Designed with beginning teachers' needs in mind, the overall goals of the district's mentoring program are to support the personal and professional well-being of beginning teachers and to promote excellence in teaching. Additionally, the program aims to:Â
Retain beginning teachers in the teaching profession through a attention to a beginning teacher’s well being.
Practice reflection and continuous improvement
Accelerate ability to design and implement effective lessonsÂ
Accelerate the repertoire of using research-based instructional strategies in teaching and learning.
Develop and enhance competencies of Iowa Teaching StandardsÂ
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5 Mentor and Mentee Collaborative Meetings spread during the School Year
Sherri Larson
North Cedar
Jordan Henrichs
Lincoln
Sami Steffenmeier
Lincoln
Melanie Wirtz
PeetÂ
Jenifer Dise
Lincoln
Brian Suiter
Peet
Erika Uhlenhopp
Lincoln
Jane Aswegan
Hansen
Ben Byersdorfer
Peet
Lincoln
Allyce Trusheim
Hansen
Michelle Matthias
Orchard Hill
Joseph Rohlfsen
Southdale
Holly Klein
Aldrich
Michelle Kirchner
Hansen
Sonya Kremer
Aldrich
Michelle Peters
North Cedar
Jasmine Ebling
Cedar Heights
Erica Bruns
Southdale
Jessica Knock
Aldrich
Emily Drahozal
Aldrich
Cassie Fjerstad
Holmes
Jennifer Moser
Cedar Falls High School
Beth Bobeldyk
Orchard Hill
Shantel Kahrs
Peet JH
Amy Kohlhaas
Mentoring & Induction Co-Coordinator
Lisa Johnson
Mentoring & Induction Co-Coordinator