IU1 Mentors

Program Parameters

  1. Serving as a mentor is voluntary.
  2. Mentors will receive a yearly stipend or $750 for each person that is mentored. This stipend will be pro-rated if the mentor completes a partial year (based on start/end date as mentor).
  3. Preferably mentors are limited to one inductee at a time. If group mentoring (i.e., more than one inductee) is necessary, it will remain voluntary for the mentor.
  4. When there are no available bargaining unit members, it may be necessary to employ other qualified IU employees as mentors. In such cases, the administration will first consult with the IUEA.
  5. Mentors will be selected from the same team as the inductee when possible.
  6. The Mentoring and Induction resource materials and all forms will be electronic and posted on the IU1 website.

Mentor Requirements

  1. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, mentors must complete an online orientation session as a pre- or co-requisite. This occurs during the first year of mentoring only. Mentors must attend two Mentor/Inductee sessions in each of the three years that they are a mentor. In Year 1, mentors should attend the Introduction to Induction session with the inductee. In addition, they should collaborate with the inductee and register for the same fall or winter Mentor/Inductee session as the inductee. In Year 2, mentors and inductees attend two of the three Mentor/Inductee sessions offered. In Year 3, the mentor should collaborate with the inductee and register for the same fall or winter Mentor/Inductee session as the inductee.
  2. Option: Mentors have the opportunity to attend three courses during the three-year mentoring period at no cost to them. These sessions may be face-to-face or online sessions. The following IU1 courses are available. Other courses may be requested by the mentors, which are appropriate to their assignments. Mentors may contact Jarol DeVoge by email with their written request.
    • Online mentoring course
    • Building Your ePortfolio
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • The Reflective Practitioner Parts 1 and 2
  3. Mentors will complete logs yearly. Logs will be sent to Keith Golebie at the end of each year. The year end is determined by the date the mentor was assigned.
  4. A Compliance Checklist will be completed by the mentor and returned at the end of each year (based on mentor assignment date) to Keith Golebie. A checklist and log must be completed for each inductee that a mentor has. Once the mentor log and checklist are returned and reviewed by Mr. Golebie for completion, a dated copy will be given to the mentor and to payroll for the stipend pay. For each year, a minimum of nine contacts should be recorded on the log (e.g. email, telephone, face-to-face). Additional pages can be added to the log. Logs and checklists are due no later than two weeks after the anniversary of the mentor assignment date (e.g. Mentor assigned 1-3-07, logs due 1-17-08, 1-17-09, and 1-17-10).
  5. Mentors will receive a certificate for each inductee whom they mentor. The certificate will be issued at the end of the third year (based on mentor assignment date).

Schedule for Mentor and Inductee Meetings

Mentors have the following mandatory activities during the three year mentoring period. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, mentors must complete an online orientation session as a pre- or co-requisite. This occurs during your first year of mentoring only, but must be completed by all mentors beginning in Fall 2008.

Activity Date(s) Location Comment
Year 1
Introduction to Induction October 1, 2008
November 5, 2008
February 26, 2009		 IU1 Central Office Attend one session only with your inductee
Mentor-Inductee Sessions October 29, 2008
January 28, 2009
February 25, 2009		 IU1 Central Office Attend one session with inductee
Mentor Orientation Ongoing Online  
Nine Contacts with Inductee Within first 12 month period Will vary Face-to-face, email, phone contact, etc.
Year 2
Mentor-Inductee Sessions October 29, 2008
January 28, 2009
February 25, 2009		 IU1 Central Office Attend 2 of the 3 sessions with inductee
Nine Contacts with Inductee Within second 12 month period Will vary Face-to-face, email, phone contact, etc.
Year 3
Mentor-Inductee Sessions October 29, 2008
January 28, 2009
February 25, 2009		 IU1 Central Office Attend one session with inductee
Year 3 Presentations April 21, 2009 IU1 Central Office  
Nine Contacts with Inductee Within third 12 month period Will vary Face-to-face, email, phone contact, etc.

Mentor/Inductee Evening Sessions

The sessions will include a large group session as well as the small group job alike sessions using protocols and one-on-one or small group time. A technology resource for sharing will be available on an IU1 wikispaces.

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Revised: September 25, 2008

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