PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Mentor teachers are actively involved in enhancing and supporting the career teachers’ teaching experience. Through the leadership team, they participate in analyzing student data and creating the TAP School Plan. With oversight and support from the master teacher, they help to lead cluster meetings and as a result, mentor teachers provide classroom-based follow-up and extensive feedback on career teachers’ instructional practices. With the input and guidance of the master teacher, mentor teachers plan for instruction in partnership with other mentor teachers and career teachers. Mentor teachers also engage in self- and team-directed professional development activities. Mentor teachers are charged with helping master teachers to implement the TAP School Plan.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two (2) years of successful teaching experience preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university
• Valid Texas teaching certificate
• Master’s preferred
• Must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting check prior to starting employment. Non-refundable fee paid by employee.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Demonstrate success in designing units of instruction, implementing best instructional practices, and classroom management practices.
• Excellent communication skills and an understanding of how to facilitate growth in students and adults
• Positive rapport with students, teachers, and staff

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Attend and prepare for leadership team meetings
2. Lead staff development for campus and district employees
3. With the oversight of the Master Teacher, plan and facilitate group meetings during cluster meetings and provide appropriate follow up
4. Inform and promote campus activities in and among the community
5. Assist with daily school responsibilities (such as arrival/dismissal, lunch)
6. Attend professional development and participate in all TAP training
7. Help develop School Plan utilizing the TAP processes
8. Guides and reviews teachers’ Individual Growth Plans
9. Model best teaching practices by team-teaching with colleagues, deliver model lessons in Cluster, develop and support curriculum implementation
10. Observe and provide peer assistance and coaching toward meeting teachers’ Individual Growth Plan goals
11. Mentor, guide and support career teachers
12. Evaluate lessons and conduct pre- and post- conferences
13. Evaluate teacher performance by using the TAP Rubric and conduct follow-up teacher conferences as a certified TAP evaluator
14. Analyze school-wide student data as the basis for helping develop a school plan
15. Support the Master Teacher in researching and field testing, within the school, appropriate strategies that target the identified area of student need
16. Attend professional development meetings
17. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor