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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 37 - Education
Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees
Beginning Teacher Support Program
§ 37-9-213. Powers and duties of Mississippi Teacher Center
Universal Citation: MS Code § 37-9-213 (2017)
- The Mississippi Teacher Center shall be responsible for the regular and ongoing evaluation of the beginning teacher support program and may contract for such evaluation. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, assessments of the following:
- (a) A survey and follow-up of all eligible mentor teachers and beginning teachers and appropriate district officials, to assess satisfaction with and the effectiveness of the beginning teacher support program;
- (b) The amount and quality of the contact time between mentor teachers and beginning teachers;
- (c) The effectiveness of workshops and other training required under Sections 37-9-201 through 37-9-211;
- (d) The effectiveness of the mentor program in enhancing the professional development and retention of new teachers in the district;
- (e) The desirability of extending this assistance program to students participating in graduate level teacher preparation programs similar to those which have been proposed by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning; and
- (f) The desirability of extending this assistance program to all probationary teachers.
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