Ongoing Mentor SupportMentor Forums Lead Mentor Role Katie

Ongoing Mentor Support/Mentor Forums & Lead Mentor Role Katie Morrison Rachel Schemelin Milwaukee Academy of Science

Mentoring at MAS 16 mentors 31 Year 1 & Year 2 teachers 1 -3 BTs per mentor Building sub release time Administrator, BT, & mentor quarterly nonevaluative meetings • 5 afterschool BT support seminars • Bi-monthly mentor support forums • Mentoring Program Handbook • • •

Lead Mentor Role SEWNTP lead mentor qualifications & responsibilities Attend SEWNTP lead mentor forums Schedule all SEWNTP training Member of district induction team & mentor accountability team • Lead in-district mentor support forums • • – Improve mentor communication – Create supportive & collaborative culture for mentors • Ongoing checks with BT & mentors – Surveys for mentors and mentees

Mentor Forums • Who? When? – 5 times during school year – After school & in-service time – Attendance required – Mentors only • Joyce & Showers Research – 80 -90% impact application with coaching & practice • Topics – Mentor formative assessment cycle & mentor problem solving CAL – BT professional goals, CAL documentation, standards continuum – PDP & PI 34 – Mentoring tools & NTP survey – ASW tool, mentor standards, next year needs

Mentor Forum Communication – http: //leadmentornetwork. wikispaces. com • Handbook • Agendas & minutes • Discussion board – http: //www. todaysmeet. com • Back channel chat – Google Docs, Forms, & Spreadsheets • BT & mentor surveys • Collaborative work

Next Steps • Mentor selection event – Mentors expectations, meeting dates, & training dates before agreeing to mentor – Mentors will be interviewed and selected • Mentor growth – Bi-monthly mentor forums led by Lead Mentor – Select case-study BT to follow through course of year – Mentors take turns presenting on topics • Mentor accountability – Mentors will write mentoring professional goals in September/MAGA format – Mentor reviews (Sept, Jan, April) with mentor accountability team