Implementing Mentoring Programs

Longitudinal studies demonstrate that in districts which implement a strong teacher support system, between 70-80% of all new teachers remain in the district for more than five years.

• Adopt mentor program
• Determine goals of the program
• Determine scope of the program
• Establish criteria for mentor and protege
• Establish mentor pay
• Gain school board support

• Solicit mentor nominations
• Interview potential mentors
• Provide mentor training

• Match mentors with newly hired teachers
• Introduce Mentor Program
• Provide joint mentor/protege training/inservice

• Develop action plans
• Assess communication and relationship
• Mentor observations
• Protégé journals initiated

• Observation and feedback
• Formative evaluation of program
• Develop strategies to support protégé independence
• Summative evaluations, reports, recommendations
• Review and assessment of goals
• Recruit mentors for next year!!