Mentoring and TRIPP
TRIPP stands for Two Rivers Intentional Practices Partnership
Mission
Two Rivers Supervisory Union supports the transitions of new and veteran staff through a professional partnership model embedded in the professional development program by promoting collaboration, reflection, intentional teaching, and best practices to serve all students.
Purpose
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Mentoring Program is designed to:
Help both new and experienced educators develop as reflective practitioners who grow by questioning their own practice.
Enable educators to experience the sense of personal and professional effectiveness that will encourage them to remain in the profession.
Allow teachers to work in collaboration and in ways that are mutually beneficial.
Program Goals
1. Impact and support collaborative efforts in the supervisory union
2. Support professional growth.
3. Retain and encourage highly qualified professionals.
4. Create a collaborative professional partnership between mentors and educational professionals new to the supervisory union.
5. Maintain and encourage intentional teaching, best practices and reflection
Commitment
If you have a full-time mentee
Meet for a minimum of fourteen hours, preferably 1/2 hour a week
Three coaching cycles
Completion of all training modules and yearly refresher
Participation in yearly “skill building” workshops
Help mentee set up classroom visits/.observations
Practice confidentiality
If you have a part-time mentee then commitment is prorated accordingly.
If you have a full-time TRIP partner
Meet for a minimum of fourteen hours
Frontloaded 5-7 hours followed by biweekly meetings
Two collaborative cycles
Completion of all training modules and yearly refresher
Participation in yearly “skill building” workshops
Willingness to collaborate, and engage in intentional work
Help your partner find other teachers to observe.
Practice confidentiality
If you have a part-time TRIP partner then commitment is prorated accordingly
If you are a full-time mentee
Meet for fourteen hours, preferably 1/2 hour a week
One year for experienced teachers, two for new teachers
Participate in three coaching cycles
Visit other classrooms to observe other teachers
Willingness to collaborate
Practice confidentiality
If you are a part-time mentee then commitment is prorated accordingly.
If you are a full-time TRIP partner
Meet for a minimum of fourteen hours
Frontloaded 5-7 hours followed by biweekly meetings
One-year commitment Participate in three coaching cycles
Visit other classrooms to observe other teachers
Willingness to collaborate, and engage in intentional work
Practice confidentiality
If you are a part-time mentee then commitment is prorated accordingly
TRIP Partnerships are created for experienced teachers (8+ years) entering our district.
Teacher's on a plan or holding a provisional certification will have a mentor regardless of their years of experience.