Title II-A - Mentoring - Oregon Department of Education

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Title II-A - Mentoring

Legislation

HB2574 was signed into law in July 2007 and provided support and funding for the creation of a beginning teacher, beginning administrator mentoring program. In addition to helping transition beginning teachers and administrators into the classrooms/schools and acculturate them to the specific school and district setting in which they will work, the goal of the mentor program is to provide support and services for teachers and administrators with less than three years of experience that results in, quality instruction and leadership, student achievement, and retention of new teachers and administrators. Ultimately the desire is to cultivate and build the capacity of teaching professionals who can foster complex student learning. Biennially since 2007, the Oregon legislature has provided general funds to support the Oregon Beginning Teacher, Beginning Administrator Mentoring Program. When leveraged with other funds creates a robust system of addressing the state's mentoring needs.

OR Revised Statutes 329
This link provides the most recent Statutes regarding the mentoring program. Please reference ORS 329.788, 329.790, 329.795, 329.800, 329.805, 329.810, 329.815, 329.820 for laws specific to the mentoring program.
OR Administrative Rule 581-020
This link provides the most recent Administrative rules regarding the mentoring program. Please reference OARs 581-020-0060, 581-020-0065, 581-020-0070, 581-020-0075, 581-020-0080, 581-020-0085, and 581-020-0090 for rules specific to the mentoring program.

Mentor Academy Sessions: Beginning Teacher Mentor Workshops

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) together with the New Teacher Center (NTC) are offering free professional development opportunities at two locations: West Linn/Wilsonville and Medford, Oregon.

First Annual Oregon Mentoring Summit October 11, 2013

Since 2007, the Mentoring Program across the state has continued to grow and expand. In order to share information learned, the Oregon Mentoring Leadership Network is hosting the first annual Oregon Mentoring Summit in Tualatin at Athey Creek Middle School (West Linn-Wilsonville School District), 2900 S.W. Borland Road. The Summit will be held on the Statewide Inservice Day, October 11, 2013, from 8:00-4:00 p.m.

Mentoring Resources

This page contains resources, information, and documents/forms necessary to meet the criteria of the grant, and that sub-recipients are to use and turn in to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).

Grant Announcements and Applications

The Oregon Beginning Teacher and Administrator Mentorship Program was established in 2007 through the passage of HB 2574. In 2013, the Oregon Legislature increased funding for the Oregon Mentorship Program through The Network for Quality Teaching and Learning (HB 3233). The grant program is designed to support evidence-based mentorship programs for beginning teachers and administrators. Oregon Department of Education hosted a webinar to provide information and answer questions on July 25th. The Power Point and recording of the webinar is posted below the grant applications.

Oregon's Mentoring Grant 07/17/2013 (612 KB)
2013-14 Mentoring Grant
Oregon's Mentoring Grant 07/18/2013 (1.38 MB)
2013-14 Mentoring Grant

Oregon's Mentoring Grant Application Power Point and Webinar

Mentoring Power Point 07/25/2013 (1.60 MB)
Mentoring Webinar

Data

Research

NTC Review of State Policies on Teacher Induction
This document provides the first comprehensive look at induction policies in each of the 50 states. For each state, NTC summarizes existing policies related to 10 key criteria most critical to the provision of universal, high-quality induction and mentoring support for beginning educators. The state summaries capture all relevant policies, statutes, regulations, induction program standards, and other guidance on new teacher induction and mentoring.
Summary of Induction Programs 07/21/2010 (92.03 KB)
Quality Teacher Induction 07/21/2010 (1.25 MB)
Omaha Induction Program 07/21/2010 (578.46 KB)