Common use of Mentoring and Mentor Leaders Clause in Contracts

Mentoring and Mentor Leaders. a. Positions for mentors and mentor leaders shall be posted and appointments shall be for a one-year period. At the end of the school year, the appointment will automatically end unless the district, mentor, and mentee agree to continue it for a subsequent school year. b. It is recognized that fulfillment of duties and responsibilities of a mentor or mentor leader will involve use of the teachers’ preparation time, lunch time, and after school time. Any release time for mentoring functions shall be subject to the approval of the principal. c. Any evaluation of the mentor’s participation and duties will not be part of that member’s official personnel file, but may only be utilized in conjunction with the participants of this program for analysis of its efficacy. In addition, any member who volunteers, and is selected to be a mentor, shall not be evaluated, either formally or informally, on the basis of any professional conduct or comments, either written or oral, presented as part of this program, regarding any new teacher in the mentor program. d. Any teacher who has completed mentor training and is assigned a mentee will be compensated accordingly: i. Mentors who provide mentor training to a first year teacher will receive a $600 stipend; $300 to be paid in January of said year, and $300 to be paid in May of said year. ii. Mentors who provide mentor training to a second year teacher will receive a $500 stipend; $250 to be paid in January of said year, and $250 to be paid in May of said year. iii. Mentors who provide mentor training to a third year teacher will receive a $400 stipend; $200 to be paid in January of said year, and $200 to be paid in May of said year. iv. Mentor Leaders will be compensated with a $540 annual stipend; $270 to be paid in January of said year, and $270 to be paid in May of said year. v. Teachers who mentor more than one mentee will receive the relevant stipend for each mentee.