Common use of Professional Support Clause in Contracts

Professional Support. A. There shall be a Resident Educator Program adopted by the Adena Education Association and the Adena Local School Board of Education. B. Any revisions in the program shall be based on the recommendations of the joint Association and Board committee, and subject to Department of Education guidelines. C. The parties shall work collaboratively to secure grants and other resources for the Resident Educator Program. 25.02 Resident Educator Program Development and Screening Committee‌ A. A committee comprised of three (3) teachers appointed by the Association and at least one (1) administrator will meet to maintain the Resident Educator Program and will also act as a screening committee to select teachers who will act as Mentor teachers. B. The committee will also have the responsibility to develop criteria and evaluate applicants for the position of Lead Mentor. C. The selection criteria for selecting Mentors shall be in accordance with criteria established by the Ohio State Department of Education. D. All Mentor applicants shall have completed Mentor training, or other required training, and Orientation prior to mentoring/coaching. E. Participation as a Mentor teacher shall be a voluntary commitment for a one-year period. Mentor assignments shall be on a rotating basis so that all members may participate. F. A Mentor may resign in the case of an identified personal emergency that would require the Mentor's withdraw from the program or in the case of a Mentor/Resident Educator relationship that has been deemed, by mutual agreement of the Mentor and Resident Educator, to be unworkable.