The mentor’s main responsibility is to provide just-in-time as well as “longer term” support to their candidate. Mentors attend monthly required core professional growth activities during the first semester to prepare them for meeting their roles and responsibilities. Additional monthly professional growth activities are required in the second semester for those wishing to earn units.

As a mentor in TCSJ’s Induction program, the expectation of the program is that each mentor understands and agrees to abide by the following roles and responsibilities:

• • Provide your candidate with a minimum of 60 minutes of individualized or coordinated “just in time” and “longer term” support/mentoring per week.

  • Establish a scheduled time to meet and/or check-in with your candidate weekly.

  • Provide required mentoring/support consists of the following:

    • Provide proactive and “just-in-time” support to meet your candidate’s immediate needs.

    • Assist your candidate in “longer term” support needs such as developing, implementing, revisiting, revising, and reflecting upon their Individual Learning Plan (ILP).

    • Coordinate and actively participate in the triad conference with your candidate and site administrator.

    • Coordinate support and/or resources for your candidate.

    • Observe your candidate a minimum of one time (preferably in person but can be video recorded as needed) and provide them with feedback related to the CSTPs.

    • Coordinate and accompany (when possible) your candidate’s observation of colleagues/peers.

    • Assist your candidate in analyzing student assessment data to inform instruction.

    • Model best practice.

  • Complete the Welcome/ Program Overview Module and Assignments in Canvas.

  • Attend/Complete:

    • Fall Core Professional Growth Activities and Mandatory Spring Mentoring Training

    • All Mentor assignments in Canvas

  • Communicate any questions or concerns about the induction program and/or about your candidate to the Induction Coordinator.

  • Immediately notify the Induction Coordinator if you or your candidate will be taking a leave of absence from your position or will need to withdraw from the program.

  • Submit the following documents on time:

    • Mentor Support Log – submitted monthly by the first of the following month

    • Required Mentor assignments in Canvas

  • Develop and maintain a trusting and confidential relationship with your candidate.

  • Consult with the site administrator as an advocate for your candidate, maintaining confidentiality.

  • Model professional behavior and dress at all times.

To support our mentors in meeting with their candidate and providing the required support, mentors complete and submit a Mentor Support Log monthly. If a mentor does not submit a log or is not meeting their responsibilities, the TCSJ Induction Coordinator contacts the mentor.

Mentors receive initial and ongoing training to assist them in carrying out their roles and responsibilities. All mentors are required to complete the Welcome/Program Overview Module and Assignment in Canvas. All mentors will be required to attend/review a mentor orientation seminar and a coaching training session. Mentors will also submit required assignments in Canvas and will have access to a Google Site with resources to support their mentor coaching.

TCSJ Mentor Application 

If you are planning to earn professional development units at TCSJ by enrolling in Supporting New Teachers – Techniques and Application I or II, you will need to submit a Unit Advancement form.  This form should be submitted electronically by the link provided prior to beginning the course.

For those of you opting to earn a stipend rather than units please work with your Office Supervisor on completing a Stipend Request Form at the end of the school year.