Mentor Teacher - English

Mentor Teacher A

Responsibilities:

• To help provide a guided, personalized transition from pre-service education through the initial year of employment in Lincoln County to the professional teaching level.
• To advise and assist a beginning teacher or beginning administrator on an individual basis.
• To serve as a member of the professional support team for the intern.
• To hold or attend the necessary meetings required for mentors and beginning teachers/administrators.

Relationship to Others:

• Works under the direct supervision of the school principal or the immediate supervisor.
• Serve as a mentor for a new teacher or new administrator in a new assignment as per established guidelines.
• Work with other members of the mentor support team in an effort to provide the best possible delivery of services for the beginning teacher/administrator.

Selection Process:

• Application
• Interview
• Recommendation by the Superintendent of Schools
• Employment by the Board of Education

Qualifications for the Position:

• Valid WV Teaching Certificate
• Training as a mentor teacher
• Experience and degree in the same teaching field is preferred.
• Located in the same school (preferred)
• Successful evaluations over the last two years.

Functions and Duties:

• To have a joint planning time when possible.
• To conduct observations of the beginning teacher/administrator on a weekly basis the first half of the year. These may be reduced the second half of the year.
• To hold weekly meetings with the intern to discuss performance issues and improvement areas if needed. These meetings may be reduced during the second half of the year.
• To attend monthly meetings of the mentor support team.
• To help determine the need and delivery of individual staff development for beginning teacher/administrator.
• Have the ability to model a variety of educational strategies.
• Must demonstrate effective professional behaviors.
• Must be a skilled communicator.
• Should emphasize job-related activities and performance.
• Should be able to identify a wide array of human, material and fiscal resources.
• Be able to assist with identifying and planning long-term goals and objectives.
• Assist the beginning teacher/administrator with self-evaluation of daily activities to achieve the desired objectives.
• Must be able to conference and consult in an effective manner.

Terms of Employment: 200 days, extra-curricular position and contract - $600 per year/$300 per ½ year

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Supervisory Personnel.