Guidelines and Requirements for Mentors

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SIP mentors meet regularly with their new teachers and record their sessions in the teachers’ Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs).

Meetings
Induction, Intern, Emergency and Other Permit teachers and mentors are required to meet for 45-60 minutes weekly.

Individualized Learning Plan
The Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) is designed to capture the work in which teachers and their SIP mentors are engaged based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP). The ILP is intended to provide a roadmap for teachers’ Induction work and course of learning. Mentors record most of the ILP work and guide teachers through inquiry cycles, engage them in student work analysis, support lesson planning, conduct informal observations and provide opportunities for teachers to develop reflective practices.

Requirements Chart

	Emergency Permit (PIP, STIP, Waiver)	Intern Credential	Preliminary Credential (requires Induction)
Required Meeting Minutes	45-60 minutes every week	45-60 minutes every week	45-60 minutes every week
Inquiry Cycles	Just in time needs support Inquiry cycles optional	Just in time needs support Inquiry cycles optional	2 inquiry cycles per year
Content of Mentoring Sessions	Mentoring Minutes Form Conversation Log Just-in-time needs Credentialing requirements Test preparation support Modeling, co-teaching support	Mentoring Minutes Form Conversation Log Just-in-time needs Align coaching with university program expectations Modeling, co-teaching support	Mentoring Minutes Form Conversation Log Just-in-time needs Create SMART-E goal per cycle Demonstrate growth in chosen CSTP, link evidence of growth in ILP Reflect on inquiry cycles Modeling, co-teaching support

ILP Tools
CSTP-at-a-Glance Chart

CSTP Continuum

Tools and Templates

This page was last updated on August 31, 2023