Common use of Mentors Clause in Contracts

Mentors. A mentor teacher will be assigned to each probationary employee for the first three years of his or her employment in classroom teaching. The Mentor Teacher will be assigned by the Administration to provide support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the Mentor is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources, and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion, to acclimate the employee to the duties of the job, and to provide necessary assistance to provide quality instruction. The Board and Association agree the relationship shall be voluntary, confidential and the mentor’s evaluative opinion shall not in any fashion, be a matter included in an evaluation. 1. Every effort will be made to match a probationary employee with a Mentor who works in the same building. 2. Mentor Teachers will be assigned only one (1) mentee at a time, unless the Mentor agrees to take more than one (1) at the request of the Administration. Once a Mentor accepts the position, he/she will continue in that position for the duration of the three year period unless the Administration agrees to release the Mentor from the responsibility or the Administration re-assigns the Mentor. 3. In the event where no one on the staff willingly volunteers to serve or where there isn’t a staff member with the same certification as the probationary employee, the Administration has the right to assign a Mentor Teacher. Teachers will not be assigned more than once every five (5) years. 4. Mentors shall receive the following stipend per mentee per school year: a. Mentor of a first-year probationary teacher (minimum of 25 logged hours) - $500 b. Mentor of a second-year probationary teacher (minimum of 18 logged hours) - $350 c. Mentor of a third-year probationary teacher (minimum of 10 logged hours) - $200 Mentoring activities should be approved by the building principal. Mentors and mentees will log their hours spent together using a mutually agreed upon method by the Association and the Administration. The log sheet will be submitted to the building principal during that mentor’s end of the year checkout process. Mentoring hours must be outside of the regular teacher work hours. If, in the opinion of the Employer, the services of the mentor teacher is deemed unsatisfactory for any reason, the probationary employee shall be reassigned to a different mentor. Either the mentor or the probationary employee may request to terminate the mentor-mentee relationship if, in either party’s opinion, the relationship is not productive. Such a request should be given in writing to the building administrator of the mentee. If a mentor is removed or reassigned, pay will be prorated based on the number of hours of service provided and logged.

Mentors. A mentor teacher will be assigned to each probationary employee for the first three years of his or her employment in classroom teaching. The Mentor Teacher will be assigned by the Administration to provide support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the Mentor is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources, and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion, to acclimate the employee to the duties of the job, and to provide necessary assistance to provide quality instruction. The Board and Association agree the relationship shall be voluntary, confidential and the mentor’s evaluative opinion shall not in any fashion, be a matter included in an evaluation. 1. Every effort will be made to match a probationary employee with a Mentor who works in the same building. 2. Mentor Teachers will be assigned only one (1) mentee at a time, unless the Mentor agrees to take more than one (1) at the request of the Administration. Once a Mentor Xxxxxx accepts the position, he/she will continue in that position for the duration of the three year period unless the Administration agrees to release the Mentor from the responsibility or the Administration re-assigns the Mentor. 3. In the event where no one on the staff willingly volunteers to serve or where there isn’t a staff member with the same certification as the probationary employee, the Administration has the right to assign a Mentor Teacher. Teachers will not be assigned more than once every five (5) years. 4. Mentors shall receive the following stipend per mentee per school year: a. Mentor of a first-year probationary teacher (minimum of 25 logged hours) - $500 b. Mentor of a second-year probationary teacher (minimum of 18 logged hours) - $350 c. Mentor of a third-year probationary teacher (minimum of 10 logged hours) - $200 Mentoring activities should be approved by the building principal. Mentors and mentees will log their hours spent together using a mutually agreed upon method by the Association and the Administration. The log sheet will be submitted to the building principal during that mentor’s end of the year checkout process. Mentoring hours must be outside of the regular teacher work hours. If, in the opinion of the Employer, the services of the mentor teacher is deemed unsatisfactory for any reason, the probationary employee shall be reassigned to a different mentor. Either the mentor or the probationary employee may request to terminate the mentor-mentee relationship if, in either party’s opinion, the relationship is not productive. Such a request should be given in writing to the building administrator of the mentee. If a mentor is removed or reassigned, pay will be prorated based on the number of hours of service provided and logged.

Mentors. A mentor teacher will be assigned to each probationary employee for the first three years of his or her employment in classroom teaching. A mentor teacher will also be assigned to any Certified/Professional staff members placed on a formal IDP—as outlined in Article XX, section E. The Mentor Teacher will be assigned by the Administration to provide support, instruction and guidance. The purpose of the Mentor is to provide a peer who can offer assistance, resources, and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion, to acclimate the employee to the duties of the job, and to provide necessary assistance to provide quality instruction. The Board and Association agree the relationship shall be voluntary, confidential and the mentor’s evaluative opinion shall not in any fashion, be a matter included in an evaluation. 1. Every effort will be made to match a probationary an employee with a Mentor who works in the same building. 2. Mentor Teachers will be assigned only one (1) mentee at a time, unless the Mentor agrees to take more than one (1) at the request of the Administration. Once a Mentor Xxxxxx accepts the position, he/she will continue in that position for the duration of the three year period unless the Administration agrees to release the Mentor from the responsibility or the Administration re-assigns the Mentor. 3. In the event where no one on the staff willingly volunteers to serve or where there isn’t a staff member with the same certification as the probationary employee, the Administration has the right to assign a Mentor Teacher. Teachers will not be assigned more than once every five (5) years. 4. Mentors shall receive the following stipend per mentee per school year: a. Mentor of a first-year probationary teacher (minimum of 25 logged hours) - $500 b. Mentor of a second-year probationary teacher (minimum of 18 logged hours) - $350 c. Mentor of a third-year probationary teacher (minimum of 10 logged hours) - $200 200 d. For mentors of non-probationary mentees, the administration will select which level of logged hours is necessary and appropriate at the time of the initial assignment. Mentoring activities should be approved by the building principal. Mentors and mentees will log their hours spent together using a mutually agreed upon method by the Association and the Administration. The log sheet will be submitted to the building principal during that mentor’s end of the year checkout process. Mentoring hours must be outside of the regular teacher work hours. If, in the opinion of the Employer, the services of the mentor teacher is are deemed unsatisfactory for any reason, the probationary employee mentee shall be reassigned to a different mentor. Either the mentor or the probationary employee mentee may request to terminate the mentor-mentee relationship if, in either party’s opinion, the relationship is not productive. Such a request should be given in writing to the building administrator of the mentee. If a mentor is removed or reassigned, pay will be prorated based on the number of hours of service provided and logged.