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The purpose of the Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program grant is to provide funding to public school districts and open enrollment charter schools to establish or to enhance a beginning teacher induction and mentoring program at eligible campuses where a mentor teacher is assigned to a classroom teacher with less than a years experience in a targeted subject area. The definition of a classroom teacher according to TEC Title 2 §5.01 is “an educator who is employed by a school district and who, not less than an average of four hours each day, teaches in an academic instructional setting or a career and technology instructional setting. The term does not include a teacher's aide or a full-time administrator.”

The goals of the Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program grant are to:

• provide support and ongoing professional development for beginning teachers;

• improve beginning teacher performance and effectiveness to support student achievement;

• provide support and training for mentor teachers;

• provide training to administrators to support beginning teachers and mentors; and,

• increase beginning teacher retention.

Mentoring is a key component of any beginning teacher induction program. The Texas Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring grant provides funds to school districts and open enrollment charter schools to support mentoring activities. These funds may be used for mentor training, release time for mentors and stipends for mentor.

Chapter 21, §21.458 of the TEC and proposed 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §153 defines the selection and role of the mentor. The prospective mentor must:

1. have at least three complete years of teaching experience with a superior record of assisting students, as a whole, in achieving improvement in student performance;

2. complete a research-based mentor and induction training program approved by the commissioner (will be provided); and

3. complete a mentor training program provided by the district (will be provided).

The mentor teacher must:

1.  teach in the same school; and,

2. to the extent practicable, as determined by the local school board, teach the same subject or grade level or have previously taught the same subject or grade level, as applicable.

Mentor teachers who are employed full-time can mentor up to three (3) beginning teachers, but must be paid a minimum stipend of $1,800 for each beginning teacher mentored.

Each mentor teacher must complete the following duties:

1. complete initial mentor training;

2. participate in beginning teacher orientation;

3. meet weekly with the beginning teacher;

4. maintain documentation of mentor/beginning teacher activities;

5. attend regularly scheduled campus mentor support meetings;

6. conduct observations and assessments of the beginning teacher; and

7. complete all requirements of the school district’s or open enrollment charter school’s beginning teacher induction and mentoring program

• Program Purpose and Description, and Goals
• Irving ISD Campus Mentor Agreement
• Mentor Duties 2008
• Mentor Training and Dates 2008