Role of the Mentor Teacher Sample Clauses

Role of the Mentor Teacher a. The mentor teacher shall have a continuing contract and/or a minimum of five (5) consecutive years of teaching experience in the District. 1) The mentor teacher shall not have a formal evaluation role. The mentor teacher’s role is to support the growth of the teacher through formative tools and practices. 2) The mentor teacher shall hold a valid teaching certificate/license and shall be assigned to teachers with the same area of certification/license, if available. 3) The mentor teacher shall have extensive knowledge of a variety of classroom management and instructional techniques. 4) The mentor teacher shall have demonstrated the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with professional staff members.
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Role of the Mentor Teacher. The purpose of the new teacher mentoring program is to coach and nurture a new teacher by offering assistance, resources and information in a non-threatening collegial fashion toward the end of establishing quality work performance. In order to accomplish this purpose, the responsibilities of the mentor shall include a variety of activities such as those listed below: - model successful and effective educational practices. - participate in training for mentors and be committed to filling the role of mentor effectively. - maintain a confidential relationship with the new teacher and not participate in the evaluation process. - meet at least one time per grading period with principal and the mentee to arrange for release time and review activities to date related to the mentoring process. - review qualifications of job posting for which the new teacher was employed and assist and advise the new teacher in attaining these qualifications. - answer questions regarding site-level processes, procedures and routines. - assist and counsel the probationary teacher in professional matters. - advise new teachers about lesson planning, teaching strategies, approaches to discipline, and other pertinent issues that might arise. - remind new teachers of pending deadlines and provide advice to expedite meeting such deadlines. - advise new teachers about effective relationships with parents and particularly about how to work with parents in addressing student problems. - assist new teachers in establishing routines for such matters as making up tests and homework. - provide words of encouragement during difficult times. - meet regularly to maintain communication. - address other perceived needs as they appear - maintain a log or journal of mentor activities and meetings.
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Role of the Mentor Teacher. 1. The mentor teacher shall possess continuing contract status and have a minimum of 5 consecutive years of teaching experience in the district. a. The mentor teacher shall not have a formal evaluation role. The mentor’s role is to support the growth of the educator through formative tools and practices. b. The mentor teacher must be trained to practice as a mentor through the Ohio Department of Education Instructional Mentoring Program. c. The mentor teacher shall hold a valid teaching certificate/license and shall be assigned to teachers with the same area of certification/license. d. The mentor teacher shall have extensive knowledge of a variety of classroom management and instructional techniques. e. The mentor teacher shall have demonstrated the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with the professional staff members. 2. Release Time Each mentor teacher shall be granted release time for direct mentoring activities. Release time shall be separate from any other release time covered under this agreement and shall be coordinated by the building administrator. 3. Protections a. Other than a notation to the effect that a teacher provided additional service as a mentor teacher, the teacher’s activities as a mentor teacher shall not be part of that staff member’s evaluation. b. A mentor teacher shall not be requested or directed to make any recommendation regarding the continued employment of the teacher. c. No mentor teacher shall be requested or directed to divulge information from the written documentation or confidential mentor/mentee discussions. d. All interaction, written or oral, between the mentor teacher and the teacher shall be regarded with the same confidentiality as that represented by the attorney/client relationship. Any violation of this xxxxx by the mentoring teacher shall constitute grounds for immediate removal from the role as mentor teacher. e. At any time, the mentor teacher or the teacher may exercise the option to have a new mentor teacher from within the pool of available mentor teachers assigned to the teacher. No specifics shall be given as basis for the exercise of this option and said change shall occur without prejudice or judgment to either the mentor teacher or the teacher. This option may be exercised one (1) time by the mentor teacher or the teacher.
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Role of the Mentor Teacher a. The mentor teacher shall have a minimum of five consecutive years of teaching experience in the district and have a summative rating for the prior school year as ‘Skilled’ or ‘Accomplished.’ 1) The mentor teacher shall not have a formal evaluation role. The mentor’s role is to support the growth of the educator through formative tools and practices. 2) The mentor teacher must be trained to practice as a mentor through the Ohio Department of Education Instructional Mentoring Program.
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Role of the Mentor Teacher. (a) The mentor teacher must have continuing contract status and have a minimum of five (5) consecutive years of teaching experience in the district. • The mentor teacher must be trained to act as a mentor through the Ohio Department of Education Instructional Mentoring Program. • The mentor teacher must hold a valid teaching certificate/license and may be assigned to teachers with the same area of certification/license. • The mentor teacher must have demonstrated the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with the professional staff members and have extensive knowledge of a variety of classroom management and instructional techniques. • The mentor teacher does not have a formal evaluation role. The mentor’s role is to support the growth of the educator as an instructional mentor through formative assessment tools.
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Role of the Mentor Teacher. 2.01 The District and the Association recognize Virtual Learning Academy students are part of their school of record and school site communities. Each student is assigned a Mentor Teacher. 2.02 Mentor Teachers will be assigned students based on enrollment. Teacher-student ratios will be based on program participation and allow for the required synchronous and live interactions. The district will attempt to assign students in similar grade bands. 2.02.1 The district shall attempt to maintain caseloads of 35 or fewer. Overages will be paid when case loads exceed 35. Caseloads will be adjusted between unit members before overages are paid. 2.02.2 When there is an opportunity to offer a teacher an additional .2 FTE, the teacher will be compensated at 20% additional pay and their caseload adjusted by an additional 20% of students. Any students above the 20% will be paid as overages. 2.03 Mentor Teachers will be required to provide synchronous online instruction in accordance to BP/AR 6158, which sets forth the following: ● For students in grades TK-3rd - Daily opportunities for synchronous instruction in grade level groupings determined with the program administrator. ● For students in grades 4-8th - opportunities for both daily live interaction and at least weekly synchronous instruction in grade level groupings determined with the program administrator. ● For students in grades 9-12th, opportunities for at least weekly synchronous instruction. ● Sample teacher schedules are in Appendix B (VLA Sample Schedule). 2.04 Unit members working in the Virtual Learning Academy are required to assign work on a weekly basis through the instructional platform, to evaluate the work completed for a grade appropriate to their grade level and to determine attendance based on work completion. Students in the VLA receive a CRPUSD report card. 2.05 Unit members working in the Virtual Learning Academy are required to explain the PE requirements for each grade level to the student and the guardian, collect and evaluate PE logs on a weekly basis. 2.06 To facilitate synchronous instruction, the District will provide the audio/visual equipment necessary to allow students to access the instruction remotely. 2.07 Unit members will support students in fulfillment of all graduation requirements including service learning hour requirements. 2.08 Unit members will participate in the tiered engagement strategies for students that do not generate attendance as indicated in Board Policy 6158....
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Role of the Mentor Teacher a. The mentor teacher shall possess a five-year professional license. b. The mentor’s role is to support the growth of the teacher through formative tools and practices. c. The mentor shall be selected by mutual agreement between the evaluator and the mentee.
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  • Mentor Teacher A. Each bargaining unit member in his/her first three (3) years in the classroom shall be assigned a Mentor Teacher by the Administration after consultation with the Association as identified in (Section 1526 of PA 335 (1993)). 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. B. Mentor Teachers shall be assigned in accordance with the following: 1. The ultimate and overriding criteria used in selecting a Mentor Teacher will be the candidate's recognition as a teacher skilled in the art and science of teaching with the capability to communicate these two areas. 2. The Mentor Teacher shall be a tenured teacher within the bargaining unit whenever possible. 3. Participation as a Mentor Teacher shall be voluntary. 4. The District shall notify the Association of those members requiring a mentor assignment. 5. Mentor Teachers and Mentees shall work in the same building and have the same or similar area of certification whenever possible. 6. The Mentee shall be assigned to only one (1) Mentor Teacher at a time. 7. The Mentor Teacher assignment shall be for one (1) year, subject to review by the Administration, Mentor Teacher and Mentee after three (3) months. The appointment may be renewed in succeeding years. 8. Mentor Teachers may have up to two (2) Mentees if mutually desired by the Mentor Teacher and building principal. C. Because the purpose of the mentor/mentee match is to acclimate the bargaining unit member and to provide necessary assistance toward the end of quality instruction, the Board and the Association agree the relationship shall be confidential. D. Upon approval of the building principal, reasonable release time may be made available so the Mentor Teacher may work with the Mentee in his/her assignment during the regular work day and school calendar year. Where possible, the Mentor Teacher and Mentee shall be assigned common preparation time. E. Mentees shall be provided with a minimum of fifteen (15) days of professional development activities during their first three (3) years of classroom teaching. Professional development shall be scheduled within the parameters of PA 335 and Article XII of this Agreement.

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