Common use of Resident Educator/Mentor Program Clause in Contracts

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. For the purposes of the Mentor Program, a an 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.