The mentee is expected to make a commitment to the relationship, utilizing the resources that the mentor and the Mentoring Program offer. Additionally, the mentee is expected to complete the Mentee Feedback Sheet at the end of each month. Mentors and mentees are encouraged to create a mentoring plan at the beginning of each year to guide their activity. They are also encouraged to utilize the available release time for activities they design to meet their needs. Mentoring pairs may request substitute coverage for activities such as visiting each other's classrooms, planning and conferencing, attending workshops, or other mentoring activities that they have designed.
Participants decide how and when to use the release time.
The Baldwinsville Board of Education provides funding for the Mentoring Program. The funds are primarily used to provide training and release time for participants, resources for the Mentoring Program's Resource Library, recognition of mentors, and a half-time teaching replacement for the Ombudsman. Mentoring Program Evaluation Program evaluation takes place on an ongoing basis through monthly feedback forms completed by participants. Additionally, each spring, the Ombudsman meets personally with participants in each building for the purpose of soliciting their opinions about the program's successes and their recommendations for improving the program. The Mentoring Committee considers all feedback and input and makes the modifications to the program that it deems appropriate and in line with the program's goals.