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Mentoring for Mentors Model Demonstration Boards

Mentoring for Mentors Model Demonstration Boards. Wendy Whitehead, Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Kendall Olsen and Laurie Holliday, Rainy River District School Board. Mentoring Demonstration Project. Provincial Opportunity

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Mentoring for Mentors Model Demonstration Boards

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  1. Mentoring for MentorsModel Demonstration Boards Wendy Whitehead, Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Kendall Olsen and Laurie Holliday, Rainy River District School Board

  2. Mentoring Demonstration Project • Provincial Opportunity • In Fall 2004, the Ministry of Education presented Ontario school boards the opportunity to submit a proposal to participate in the mentoring demonstration project • HPEDSB was successful in their proposal and selected to be part of the ministry pilot project

  3. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Provincial Framework • Provided funding from November 2004 through to August 2005 • New contract teachers as well as long-term occasional teachers were part of the HPEDSB MDP • One-to-one mentoring support was provided to the new contract teachers, inservice and central support was offered to the occasional teachers

  4. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Matching Process • Successful relationship hinges upon compatibility of match • Evolution of process, reflection on principles of mentoring

  5. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Support for Mentors, Relationship and Program Connection • Full day training sessions • Networking time • Inservice and support of Administrators • Celebration

  6. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Support for Mentors, Relationship and Program Connection • Full day training sessions • Adult Education – Hunt’s Levels, Dale’s Cone of Experience • Personality Types – Emotional Intelligence • Communication Styles • Phases of Beginning Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Teaching– supported & unsupported • Beginning Teachers Needs • Leadership Styles • Reflective Practice • Coaching and Conferencing vs Supervision

  7. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Support for Mentors, Relationship and Program Connection • Networking time • 2 days for each the mentor and the new teacher • Structured to meet new teacher needs • Framework for networking approval based on identified categories by the Ministry of Education • Application process provided data to support success of the program

  8. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Support for Mentors, Relationship and Program Connection • Inservice and support of Administrators • Importance of Administrators’ understanding of program and mentoring concepts • Identification of roles and responsibilities • Liaison for mentoring contact

  9. Mentoring Demonstration ProjectHPEDSB • Support for Mentors, Relationship and Program Connection • Celebration • Joint initiative for mentors and new teachers • Opportunity to survey participants • Feedback used in development of future programs

  10. New Teacher Induction Program • 2005-06 Transitional year • Mentoring demonstration project used as foundation for further development • Importance of steering committee • Members • Roles and responsibilities • Integration of concepts in • Orientation • PD • Mentoring

  11. New Teacher Induction Program • 2006-07 Full implementation • Orientation • Mentoring • Changes to the program • Enhancements • Applying what we have learned • Professional Development • TPA

  12. Mentoring for MentorsModel Demonstration Boards • Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board • Wendy Whitehead, Human Resources Officer – Staff Policies and Procedures • 613-966-9491, ext. 2265

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