Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 18 - NETWORK OF QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING
Section 581-018-0136 - Pertaining to Beginning Teacher and Administrator Mentorship Program
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
The State Board of Education shall establish a beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program to provide eligible beginning teachers and administrators in the state with continued and sustained support from a formally assigned mentor teacher or administrator. The legislative assembly finds that:
(1) The quality of teaching and administration in the public schools is of vital importance to the future of Oregon;
(2) Oregon has a special interest in insuring that the induction of beginning teachers and administrators into their profession enhances their professional growth and development by making a positive impact on student learning for all students, to help close the achievement gap;
(3) The formal assignment of mentors who have demonstrated the appropriate subject matter knowledge and teaching and administrative skills will substantially improve the induction and professional growth of beginning teachers in the state as well as provide mentors with additional and valuable opportunities to enhance their own professional growth ;
(4) Teachers and administrators who receive research-based, relevant mentoring produce students with a higher rate of achievement;
(5) School districts that have teacher mentoring have a higher rate of retention among teachers; and
(6) Administrators who receive mentoring improve their effectiveness as administrators and continue to improve throughout their careers.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 326.051 & 329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS 329.790 - 329.820
