Common use of Mentor Teacher Clause in Contracts

Mentor Teacher. A. Each teacher in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code). The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the 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 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 teachers requiring a mentor 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) 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 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, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available 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. 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 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.. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the 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 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 teachers members requiring a mentor assignmentassignment 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 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) 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential and shall not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the Mentor Teacher or Mentee. Neither the Mentor Teacher nor the Mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. 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. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, Administration shall make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to a four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) 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. E. 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 Section 1526 the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Revised School Code Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Article 6 of this AgreementAdministration.

Mentor Teacher. A. Each teacher In accordance with the Michigan School Code (380.1526), each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned provided a Mentor Teacher mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration after consultation with from a list of tenured teachers in the Association as identified district who have indicated an interest in (Section 1526 mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Revised School Code)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 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 Article IV, Paragraph G. B. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers . It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be assigned 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 following:Michigan Department of Education publication, “Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan.” 1. C. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a mentor 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 teachers requiring a mentor 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) year, school year subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher mentor teacher and Mentee after three (3) monthsmentee in April of each school year. The appointment assignment may be renewed in succeeding 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 years upon concurrence of the mentor/, mentee match is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialAdministration. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available 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. 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. Each 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 assigned provided a Mentor Teacher mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration after consultation with from a list of tenured teachers in the Association as identified District who have indicated an interest in (Section 1526 mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Revised School Code)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 mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers . It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be assigned 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 following: 1. The ultimate Michigan Department of Education publication, "Guidelines and overriding criteria used Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process 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 areasMichigan. 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 teachers requiring a mentor 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 teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, school year subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher mentor teacher and Mentee after three (3) monthsmentee in April of each school year. The appointment assignment may be renewed in succeeding 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 years upon concurrence of the mentor/, mentee match and the Administration. The mentor teacher shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per mentee, for the first year. If mentee is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end placed on a plan of quality instructionassistance, the Board and payment will remain two hundred dollars ($200.) If a mentee is not on a plan of assistance, payment for the Association agree the relationship second year shall be confidentialone hundred dollars ($100) and fifty dollars ($50) for the third year. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year4. Where possible, the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. 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 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. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years of employment in the classroom teaching shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Administration. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. An orientation jointly sponsored by the Administration and the Association shall be held for all Mentors and Mentees prior to the end of September each year. D. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the 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 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. 43. The District shall notify the Association of those teachers members requiring a mentor assignment. 54. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) and have the same or similar area of certification (whenever possible). 65. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 76. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three (3) monthsat any time upon request. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. 87. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) Mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. 8. Mentor Teachers shall be tenured bargaining unit members whenever possible. E. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member into the teaching profession and to provide necessary assistance toward the end result of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential and shall not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the Mentor Teacher. The Mentor Teacher may participate in the post- observation conference with the beginning teacher and the principal if requested by the beginning teacher. Further, the Mentee shall not 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. D. F. Upon approval request, the administration may make available reasonable amounts of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day workday and school calendar year. Where possible, the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. E. G. 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 Such professional development activities will be chosen with concurrence of the Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Administration and be in addition to regularly scheduled District- wide professional development. The Mentor and Mentee will be jointly responsible for recording these professional development days and submitting this recording in compliance with school practice and relevant school law. H. Compensation for Mentor Teachers shall be scheduled within addressed in Article XXIII. In order to receive compensation as a Mentor Teacher under this section, the parameters Mentor Teacher will be expected to spend a minimum of Section 1526 1 hour per week (average) consulting the assigned Mentee Teacher. A record of all meetings/consultations shall be forwarded to the building administrator by June 1 of each year. This record shall be submitted along with the Professional Development Record referenced in G. I. The Board and Association will both encourage single Mentor-Mentee assignments, and if new multiple mentorship assignments are approved, then compensation will be one-half (1/2) of the Revised School Code and Article 6 of this Agreementrate for the second or subsequent assignment.

Mentor Teacher. A. Each new teacher in shall be assigned a master teacher who shall serve as his/her “mentor teacher” during the new teacher’s first three (3) years in the a classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 at Litchfield Community Schools. This assignment is subject to change upon request of the Revised School Code)mentor, the new teacher, the Association, or the building administrator. 1. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction instruction, and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources resources, and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers . It is understood that the mentor-new teacher relationship is confidential and shall not be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled matter included in the art and science evaluation of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areaseither person. 2. As much as possible, the mentor will be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the district who have indicated an interest in mentoring. Every effort will be made to match the new teacher with a mentor in the same building and with the same certification. The Mentor Teacher Association shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit whenever possiblepromptly notified of all mentor assignments and any changes of such assignments. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher mentor shall be voluntary. In no instance will a Litchfield School Administrator serve as a teacher mentor. If there is an insufficient number of Litchfield Schools, tenured teacher volunteers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher. 4. A mentor teacher shall be compensated four hundred dollars ($400) each year for each new teacher mentored. The District mentor teacher shall notify the Association of those teachers requiring a mentor assignment. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work also be provided, for each new teacher he mentors 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, subject to review by an additional seventy-five dollars ($75) of classroom materials of his/her choice during the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three new teacher’s first year of teaching. An additional seventy-five dollars (3$75) months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding 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 classroom materials of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available 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. E. Mentees ’s choice shall be provided with a minimum for mentoring during the new teacher’s second year. During the new teacher’s third year of fifteen teaching, the mentor shall be provided an additional seventy-five dollars (15$75) 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 materials of the Revised School Code and Article 6 of this Agreementmentor’s choice.

Mentor Teacher. A. Each teacher In accordance with the Michigan School Code (380.1526), each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned provided a Mentor Teacher mentor teacher. In no instance will an administrator serve as a teacher mentor. The mentor shall be selected by the Administration after consultation with from a list of tenured teachers in the Association as identified district who have indicated an interest in (Section 1526 mentoring and who meet the criteria of the Revised School Code)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 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 Article IV, Paragraph G. B. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor mentoring assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers . It is understood that the mentor-mentee relationship shall be assigned 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 following:Michigan Department of Education publication, “Guidelines and Recommendations for the New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring Process in Michigan.” 1. C. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a mentor 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 teachers requiring a mentor 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) year, school year subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher mentor teacher and Mentee after three (3) monthsmentee in April of each school year. The appointment assignment may be renewed in succeeding 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 years upon concurrence of the mentor/, mentee match is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialAdministration. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available 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. E. Mentees X. Xxxxxxx 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. Each A mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in his/her Section 1526 of the School Code. A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom teaching shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in to up to two (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)2) mentor teachers. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashioninformation. B. Mentor Teachers C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be assigned in accordance with subject to the followingfollowing conditions: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition Participation as a teacher skilled in mentor shall be voluntary. In the art and science event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areasSchool Code. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall An attempt will be a tenured made to match mentor teacher within and mentees who have the bargaining unit whenever possiblesame area of certification or work assignment. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher The mentor teacher assignment shall be voluntarysubject to renewal on a year-to-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. The District mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall notify be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the Association evaluation of those teachers requiring a the mentor assignmentteacher or mentee. 5. Mentor Teachers Upon request, the administration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Additionally, release time shall be made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and Mentees second year mentor/mentees shall work have available up to three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not 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. 7half-day per school year release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. The Mentor Teacher assignment Third year mentor/mentees 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 available up to two (2) Mentees half-day releases if mutually desired by not in the Mentor Teacher same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same 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, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher mentor teacher may work with the Mentee mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school calendar 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 the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. Where possible, Meeting time outside the Mentor Teacher and Mentee contract year shall be assigned common preparation timevoluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the new teacher orientation arranged by the District. The first year teacher mentor shall be paid 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 mentee and mentor shall be in lieu of equivalent release time during the upcoming school year. E. 6. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teaching. Professional development 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 scheduled within paid by the parameters 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 Section 1526 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 Revised School Code and Article 6 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.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor Teacher 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. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned serve in accordance with the following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's ’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) and shall 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 notify the Association provide notification to all teachers of those teachers requiring a any mentor assignmentteacher positions as soon as they become available. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees Xxxxxxx shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) 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 will serve 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential to the extent permitted by law. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, Administration shall make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) hours ever three (3) 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. E. 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 Section 1526 the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Revised School Code Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Article 6 Administration. G. Mentor Teachers shall provide a detail end log of this Agreementmentoring/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. Each A mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in his/her Section 1526 of the School Code. A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom teaching shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in to up to two (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)2) mentor teachers. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashioninformation. B. Mentor Teachers C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be assigned in accordance with subject to the followingfollowing conditions: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition Participation as a teacher skilled in mentor shall be voluntary. In the art and science event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areasSchool Code. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall An attempt will be a tenured made to match mentor teacher within and mentees who have the bargaining unit whenever possiblesame area of certification or work assignment. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher The mentor teacher assignment shall be voluntarysubject to renewal on a year-to-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. The District mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall notify be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the Association evaluation of those teachers requiring a the mentor assignmentteacher or mentee. 5. Mentor Teachers Upon request, the administration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Additionally, release time shall be made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and Mentees second year mentor/mentees shall work have available up to three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not 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. 7half-day per school year release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. The Mentor Teacher assignment Third year mentor/mentees 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 available up to two (2) Mentees half-day releases if mutually desired by not in the Mentor Teacher same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same 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, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher mentor teacher may work with the Mentee mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school calendar 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 the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. Where possible, Meeting time outside the Mentor Teacher and Mentee contract year shall be assigned common preparation timevoluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the new teacher orientation arranged by the District. The first year teacher mentor shall be paid 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 mentee and mentor shall be in lieu of equivalent release time during the upcoming school year. E. 6. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teachingteaching within the school day and school calendar for new Teacher . 7. Professional development 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 scheduled within paid by the parameters 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 Section 1526 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 Revised School Code and Article 6 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 Teacher 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. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned serve in accordance with the 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 teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit whenever possibleand shall have received an effective or highly effective rating on their most recent educator evaluation. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntaryvolun tary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those teachers members requiring a mentor assignmentassignment 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 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 will serve 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential to the extent permitted by law. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, Administration shall make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to a four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) 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. E. 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 Section 1526 the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Revised School Code Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Article 6 Administration. G. Mentor Teachers shall provide a detail end log of this Agreementmentoring/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 Teacher 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.. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the 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 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 teachers members requiring a mentor assignmentassignment 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 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) 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential to the extent permitted by law. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, Administration shall make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to a four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) 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. E. 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 Section 1526 the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Revised School Code Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Article 6 of this AgreementAdministration.

Mentor Teacher. A. Each A mentor teacher shall perform the duties specified in his/her Section 1526 of the School Code. A mentor teacher shall be a bargaining unit member with four (4) or more years of service with the District. B. Starting with teachers hired by the District to begin teaching during the 1994-95 school year or later, each bargaining unit member for the first three (3) years of his/her employment in the classroom teaching shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in to up to two (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)2) mentor teachers. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashioninformation. B. Mentor Teachers C. The mentor teacher/mentee assignment shall be assigned in accordance with subject to the followingfollowing conditions: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition Participation as a teacher skilled in mentor shall be voluntary. In the art and science event there are not sufficient bargaining unit volunteers, the District may appoint mentor Teacher from any source permitted by Section 1526 of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areasSchool Code. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall An attempt will be a tenured made to match mentor teacher within and mentees who have the bargaining unit whenever possiblesame area of certification or work assignment. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher The mentor teacher assignment shall be voluntarysubject to renewal on a year-to-year basis based on a review by the administration, the mentor teacher and the mentee at the end of the year. 4. The District mentor teacher/mentee relationship shall notify be confidential and shall not in any fashion be a matter included in the Association evaluation of those teachers requiring a the mentor assignmentteacher or mentee. 5. Mentor Teachers Upon request, the administration shall make available reasonable release time for classroom/teacher observations (as approved by the building administrator). Additionally, release time shall be made available for mentor-mentee meeting time. First and Mentees second year mentor/mentees shall work have available up to three (3) half-day releases per school year if mentor and mentee are not 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. 7half-day per school year release if the mentor and mentee are in the same building. The Mentor Teacher assignment Third year mentor/mentees 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 available up to two (2) Mentees half-day releases if mutually desired by not in the Mentor Teacher same building and one (1) half-day release if in the same 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, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher mentor teacher may work with the Mentee mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day day. It is expected that mentors will meet with their mentees at least one and one-half hours a month before or after school calendar 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 the dates of these meetings will be submitted to the curriculum office at the end of the school year. Where possible, Meeting time outside the Mentor Teacher and Mentee contract year shall be assigned common preparation timevoluntary except that a first year teacher mentor may be required to attend a mentor/mentee meeting during the new teacher orientation arranged by the District. The first year teacher mentor shall be paid 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 mentee and mentor shall be in lieu of equivalent release time during the upcoming school year. E. 6. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of employment in classroom teachingteaching within the school day and school calendar for new Teacher . 7. Professional development 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 scheduled within paid by the parameters 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 Section 1526 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 Revised School Code and Article 6 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 Teacher 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. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three four (34) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's ’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 teachers members requiring a mentor assignmentMentor 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 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) 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential and shall not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the Mentor Teacher or Mentee. Neither the Mentor Teacher nor the Mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. 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. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, administration shall make every effort to make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) 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. E. Mentees F. The Mentee will be expected to attend at least one conference each year. 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 activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled subject to local bargaining within the parameters of Section 1526 of the Revised School Code and Article 6 of this Agreementeach district.

Mentor Teacher. A. Each new teacher in shall be assigned a master teacher who shall serve as his/her “mentor teacher” during the new teacher’s first three (3) years in the a classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 at Litchfield Community Schools. This assignment is subject to change upon request of the Revised School Code)mentor, the new teacher, the Association, or the building administrator. 1. The Mentor Teacher mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction instruction, and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources resources, and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. Mentor Teachers . It is understood that the mentor-new teacher relationship is confidential and shall not be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled matter included in the art and science evaluation of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas.either person. Litchfield Education Association MEA/NEA September 1, 2020-August 31, 2024 2. As much as possible, the mentor will be selected by the Administration from a list of tenured teachers in the district who have indicated an interest in mentoring. Every effort will be made to match the new teacher with a mentor in the same building and with the same certification. The Mentor Teacher Association shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit whenever possiblepromptly notified of all mentor assignments and any changes of such assignments. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher mentor shall be voluntary. In no instance will a Litchfield School Administrator serve as a teacher mentor. If there is an insufficient number of Litchfield Schools, tenured teacher volunteers, retired teachers or college professors may serve as a mentor teacher. 4. A mentor teacher shall be compensated four hundred dollars ($400) each year for each new teacher mentored. The District mentor teacher shall notify the Association of those teachers requiring a mentor assignment. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work also be provided, for each new teacher he mentors 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, subject to review by an additional seventy-five dollars ($75) of classroom materials of his/her choice during the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three new teacher’s first year of teaching. An additional seventy-five dollars (3$75) months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding 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 classroom materials of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available 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. E. Mentees ’s choice shall be provided with a minimum for mentoring during the new teacher’s second year. During the new teacher’s third year of fifteen teaching, the mentor shall be provided an additional seventy-five dollars (15$75) 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 materials of the Revised School Code and Article 6 of this Agreementmentor’s choice.

Mentor Teacher. A. A Mentor Teacher 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.. B. Each teacher bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of the Revised School Code)Association. The Mentor Teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the mentor assignment is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. B. C. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the 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 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 teachers members requiring a mentor assignmentassignment or any affected member whose classroom assignment has changed. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees Xxxxxxx shall work in the same building (elementary, middle, high school) 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) 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 mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principalso desired. C. D. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the teacher bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidentialconfidential to the extent permitted by law. D. E. Upon approval of request, the building principal, Administration shall make available reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, 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 (4) hours per month for the first year, up to a four (4) hours every other month in the second year, and up to four (4) 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. E. 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 Section 1526 the regular work day and work year. Such professional development activities will be chosen with the concurrence of the Revised School Code Mentor Teacher, Mentee and Article 6 of this AgreementAdministration.