APPENDIX C MENTOR PROGRAM

Glocester School Department

A. The Mentor Program of the Glocester Public Schools is designed to provide support to participating teachers to enable said teacher to change their practices to higher levels of expertise to result in higher levels of achievement by the students assigned to the teacher.

B. Mentors shall demonstrate the ability to work with adults; commit to perform and participate in all activities in the designated mentoring program; possess a minimum of seven (7) years of successful teaching experience; be knowledgeable of beginning teaching standards and various stages of teacher expertise leading to national certification; having a minimum of five (5) years successful teaching experience in the district; and, voluntarily participates in the mentor training program of the district.

C. A Mentor Program Committee comprised of GTA President or designee, two teachers, a School Committee member a principal and the superintendent or designee, shall evaluate this program on an annual basis and develop those forms, conduct assessments and develop those materials deemed necessary for a comprehensive, ongoing system of program evaluation and improvements consistent with the Rhode Island Mentoring Program Standards, with any such forms and materials subject to acceptance by the Committee and Association.