NTIP Mentor Teacher - One Mentee

About the role

This Service Agreement is applicable to Mentor Teachers who are paired with one (1) mentee. The mentoring relationship is shaped by the activities that the Mentor and beginning Teacher participate in together. These activities should help the beginning Teacher improve upon practice and develop an understanding of the Massachusetts Standards of Effective Teaching Practice.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating a strong start to the year: ensuring the beginning Teacher knows where to obtain needed materials, is familiar with routines and schedules, and curriculum expectations.
• Providing instructional support: meeting regularly (formally and informally) to conference, reflect on practice, analyze student data, and plan curriculum and lessons; making regular observation visits; modeling instructional strategies and facilitating opportunities to observe other effective teachers; teaching or co‑teaching the beginning Teacher’s class; providing guidance on classroom management and addressing behaviors that interfere with learning.
• Analyzing and assessing the beginning Teacher’s practice in relation to the CPS Teacher Rubric to help the beginning Teacher reflect, improve, and demonstrate proficient practice across the four standards.
• Videotaping lessons and analyzing the video and reflecting on best practices together.
• Providing professional support: informing beginning Teachers of district, school, and grade‑level/content team data and goals.
• Providing personal support: helping relieve stress by introducing them to other faculty members and helping them put problems in perspective with support and encouragement.
• Maintaining a confidential relationship with the beginning Teacher.
• Participating actively in CPS mentoring meetings and maintaining all required documentation.

Requirements

• Have successfully completed at least three years of experience in a teaching role.
• Have demonstrated effective teaching practice in the classroom as shown by receiving a rating of at least proficient on their most recent evaluation.
• Have demonstrated practice that reflects excellent content knowledge of the MA Curriculum Frameworks and the Standards of Effective Teaching Practice and Educator Evaluation System.
• Be an effective communicator and problem solver, especially when working with colleagues.
• Have demonstrated proficiency in a variety of pedagogical strategies/methods to meet a diverse range of learning needs.
• Be knowledgeable about the professional and community resources in the school and district.
• Be able to maintain a confidential relationship.

Pay

Mentors receive a stipend of $2,000 for serving as a Mentor to a new Teacher during the new Teacher’s 1st year in CPS. The stipend is paid in two installments (January and June) upon up‑to‑date and successful completion of the mentoring responsibilities. If the mentorship is discontinued for any reason, the stipend will be prorated to reflect the amount of time served.

Schedule

The mentoring contract runs from September 2, 2025 to June 30, 2026.