1. TxBESS Mentoring New Teachers in Lisa Foster Dawn Monzon Helen Reyes Portfolio Table of Contents (link will only work if in “view show” mode

4. Texas Beginning Education Support System Began in 1999 10,000 beginning teachers in over three-hundred school districts.

5. Beginning Teachers Teachers new to a district and/or assignment Mentor Teachers Principals District Administrators Community Students

6. Systemic initiative to support beginning teachers Standards-based trainings, including mentoring, professional development, and formative assessment Complete kit of training materials

7. At any time

8. Two year program Trained mentor with knowledge of new teacher development Exceptions made for new teacher: classroom size, number of special need students, amount of extracurricular responsibilities, release time for observing and conferencing

9. Anticipation Survival Disillusionment Rejuvenation Reflection

10. Coach Boss Parent Expert Friend