MENTORING INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for agreeing to mentor in RSU #54 / MSAD #54. The following instructions are offered as a guide to the process of serving as a mentor. The timeline is from the Certification Handbook.
YEAR ONE
The mentor and the provisional or conditional teacher will meet a minimum of ten times and be observed at least three times.
September
The CSC shall select a mentor by the end of the third week of school.
September / October
The mentor and mentees will meet with the CSC to go over timelines, review the handbook and answer questions.
October
The mentor and the provisional or conditional teacher will meet to:
A. Review the handbook, noting timelines and member's responsibilities;
B. Review the provisional or conditional teacher's resume (provided by provisional or conditional teacher).
November
The mentor will conduct one (1) data collection for assessment purposes for the PCAP. This is a direct formal observation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes, and has a pre- and post conference. Any data will be shared with the provisional or conditional teacher as soon as possible. By the end of November, the mentor and provisional or conditional teacher will meet to review the data collected and arrive at a consensus about the provisional or conditional teacher's weaknesses. They will work together to develop a PCAP. A summary of the data collecting processes will be turned in before December break. These summaries will indicate if the teacher is progressing toward his/her goals or if there are concerns.
December
The mentor and the provisional or conditional teacher will submit to the CSC a PCAP based on the information gained from the data collections, file review and discussions.
January / February / March
The mentor will conduct two (2) data collections that are direct formal observations for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes, and have a pre- and post conference. The data will again be shared with the provisional or conditional teacher as soon as possible and will be used to sign off on goal(s) accomplished and/or add new goal(s) to the PCAP.
April
A summary of the two data collecting processes will be turned in before April Break. These summaries will indicate if the teacher is progressing toward his/her goals or if there are concerns.
May
Turn in collected data
YEAR TWO
Mentor and provisional or conditional teacher will meet a minimum of ten times.
September
The mentor and the provisional or conditional teacher will meet to review
remaining goal(s) and any summer training by the provisional teacher.
September / October
The mentor and mentees will meet with the CSC to go over timelines, review the handbook and answer questions.
October / November
The mentor will conduct one (1) data collection that is a direct formal observation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes, and has a pre- and post conference.
December
The mentor and the provisional or conditional teacher will review progress of PCAP goal(s). A written summary of data collection and observations is due before December break. These summaries will indicate if the teacher is progressing toward his/her goals or if there are concerns.
January / February
The mentor will conduct two (2) data collections that are a direct formal observation for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes, and have a pre-and post conference.
March / April
The mentor will decide whether the provisional or conditional teacher
has demonstrated competency in Maine’s Initial Teacher Certification Standards. The decision will be based on the accomplishments of the PCAP’s goal(s). The mentor will submit a letter stating whether the provisional/conditional teacher has demonstrated competency and is recommended for professional certification. Documentation will be forwarded to the CSC.