeting time outside the contract year shall be voluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be renewed in succeeding years upon concurrence of required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the mentor, mentee and new teacher orientation arranged by the AdministrationDistrict. The first year teacher mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, at the curriculum rate for all required time in attendance at the new teacher orientation. Required new teacher orientation meeting time that is self-directed time for the first year. If mentee is placed on a plan of assistance, the payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the second year and mentor shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for in lieu of equivalent release time during the third upcoming school year. 46. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teaching. Teachers that have worked within another district may have reduced hours. 7. No later than the end of the first year that a bargaining unit member serves as a mentor teacher, he/she should attend a workshop or conference selected by the administration for the purpose of training the bargaining unit member to serve as a mentor teacher. All workshop or conference expenses shall be paid by the District. 8. For up to a one year period mentors will be available upon request for any teacher who is transferring to a subject area or grade level. The compensation rate and meeting requirements will be 50% of those for second year new teacher mentors (release time shall be made available for up to two half-day releases for out of building mentor/mentee and one half-day release for in building mentor/mentee). 9. Newly hired teachers who previously attained tenure will be provided one year of mentoring. Requirements and compensation shall be as set for a year 2 mentor. 10. Mentors and mentees will be required to attend up to three meetings outside the school day of up to one and one-half hours in length during the course of the year. 11. When required, the training of new teacher mentors will be responsibility of the district. Teachers involved in the training will be compensated at the curriculum rate for all non- contractual time they are involved in the training. All expenses related to the training will be reimbursed according to the District’s conference guidelines. Some of the training can occur as release time during the school year. D. In the event the law requiring mentor Teacher is repealed or amended during the life of this Agreement, the provisions of this Article that are affected by such change shall be suspended from operation.