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Monroe-Woodbury officials outline mentor program that pairs new hires with experienced staff
Summary
Coordinators described a district mentor system used for more than two decades that pairs new teachers and staff with building mentors, uses live Google logs and a district Google Classroom, and supports certification verification for New York State.
Michelle Pereira, a fifth-grade teacher at North Main Elementary and co-coordinator of the district mentor program, and Casey Capen, a teacher at Pine Tree and co-coordinator, described how Monroe-Woodbury’s mentor program matches new hires with experienced staff and maintains documentation to meet New York State requirements.
The program, Pereira said, began more than 20 years ago in partnership with the district and the Monroe-Woodbury Teachers Association and was implemented before it became required under New York State education regulations. “Our program started before it was required by law and now involves more people than is actually required by law,” Pereira said.
Pereira and Capen said the district maintains a live, shared spreadsheet and a Google Classroom that currently includes…
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