TEACHER MENTORSHIP

PROGRAM

Supported by the Langley School District and the

Langley Teachers’ Association.

Why?

Promotes the professional and personal well-being Promotes the professional and personal well-being of beginning teachers.of beginning teachers.

Creates a positive impact on the attraction and Creates a positive impact on the attraction and retention of high-quality teaching staff.retention of high-quality teaching staff.

Provides experienced teachers with opportunities Provides experienced teachers with opportunities for professional growth and leadership.for professional growth and leadership.

To ensure high-quality teaching, improved student To ensure high-quality teaching, improved student achievement, and staff well-being.achievement, and staff well-being.

Who?

Mentee

First to fifth year teacherFirst to fifth year teacher

Wants to access the Wants to access the support and knowledge of support and knowledge of a more experienced a more experienced teacherteacher

Mentor

Teacher with more than five Teacher with more than five years experienceyears experience

Willing to work with a less Willing to work with a less experienced colleague as a experienced colleague as a consultant, collaborator, consultant, collaborator, coach, counsellor, and coach, counsellor, and confidantconfidant

Recognizes that learning to Recognizes that learning to be a good mentor takes be a good mentor takes timetime

The PlanDeadline for mentor and mentee applications is 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2013.Deadline for mentor and mentee applications is 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2013.

Mentee Session #1, Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.Mentee Session #1, Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Mentor Session #1, Wednesday, October 9, 1:00 – 5:30 p.m. (to be joined by mentees at Mentor Session #1, Wednesday, October 9, 1:00 – 5:30 p.m. (to be joined by mentees at 3:45 p.m.)3:45 p.m.)

Communication between mentor and mentee will be ongoing on a regular basis. Some Communication between mentor and mentee will be ongoing on a regular basis. Some documentation will be expected.documentation will be expected.

Additional half-day training sessions will be set for January.Additional half-day training sessions will be set for January.

Mentee meetings on Wednesdays, November 6, February 12, and April 9, 4:00 – 6:00 Mentee meetings on Wednesdays, November 6, February 12, and April 9, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.p.m.

Ongoing support from District Teacher by phone, email, and on-site visits. Ongoing support from District Teacher by phone, email, and on-site visits.

Final meeting for mentors and mentees on Wednesday, May 14, 4 to 5:30 p.m. A Final meeting for mentors and mentees on Wednesday, May 14, 4 to 5:30 p.m. A program evaluation will be done at this time.program evaluation will be done at this time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

check out the information sheets and application forms in

the Mentorship folder in the Instructional Services website

or

contact

Brenda Barlowat

bbarlow@sd35.bc.ca

or

(604) 534-7891, Local 279.

Detailed information sheets and

application forms available in the

Mentoring Folder in the Instructional

Services conference on First Class.