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. 18, September 16, 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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