• Understands the social and workplace norms of the school district and the community it serves. • Understands the resources and opportunities available in the school district and is able to act as a referral source to the novice provisional teacher. • Completes a comprehensive mentor training program with a curriculum that includes, at a minimum: • Training on the school district’s teaching evaluation rubric and practice instrument • Professional Standards for Teachers • CCC • Classroom observation skills • Facilitating adult learning • Leading reflective conversations about teaching practice. 56 – AR Handbook Code Requirements for District Mentoring Plan The chief school administrator is required to develop a district mentoring plan as part of the school district’s professional development plan (PDP). The district mentoring plan must include logistics for its implementation and describe the school district’s responsibilities consistent with the regulations. The chief school administrator must: • submit the district mentoring plan to the district board of education for review of its fiscal impact. • share the district mentoring plan with each ScIP, which will oversee the schoollevel implementation of the mentoring plan and will communicate the plan to all non-tenured teachers and their mentors. • review the plan annually and revise it, as necessary, based on feedback from mentor logs, each ScIP, and data on teacher and student performance. NJEA Resources on Professional Learning NJEA has many resources to support ARs to help members have all the information they need related to professional development. You can access all of the current materials available at: http://www.njea.org/ learning/professional-learning Full copy of the regulations The complete subsection of the Administrative Code (regulations) on Professional Development and Mentoring may be found online on the NJ Department of Education homepage at: http://www.state. nj.us/education/code/current/title6a/ chap9c.pdf
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