Ongoing Mentor Support/Mentor Forums & Lead Mentor Role

Katie MorrisonRachel 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 non-

evaluative 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 & PI34 – 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