Goals:

The State of Delaware provides a three year mentoring and induction program for educators (teachers & specialists) new to the profession that are employed in a public school within the state. The program is designed to meet the following goals:

• Provide every new teacher/specialist with a mentor for the initial phase of the program and for Cycles One and Two. The mentor helps the new teacher/specialist become familiar with the school, district, and state resources, procedures, and policies.
• Assure a seamless alignment between the five components of the Delaware Professional Appraisal System II (DPAS II) and the mentoring and induction process.
• Develop “assessment literate” new teachers/specialists who are able to review and design assessment to accurately measure student growth over time.
• Build reflective practitioners who are able to review their present level of professional performance and use that data to set goals for future professional development.

Delaware Mentoring Programs

• New Teacher Mentoring
• New School Counselor Mentoring
• New School Nurse Mentoring
• New School Psychologist Mentoring

2012 Lead Mentor Training for Teachers:  Registration is Now Open for ALL Trainings!!

• Assessment for Learning Training for Lead Mentors - Click here for Details/Registration Instructions
• New Lead Mentor Training (for teachers) - Click here for Details/Registration Instructions
  • June 18-21, 2012 - Milford Middle School Boardroom
  • June 25-28, 2012 - Appoquinimink Training Center Boardroom
• Current Lead Mentor Training (for teachers) - Click here for Details/Registration Instructions
  • June 21, 2012 - Milford Middle School Boardroom
  • June 28, 2012 - Appoquinimink Training Center Boardroom

2012 Lead Mentor Training for Specialists - June 13 & 14, 2012 - Appoquinimink Training Center Boardroom - Click here for Details/Registration Instructions

 Training Materials for New Teacher Mentoring

Scientific Research Base

The Delaware Mentoring and Induction Program is aligned with the following research:

• Enhancing Professional Development: A Framework for Teaching by Charlotte Danielson
• Classroom Assessment for Student Learning; Doing it Right-Using it Well by Richard J. Stiggins
• Five Core Propositions - The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards