Resident Educator/Mentor Program. 1. Each newly hired teacher who is in the first year of experience under his/her teaching license and meets the ODE definition of Resident Educator shall be considered a Mentee. The District Mentor Coordinator(s) will assign a Mentor to the Resident Educator. If at all possible, the assignment of the Mentor will be one who is in the same building as the Resident Educator or in the same subject area. If the Mentor is not from the same building, the Resident Educator may also select or be assigned by the principal a building mentor for the purpose of assisting a Resident Educator in matters of building procedures.
Resident Educator/Mentor Program. For the purposes of the Mentor Program, a Resident Educator shall be defined as any first year contract teacher working under the first license as issued by ODE which defines them as eligible to be a Resident Educator and also meeting any other requirements per ODE. Resident Educators must participate in the Mentor Program including eight (8) hours of Resident Educator professional development to occur after work hours. Resident Educators shall be assigned a Mentor from the District’s Mentor Pool. Prospective Mentors must have at least three (3) years of teaching experience, and can be nominated by an administrator, another teacher, or they may nominate themselves by filing the appropriate application with the Mentor Program Coordinator(s). Once accepted by the District Mentor Selection Committee, the Mentor must become certified per ODE guidelines. After being certified, the Mentor will be approved yearly if they have met the requirements as established by the District and ODE. Mentors shall be compensated on the basis of the number of Resident Educators to whom they are assigned. Mentors shall be paid a supplemental contract in the amount of $1,000 for the First-Year, Second-Year or Third-Year Resident Educator assigned to them and $500 for each additional First-, Second-, or Third-Year Resident Educator. Mentors shall be paid $100 for each Fourth-Year Resident Educator to whom they are assigned. Mentors may accept assignment of up to four Resident Educators per year. The Mentor Coordinator(s) in conjunction with the District Mentor Selection Committee shall select and assign Mentors based on established criteria, which may include subject area, accessibility, and professional compatibility. The District Mentor Selection Committee shall be comprised of an equal number of administrators appointed by the superintendent and teachers appointed by the Association president. Mentor Teachers shall not participate in the evaluation of the Resident Educator. All interactions between the Mentor Teachers and the Resident Educators shall be confidential except as otherwise directed by law. Violation of confidentiality will be grounds for dismissal from the Mentor Program. Once the new Resident Educator Mentor Program rules have been issued, this section shall be updated by the parties to ensure compliance with the revised program.
Resident Educator/Mentor Program. A. The mentoring program is a way of providing quality on-the job assistance for teachers in the Resident Educator Program. The goal of this program is to provide teachers holding a Resident Educator License with assistance and suggestions in the required Resident Educator Program framework by ODE.
Resident Educator/Mentor Program. The District shall participate in the Licking County Resident Educator Mentor Program and shall follow all procedures and guidelines of the program. Should, at any time in the future, the Licking County Program cease to exist or should the District opt out of the County Program, a joint committee shall develop a District Level Resident Educator Mentor Program. The committee shall be comprised of two (2) members selected by the Association and two (2) members selected by the Superintendent. Such program shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the Association and Board for approval. If approved by both parties, such program shall be incorporated herein by reference. Independent of the Licking County Program, the District will offer newly hired teachers, who are not resident educators, a building guide for the purpose of orienting the new employee to District practices. The services of the guide will be provided for a period of time not to exceed one (1) school year.
Resident Educator/Mentor Program. 1. The Board of Education and the Association will comply with the requirements of the Ohio Department of Education Resident Educator Program.
