Year One
Mentoring and Induction Seminars
Successful people never reach their goals alone.
Teachers hired new to CMCSS are mentored by Site-Based Induction Specialists.
Who are the Year 1 Mentors or Site-Based Induction Specialists?
Site-Based Induction Specialist
Each principal selects a Site-Based Induction Specialist to coordinate mentoring and induction activities at the school level. Each Site-Based Induction Specialist (SBIS) can mentor up to five new hires. They work with the New Teacher Induction Coordinator and Facilitator to plan and implement site-based programs to support new hires’ professional development through mentoring and Induction Seminars.
Your Induction Specialist serves as your mentor for school-specific information and for support in the implementation of explicit instruction and classroom management.
Induction Seminars --> Meetings with your SBIS!
Each Site-Based Induction Specialist will lead new hires through regularly occurring sessions called Induction Seminars. The learning will focus on school-specific information, individual teacher needs, explicit instruction, and classroom management. New hires can earn up to 15 hours of in-service credit when attending these meetings either before or after school. Since new hires come to our district with a range of experience, backgrounds, strengths, and needs, incorporating video into mentoring supports promotes individualized reflection and growth.