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Bill would fund short-term retired‑teacher mentoring to help new teachers become classroom‑ready
Summary
House Bill 837 would create a short induction program that pays retired teachers to mentor newly hired teachers for up to 36 hours during their first three months on the job, with a $100,000 per‑year appropriation proposed to the Office of Public Instruction.
House Bill 837, sponsored by Representative Eiseley, would establish a retired‑teacher induction program that pairs retired instructors with newly hired teachers for a short, intensive mentoring period at the start of their first school year.
Under the bill as presented, an induction mentor's work would be limited to 36 hours over the first three months of the school year; compensation for mentors would be funded via a state appropriation of $100,000 from the general fund for each year of the biennium. Eiseley said the program is intended as a…
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