1. Welcome
Journey to Excellence

2. Challenges
New teachers are expected to perform the same tasks as veteran teachers
Mentoring is critical to welcome and retain new teachers
Support is provided for two years

3. Learning-Focused Mentoring
Induction is an investment in retention, integration and continual growth.
Cohesive and collaborative instructional teams
Ongoing learning about and from teaching

4. Safe Environment
Mentors are trained to guide you from being a novice to an expert teacher
Providing you with their full attention during meeting times and high expectations
Colleagues will feel safe to engage in confidential and supportive work together

5. Reciprocal learning
Opportunities to think out loud, share information, and solve problems to create new and innovative approaches to working with students
Benefits for experienced teachers and gains in confidence for novices

6. Student Learning
Mentors will challenge you to examine where you are and where you need to be through a variety of learning projects
Data will be used to create meaningful and thoughtful classroom activity

7. Cohesiveness Work will align with district and building initiatives
Model a variety of protocols to use in any subject
Link assessment, instruction, and curriculum

8. Benefits to Mentoring Improve Instructional Performance
Transfer the district policy, procedures and educational philosophy
Frame the professional learning journey
Promote norms for collaboration