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Teacher Mentor Program

Dallas ISD is committed to supporting beginning teachers in their first or second year of teaching. In partnership with Professional & Digital Learning, Human Capital Management follows best practices in Texas Administrative Code §48.114 and §21.458. The Teacher Mentor Program provides much needed support for beginning teachers, resulting in high-quality instruction, improved student performance, and retention of new educators joining the teaching profession.

The Teacher Mentor Program:

  • Provides a campus-based mentor to beginning teachers in their first or second year of teaching
  • Provides effective support to beginning teachers to successfully transition into their teaching assignment
  • Coaches beginning teachers to improve their performance
  • Orients beginning teachers to district and campus policies and procedures
  • Assists beginning teachers with connections to district curriculum and curricular resources, including formative and summative assessments
  • Helps beginning teachers build positive relationships to ensure student success
  • Provides professional development that includes mentorship best practices to mentors and appropriate campus staff throughout the school year

Spring Semester Timeline for Mentor Teachers

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December 3 & 4, 2024  Training: Non-evaluative Observation Planning & Documentation
January 6, 2025 Google Classroom “opens;”
Steps 1 & 2 Observation document are available
January 15, 2025 Observation window opens
(Observations should not begin before this date)
January 21, 2022 Training: Effective Feedback Conversations with Lisa Johnson, TEI Trainer
January 31, 2025 Spring Semester Snapshot (Principals & Lead Mentors) 
February 17, 2025

Submit 2 Documents:
Steps 1 & 2 - Observation Documentation
Step 3 - Feedback Documentation

March 31, 2025 Submit Check-in 1 - Stay Conversation
April 30, 2025 Submit Check-in 2 - Survey
May 16, 2025 Documentation Submission Deadline (Hard Deadline)

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Human Capital Management | 9400 N Central Expy | Suite 1400 | Dallas, TX 75231
CONTACT US
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Onboarding@DallasISD.org  |  NewTeachers@DallasISD.org
MentorProgram@DallasISD.org  |  
CentralStaffPLD@DallasISD.org
Recognition
Recognition@DallasISD.org

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