Mentorship Program

The objective of the New Prague Area Schools Mentorship Program is to strengthen the training of our non-tenured teachers (new, second, and third year teachers) and assist in the development of long-term careers in education. This task is accomplished with the commitment of the Educational Services Staff, Mentor and Mentee working collaboratively.

📄  Mentorship Handbook

Our Goals:

• Become oriented to the district standards and protocols
• Strengthen professional practices in curriculum and instruction
• Establish a disposition for continuous professional development and develop collegiality
• Increase student achievement

Three-Year Cycle to support:

• New teacher effectiveness
• Improve teacher retention
• Strengthen teacher leadership

Accomplishing the Goals:

• Educational Services Staff, Mentors, and Mentees working together
• Observations from the Educational Services Staff
• Observations from the building Principal
• Working through a framework designed for goal setting, discussions, and reflections

Strive throughout the year to:

• Observe at least two other classroom teachers of similar grade level/subject area
• Participate in professional development sessions

NPAS Promises:

• Provide on-going, comprehensive staff development
• Formative observations by the Educational Services Staff
• Professional development sessions to design to support professional practices