Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program

LOUISIANA TEACHER ASSISTANCE AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Mentor Accountability Checklist

Semester One

Assistance Period

School______

New Teacher______SSN XXX-XX-_ _ _ _

Mentor______SSN XXX-XX-_ _ _ _

Use this Mentor Accountability Checklist to document time spent with the new teacher. Semester One of the Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program provides support to the new teacher as he/she transitions into the St. Tammany Parish Public School System. According to the Mentor Handbook “Time spent in the ‘weekly meetings’ should total a minimum of 30 hours over the course of the school year. Thirty hours is the equivalent of one-half hour of contact on a weekly basis over 36 weeks plus eight occasions of one and a half-hour classroom interviews/observations/conferences between the new teacher and the mentor or mentor support team members.” (Overview p.6)

Suggested Timeline / Activity / Completed Date / Time Spent
Week 1 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: Overview of Mentoring and LTAAP Process
Get to Know Each Other and Develop a Collegial Relationship
Go Over Schedules and Personal Contact Information
Answer Any Pressing Questions
Complete Mentor/New Teacher Agreement – Give a Copy to the New Teacher
Discuss School Routines, Procedures and Resources (cumulative records, IEP’s, 504 modifications, dress code, grading policy, etc.)
Review School System Forms and Policies
Week 2 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: LCET***Management Attributes
Conduct Needs Assessment
Develop First Action Plan (bases on results of Needs Assessment)
Week 3 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: Observations and Coaching Process
Week 4 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: LCET Planning Attributes
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 5 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: LCET Assessment Attributes
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan

*Weekly Meetings 18 Hours (1/2 hour per 36 weeks)

**Interviews/Observations/Conference 12 Hours (8 sessions, 1 ½ hours per session)

***Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching 6 Hours (4 sessions, 1 ½ hours per semester)

Suggested Timeline / Activity / Completed Date / Time Spent
Week 6 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: LCET Instruction Attributes (Components A and B)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 7 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: LCET Instruction Attributes (Component C)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 8 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: Parent Communication and Conference
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 9 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: Portfolio
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 10 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:______
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 11 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic: Portfolio Artifacts
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 12 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:______
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 13 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:______
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 14 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:______
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan

Note the amount of time spent for the weekly conference in the Time Spent column. Note the date of the weekly conference or the coaching session in the Completed Date column. New teachers and mentors should meet weekly, but coaching sessions are not conducted every week.

Suggested Timeline / Activity / Completed Date / Time Spent
Week 15 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 16 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 17 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:
Conduct Planning Conference/Observation/Debriefing Conference**
Action Plan
Week 18 / Weekly Meeting*/Topic:______
(Based on teacher’s needs)
Insure that the new teacher has completed the Teacher Preparation Program Accountability Survey.

Note the amount of time spent for the weekly conference in the Time Spent column. Note the date of the weekly conference or the coaching session in the Completed Date column. New teachers and mentors should meet weekly, but coaching sessions are not conducted every week.

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Mentor’s Signature New Teacher’s Signature Principal’s Signature

Send Completed and Signed Checklist to: Dr. Holly Broom at Jefferson East