2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 17:3892 — Teacher assistance and assessment program; assignment of mentor

§3892.  Teacher assistance and assessment program; assignment of mentor

A.  Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, each teacher shall be assigned by the school principal in the school where the teacher is employed, an experienced teacher who will serve as a mentor.  In selecting the mentor teacher, the principal shall consider the level of familiarity of available teachers with instruction of students in the same grade or in the same subject as the teacher to be assessed.

B.  When no experienced teacher who is qualified to serve as a mentor is available within the school the principal shall choose another mentor based on a plan developed and adopted by the board for assuring each teacher the best possible assistance and support.

C.  When a teacher is employed in a situation where there is no principal, the equivalent level supervisor of the teacher shall assign a mentor.

D.  During the assistance period the mentor teacher shall perform such duties and responsibilities as  established by board policy.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 838, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1998.