APPENDIX D

May 24, 2006 11:58 AM

MENTOR TEACHER INTERNSHIP

On June 10, 2002, the following understanding was reached regarding the Mentor Teacher Internship Program:

The Mentor Advisory Selection Committee, subject to selection criteria, recommends teachers and retirees to Superintendents for approval to act as mentors. Under existing guidelines, applicants who are current teachers have a preference for referral to Superintendents before retirees or teachers on unpaid leave.

The parties agree that the Board’s memo to the field on the Mentor Teacher Internship Program will be amended to establish preferences for referrals to Superintendents in the following order of priority from among applicants who are recommended by the committee: school based staff developers, teachers in the school, district based staff developers, full time mentors, retirees and teachers on unpaid leave. During the school year, staff developers will not be assigned to mentor more than two teachers. It is understood that participation in the Mentor Teacher Intern Program will continue to be voluntary.