Common use of Mentor Teachers Clause in Contracts

Mentor Teachers. A. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationship. C. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:

Mentor Teachers. 1. A. Mentor Teacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in Section 1526 of the School Code and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the code. The Mentor Teacher shall be a member of the bargaining unit. 2. 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. 3. A Mentor Teacher shall be assigned in accordance with the following: a. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured member of the bargaining unit. b. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor c. The principal and the building union representatives shall make mentor teacher must assignments. Where no agreement can be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability reached as to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor which teacher shall be available to provide professional supportassigned, guidance, the Superintendent and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher Union President shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationshipassignment. C. d. Every effort will be made to match Mentor Teachers and probationary teachers who work in the same building and have the same area of certification. e. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administratorMentor Teacher and probationary teacher after 8 months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval years. 4. Mentor Teachers will have no involvement in the evaluation process and the relationship will be collaborative and confidential. While the relationship is to be confidential, such shall not negate the responsibilities of either the mentor or probationary teacher to meet their legal obligations. Probationary teachers, likewise, will not participate in any way in the evaluation of mentors. The performance of the administrationmentor teacher as a mentor shall not be a proper subject for the evaluation procedure. Should Further, the mentor teacher shall not be called as a witness, by either party, in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentor Teacher mentee's probationary performance and/or as related to the continued employment of the mentee, nor shall the mentee be called as a witness, by either party, in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentee request performance of the mentor teacher in his/her role as a mentor. 5. Suggested standards for release time for the probationary teacher will be the configuration of up to dissolve a half day per month for the relationship during an academic first year, up to a half day every other month in the administration second year, and up to a half day every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the probationary teacher will meet be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee probationary teacher may take place weekly beyond the normal working day to determine an appropriate course of actionestablish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment 6. A minimum of mentor once a year, both mentors and probationary teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at updated on the rates below:legal ramifications of said program.

Mentor Teachers. A. Participation The assignment of mentor teacher shall be regarded, posted and filled as a Mentor Teacher shall Schedule B position within the meaning of Article 5.4 of this Agreement. Mentors will be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty appointed for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well those teachers with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) less than three years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee whether that experience was gained at Grand Ledge Public Schools or in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationshipanother school system. C. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. B. Nothing in this Article Agreement shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. . C. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:rate listed in Article 5.4. D. A mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers must have a total of not less than five (5) years of teaching experience. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance and instruction to the mentee. The purpose of the mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the mentee in a collegial fashion. The mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her/their contact with the mentee during the existence of the mentor/mentee relationship. E. A mentor may be assigned to more than one (1) mentee at a time. F. Neither the mentor teacher nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. G. Representatives of the Board and the Association agree to confer as necessary regarding the implementation of this Article and any clarification of the role and responsibilities of mentor teachers. H. The Board will appoint mentors for newly hired teachers not later than ten (10) working days of the mentee’s first work day.

Mentor Teachers. A. Participation A Mentor shall be as defined in the Revised School Code, and shall perform the duties as specified in the Code. Whenever appropriate, the Mentor shall be a member of the bargaining unit. B. Each probationary teacher shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntaryfor the first three years in probationary status. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor mentor teacher assignment is to provide a peer or other educator who can offer experienced assistance assistance, resources and support to information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. C. In grades 6-12, the Mentor shall have expertise in or be of the same subject area as the Mentee. If the Mentee is in an area where no Mentor exists, a collegial fashionMentor shall be chosen by the building principal. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of In grades K-5, the performance improvement processMentor should be a person in the same grade level. The building principal shall assign such person. D. The Mentor teacher assignment shall make periodic reports be subject to review by the Districts administration regarding Mentor and Mentee after each semester. If either the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with Mentor or the Mentee during desire to terminate the existence relationship, the building principal shall appoint a replacement Mentor. Participation as a Mentor is voluntary. E. Because the purpose of the Mentor/Mentee relationshipmatch is to acclimate the probationary teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be collegial and shall not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the Mentor or Mentee. C. The F. A Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval who is a member of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented shall receive a stipend as set forth in APPENDIX C the extra duty positions. The Mentee shall receive a stipend of $25 for professional development days approved by administration that are not within the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members parameters of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:regular workday and work year.

Mentor Teachers. ‌‌ A. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationship. C. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, ,the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:: • $700.00 for one 1st or 2nd year mentee. • $350.00 for each additional mentee (maximum of two additional). • $350 for 3rd year mentee. • $230.00 for each additional mentee (maximum of two additional).

Mentor Teachers. 1. A. Mentor Teacher shall be defined as a Master Teacher as identified in Section 1526 of the School Code and shall perform the duties of a Master Teacher as specified in the code. The Mentor Teacher shall be a member of the bargaining unit. 2. 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. 3. A Mentor Teacher shall be assigned in accordance with the following: a. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured member of the bargaining unit. b. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor c. The principal and the building union representatives shall make mentor teacher must assignments. Where no agreement can be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability reached as to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor which teacher shall be available to provide professional supportassigned, guidance, the Superintendent and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher Union President shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationshipassignment. C. d. Every effort will be made to match Mentor Teachers and probationary teachers who work in the same building and have the same area of certification. e. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administratorMentor Teacher and probationary teacher after 8 months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval years. 4. Mentor Teachers will have no involvement in the evaluation process and the relationship will be collaborative and confidential. While the relationship is to be confidential, such shall not negate the responsibilities of either the mentor or probationary teacher to meet their legal obligations. Probationary teachers, likewise, will not participate in any way in the evaluation of mentors. The performance of the administrationmentor teacher as a mentor shall not be a proper subject for the evaluation procedure. Should Further, the mentor teacher shall not be called as a witness, by either party, in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentor Teacher mentee’s probationary performance and/or as related to the continued employment of the mentee, nor shall the mentee be called as a witness, by either party, in any grievance or administrative hearing involving the Mentee request performance of the mentor teacher in his/her role as a mentor. 5. Suggested standards for release time for the probationary teacher will be the configuration of up to dissolve a half day per month for the relationship during an academic first year, up to a half day every other month in the administration second year, and up to a half day every three months in the third year. Requests for greater time spent with the probationary teacher will meet be addressed with the building principal. It is also understood that time between the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee probationary teacher may take place weekly beyond the normal working day to determine an appropriate course of actionestablish this collaborative relationship. Time commitments beyond this minimum may be subject to revision due to state mandates. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment 6. A minimum of mentor once a year, both mentors and probationary teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at updated on the rates below:legal ramifications of said program.

Mentor Teachers. A. Participation A Mentor shall be as defined in the Revised School Code, and shall perform the duties as specified in the Code. Whenever appropriate, the Mentor shall be a member of the bargaining unit. B. Each probationary teacher shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntaryfor the first three years in probationary status. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, instruction and guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor mentor teacher assignment is to provide a peer or other educator who can offer experienced assistance assistance, resources and support to information in a non-threatening collegial fashion. C. In grades 6-12, the Mentor shall have expertise in or be of the same subject area as the Mentee. If the Mentee is in an area where no Mentor exists, a collegial fashionMentor shall be chosen by the building principal. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of In grades K-5, the performance improvement processMentor should be a person in the same grade level. The building principal shall assign such person. D. The Mentor teacher assignment shall make periodic reports be subject to review by the Districts administration regarding Mentor and Xxxxxx after each semester. If either the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with Mentor or the Mentee during desire to terminate the existence relationship, the building principal shall appoint a replacement Mentor. Participation as a Mentor is voluntary. E. Because the purpose of the Mentor/Mentee relationshipmatch is to acclimate the probationary teacher and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be collegial and shall not, in any fashion, be a matter included in the evaluation of the Mentor or Mentee. C. The F. A Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval who is a member of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented shall receive a stipend as set forth in APPENDIX C the extra duty positions. The Mentee shall receive a stipend of $25 for professional development days approved by administration that are not within the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members parameters of the Association’s bargaining unit. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:regular workday and work year.

Mentor Teachers. A. Participation as a Mentor Teacher The assignment of mentor teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator regarded, posted and shall be regarded filled as an annual assignment extra- duty position within the meaning of extra duty for extra payArticle 5.4 of this Agreement. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationship. C. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article Agreement shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. . C. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below:rate of 1.5% for first year mentees, 1.0% for second year mentees, and 1% for third year mentees. All percentages shall be calculated from Step 1 of the BA+18 column of the Salary Schedule. Years of experience, otherwise denoted in Article 5.4, shall not apply to the compensation paid to mentor teachers. D. A mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers must have attained tenure status with the Board and have a total of not less than five (5) years of teaching experience. The mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance and instruction to the mentee. The purpose of the mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the mentee in a collegial fashion. The mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the mentee during the existence of the mentor/mentee relationship. E. A mentor may be assigned to more than one (1) mentee at a time. F. Neither the mentor teacher nor the mentee shall be permitted to participate in any matter related to the evaluation of the other. G. Representatives of the Board and the Association agree to confer as necessary regarding the implementation of this Article and any clarification of the role and responsibilities of mentor teachers. H. The Board will appoint mentors for newly hired teachers not later than ten (10) working days of the mentee’s first work day.

Mentor Teachers. ‌‌ A. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. The Mentor assignment shall be made by the administrator and shall be regarded as an annual assignment of extra duty for extra pay. B. A Mentor teacher must be an experienced educator who demonstrates instructional expertise, ability to work well with colleagues, continuous learning and preparation, and is skilled at providing instructional support. Mentor teachers will preferably have a minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience. The Mentor teacher shall be available to provide professional support, guidance, and instruction to the Mentee. The purpose of the Mentor teacher is to offer experienced assistance and support to the Mentee in a collegial fashion. They are not responsible for any performance evaluation but are part of the performance improvement process. The Mentor teacher shall make periodic reports to the Districts administration regarding the type (i.e., general description of contact) and extent of his/her contact with the Mentee during the existence of the Mentor/Mentee relationship. C. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) academic year subject to review and renewal by the administrator. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding academic years upon approval of the administration. Should either the Mentor Teacher or the Mentee request to dissolve the relationship during an academic year, the administration will meet with the Mentor Teacher and the Mentee to determine an appropriate course of action. D. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to indicate that the assignment of mentor teachers is exclusively work within the bargaining unit represented by the Association. Rather, ,the purpose of this Article is to delineate the wages and specified working conditions for that assignment when it is performed by members of the Association’s bargaining unit. Administration will not train or encourage mentors they do not intend to use as mentors. When reasonably practical, in the district’s sole discretion, mentors and mentees will be located within the same building. Bargaining unit members performing the duties of mentor teacher will be compensated at the rates below: 1. $700.00 for one 1st or 2nd year mentee. 2. $350.00 for each additional mentee (maximum of two additional). 3. $350 for 3rd year mentee. 4. $230.00 for each additional mentee (maximum of two additional). E. Representatives of the District and the Association agree to confer as necessary regarding the implementation of this Article and any clarification of the role and responsibilities of mentor teachers. APPENDIX 1: GRIEVANCE FORM‌ Grievance Number Date of Violation School District Building/School Statement of the Grievance: 🞏 Attached Remedy Requested: 🞏 Attached Article Allegedly Violated: Approved for processing: Signature of CEA Representative Signature of Grievant (Use reverse side for additional signatures if more than one grievant.) Date