New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 9C - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Subchapter 5 - DISTRICT MENTORING PROGRAM
Section 6A:9C-5.2 - Mentor requirements
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:9C-5.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The chief school administrator shall oversee the mentor selection process and ensure the individual mentor of a novice provisional teacher meets the following minimum requirements:
1. Holds an instructional certificate and,
when possible, is certified in the subject area in which the novice provisional
teacher is working;
2. Has at least
three years of experience and has taught full-time for at least two years
within the last five years;
3. Does
not serve as the mentee's direct supervisor nor conduct evaluations of
teachers;
4. Demonstrates a record
of success in the classroom;
i. All mentor
teacher applicants shall have received a summative rating of effective or
highly effective on the most recent summative evaluation, pursuant to N.J.A.C.
6A:10.
ii. A mentor teacher
applicant in a school or school district not required pursuant to N.J.A.C.
6A:10-1 to issue summative evaluations shall demonstrate at least one year of
effective teaching on their most recent evaluation as determined by the mentor
teacher's supervisor;
5.
Understands the social and workplace norms of the school district and the
community it serves;
6. Understands
the resources and opportunities available in the school district and is able to
act as a referral source to the novice provisional teacher; and
7. 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, NJSLS, classroom observation skills, facilitating adult
learning, and leading reflective conversations about teaching
practice.
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