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.
  7. The initial payment for mentors who complete all of their requirements and their mentor year ends through August 2009 will be made by July 2009. After this initial period, the mentors will be paid as their year ends starting in September 2009. The mentor requirements are the completion of a one time orientation online, attendance at two mentor/inductee sessions, and the completion of the mentor/induction log and the mentor checklist. The aforementioned documentation is to be sent to Keith Golebie two weeks after the mentor year ends (based on date mentor assigned).
    1. In most cases no substitution of classes is allowed for inductees. The exception would be if an educator who is hired has just completed nonviolent crisis intervention (NCI) or if an educator changes job categories.
    2. Inductees who present and still have classes to finish will continue to have formal mentoring if their mentor/inductee year three is not completed at the time of the presentation (based on date of mentor assigned).
    3. Inductees who present and still have classes to make up and their third year mentor/inductee time period has ended will no longer have a formal mentoring relationship (e.g., no mentor payment).
    4. Mentors who retire/resign during a mentor year will receive a prorated payment dependent upon the requirements met and the documentation supplied to Keith Golebie.
    5. Mentors whose inductees have resigned during a mentor year will receive a prorated payment dependent upon the requirements met and the documentation supplied to Keith Golebie.
    6. Direct all questions to Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Conrady, and Dr. DeVoge.

Mentor Requirements

  1. Beginning with the 2008–2009 school year, all mentors must complete an online orientation session as a pre or co-requisite. The orientation should be completed during the first year of mentoring. The online orientation can be found at http://mentoring.iu1.wikispaces.net. Before beginning the orientation, register on Solutionwhere so that the orientation will appear on your transcript. 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 September 30, 2009
October 28, 2009
February 23, 2010		 IU1 Central Office Attend one session only with your inductee
Mentor-Inductee Sessions October 28, 2009
January 28, 2009
February 25, 2009		 IU1 Central Office
or alternate site		 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 28, 2009
January 6, 2010
March 17, 2010		 IU1 Central Office
or alternate site		 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 28, 2009
January 6, 2010
March 17, 2010		 IU1 Central Office
or alternate site		 Attend one session with inductee
Year 3 Presentations April 20, 2010 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 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 wikispace. With the exception of Introduction to Induction Sessions and Year 3 Presentations, mentors and inductees may complete their face-to-face session requirements by attending a session at IU1 Central Office or by meeting independently at an alternate site.

Mentor/Inductee Independent Options

Mentors who select the mentor/inductee independent option can meet at a school site and document their mentor/inductee session by posting resources on the inductees and mentors wiki. The mentors/inductees should join the wiki and create their own pages. Each page should include the names of the mentor and inductee in the title and at the top of the page. Information saved on each page must include the dates and activities for each session along with resources shared, developed, and or reviewed. Other wikispaces, websites, and printed materials can be shared, but they must be noted on the mentor/inductee's page. On the inductees and mentors wiki, instruction is provided and a sample wikipage is also available. Mentors and inductees will select “New Page” to create their pages.

Mentors and inductees must sign up for the Mentor/Inductee sessions that are titled “IU1 Staff Independent Mentor/Inductee Sessions” on Solutionwhere. The dates for these sessions will be the same as the dates for the sessions held at IU1. Year 1 mentors and inductees may sign up for one independent session, Year 2 mentors and inductees may sign up for two independent sessions, and Year 3 mentors and inductees may sign up for one independent session. If mentors and inductees are attending two independent sessions, they must sign up for two separate sessions in Solutionwhere so that both sessions can be marked attended and will show on transcripts. The actual dates of the independent sessions must be recorded on the mentor and inductee checklists beside the IU meeting dates.

Ruby Payne will be presenting at California University of Pennsylvania. Inductees may substitute attendance at this full day session for Year 3 Differentiated Instruction or it can be counted as two mentor/induction sessions. Documentation of attendance will be required. Registration information will be available in the fall of 2009.

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Revised: July 8, 2009

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