M1 MENTORING

Exchange personal phone numbers

Phone, email, text, or personal note to mentees

Share access/provide overview of curricular resources

Discuss ideas for organizing classroom, offer support in setting up classroom

Complete mentoring partnership agreement for each mentee

Exchange personal phone numbers; if recently paired

Phone, email, text, or personal note to mentees

Share access/provide overview of curricular resources

Engage mentees in self-assessment to help them identify their priority areas

Guide the mentees in entering all required information into Frontline to begin the Educator Effectiveness Cycle

Complete mentoring partnership agreement for each new educator if you haven't already done so

Schedule meeting in October 

Optional Professional Learning: Sep. 18 @ ESC from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Register in Frontline.

Attend Mentor Training on Oct. 7 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TRAINED AND ARE A NEW MENTOR THIS YEAR; Brass Elementary Library

Complete mentoring partnership agreement for each mentee if you haven't already done so

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly/district building activities

Discuss Time management and self-care with mentees

Discuss upcoming Educator Effectiveness meetings and observations

Discuss parent communication and upcoming parent-teacher conferences

Share grading guidelines, progress reports notices, quarterly grades. Review expectations for submitting grades

Schedule meeting in November

Complete and Turn in Quarter 1 Completion Document -  Due Nov. 7

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Discuss upcoming Educator Effectiveness meetings and observations

Review monthly district/building activities

Discuss & share how parent teacher conferences went

Discuss inclement weather procedures (flipping to virtual)

Discuss concerns/successes of students

Discuss any instructional pacing concerns

Discuss contacting parents of struggling and successful students.

Schedule meeting for December 

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly district/building activities

Brainstorm and share ideas on how to plan meaningful and engaging lessons for the days prior to and immediately following  winter break

Support mentees in finding ways to take time for themselves and discuss their Lively Lifelines 

Discuss any upcoming Educator Effectiveness observations

Discuss progress towards PPG and SLO (mid-year review)

Discuss student behavior challenges prior to winter break and following winter break

Discuss logistics and concerns related to upcoming testing (ACCESS, FORWARD, ACT, etc.)

Schedule meeting for January 

Optional Professional Learning: Jan. 29 @ ESC from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Register in Frontline. 

Complete and Turn in Quarter 2 Completion Document -  Due Jan. 30

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review and discuss first semester experience (successes and challenges)

Engage in mutual sharing of SLO/PPG goals and strategies. Discuss progress towards PPG & SLO (mid-year review)

Discuss upcoming Educator Effectiveness observations

Discuss parent communication and upcoming parent-teacher conferences (MS)

Review expectations for submitting grades

Examine second semester classs schedule (MS/HS)

Review home communications & ideas to strengthen home/school connections

Review and adjust mentoring partnership agreement as needed for second semester

Schedule meeting for February

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly district/building activities

Discuss parent communication and upcoming parent-teacher conferences (ES)

Discuss parent communication and upcoming parent-teacher conferences (HS)

Support mentees in completing the mid-year reflections for SLO/PPG and support in determining artifacts and evidence for the remainder of the school year

Discuss upcoming testing (state or district testing) for requirements, procedures & documentation of designated supports)

Discuss upcoming Educator Effectiveness observations and formal observations, walk-throughs, etc.

Schedule meeting for March

Complete and Turn in Quarter 3 Completion Document -  Due Mar. 27

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly district/building activities

Review testing schedule, testing procedures & suggestions for a conducive testing environment

Begin discussion of end-of-year review for SLO, PPG and uploading artifacts for Domains 1 & 4 

Reflect on what the mentees have accomplished and what their instructional goals are for the rest of the school year.

Become aware of professional organizations in  your discipline or area of interest

Schedule meeting in April 

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly district/building activities

Discuss procedures for end of year events, ordering, field trips, etc. Review information from meetings for clarification, etc. 

Support mentee in final preparation of end of cycle SLO/ PPG artifacts and reflections

Discuss strategies to relax and take time to unwind (e.g. meditation, box breathing, permission slips)

Schedule meeting in May

Complete and Turn in Quarter 4 Completion Document -  Due May 22

Share & bring each other up-to-date on what has been happening in your classroom

Review monthly district/building activities

Support mentees in reflecting upon the year using the Reflection Journal VI from Mentoring Matters

Support mentees in identifying professional learning opportunities for the summer and following school year (e.g. KUSD Professional Learning Catalog, Study Groups, books and articles, etc.)

Discuss procedures for closing up the end of the school year - room preparation, student records, report cards, inventories, etc.

Guide the mentees in entering all required information into Frontline to finalize the Educator Effectiveness Cycle

Celebrate a successful school year!