Our district is growing, and we will be hiring many new staff in the near future. We would like to formalize this process of communication with a mentoring program. It is important because the new staff feels more included. We need to develop cohesion, collegiality, and unity which will lessen stress and frustration for the new teachers, and therefore increase their effectiveness. A mentoring program will improve the whole atmosphere in the classrooms, school, and community.
Objectives Give new educators opportunities to feel welcomed and acquainted with their colleagues.
Give new educators additional time for orientation and preparation. Give new educators professional support and training at the building level from job-alike peers. Facilitate in the new educator a sense of belonging to the school district and school community. Provide the new educator with adequate professional classroom materials and resources. Encourage, support, and provide professional growth opportunities for the new educator.