To implement a
smooth transition,
alleviate turnover
and integrate into
the community,
new teachers at
the building level.
An Equal
Opportunity
Affirmative Action
Employer
Lincoln Public Schools
5901 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 436-1000
Lincoln Northeast
High SchoolMentoring Program
Program Director:
Mark Runyan
Attendance / Student Services CoordinatorThe Pride & Tradition Continues…
Why is a Mentoring Program Needed
at Lincoln Northeast High School?
Data from first-year teachers show:
· When decisions were difficult to make, 90% said they wanted assistance, but only 33% felt they received help.
· 68% wanted assistance with instruction, only 49% felt like they received help.
· They reported feeling isolated and intimidated by their colleagues.
· There is a need for support in areas of: instruction, management, and professionalism
· A need exists for alleviating stress that is associated with beginning teaching as a profession.
Gail A. Wilkinson, Journal of Staff Development, Spring 1997, Vol. 18, No.2
What does the Mentoring
Program consist of?
August 13, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
Unwind / Question & Answer
August 15, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
Answer Questions / Web page
August 17, 2007 @ 8:00 am
Answer Questions / 1st day of school
August 22, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
Attendance / Tardy Cards (Runyan)
Stop Cards / CE / Referrals (Collura)
Classroom Management
--The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Unknown
September 12, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Mid-Quarter Grades (Runyan)
IEP Meetings & Forms (Hahn)
September 26, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
P/T Conferences / Grades (Sheely)
--Results and responsibilities, NOT Excuses – Unknown
October 10, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Obligations / $225 Reimbursement Forms (Weatherholt)
October 24, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Evaluation Process (Runyan)
SCIP / SAT (Bartek/Stading)
--I bring three things with me to this Building: Attitude, Attitude, Attitude – Al Schnabel
November 14, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Assessments / School Improvement (Brandt)
--It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit – John Wooden
What about second semester?
December 12, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Celebration / Using the Drops (Runyan)
--I touch the future… I teach – Christa McAullife
January – No schedule meeting
February 13, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
TBA
--If you refuse to accept nothing but the best, you very often get it – Somerset Maugham
March 12, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
TBA
--Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out – John Wooden
April 16, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
TBA
--I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs – John Wooden
May 14, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
Ending the school year (Sheely)
--Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. – Winston Churchill