Mentor Checklist

X	Building Checklist	X	Building Checklist	X	District Level Checklist
	Does the new teacher know about:		Does the new teacher know about:		Information for Beginning Teachers:
	school hours for staff 7:30 to 4:00		using a grade-keeping computer program & attendance		mission/vision of district
	school hours for students 7:55 to 3:30		- GradeSpeed QuickStart & how to fill in grades		Mentorship program & Observation
	lunchtime for students		- what/how to score		staff development
	the appropriate attire for school		- what grades to keep		--school/district in-services
	procedures for the first day of school Keys to room		grade checks/mid-term reports		--state/regional conferences
	procedure for business leave		when grades are due		--university offerings
	procedures for sick leave		procedure for filling in report cards		ethics
	before/after school duties		faculty mail/lounge/rest rooms location		school finance
	campus/playground rules		cum folders and where to find them		personnel issues --insurance etc.
	attendance procedures		parent/student conferences		school-related legal issues
	faculty meeting/sitebase dates		communicating with parents		teacher licensure information
	lunch count/lunch tickets		IEPs, ILPs, IMPs		meeting the needs of culturally diverse students
	hall passes		Special Programs & Special education referrals		meeting the needs of academically diverse students
	special schedules		talented and gifted program		stress management
	classroom discipline plan		testing dates		conflict resolution strategies
	Student handbook & student discipline plan		assessment information - reading/math inventories - STAR - PA Series - Benchmark Tests - Curriculum Calendars & Lesson Plans on Outlook		classroom management
	referrals to principal or designee		promotion/graduation		conferencing skills
	referrals to counselor		evaluation by supervisor (PDAS)		time management
	equipment (use/location) - overhead, computers, - scanner, digital camera --Electronic Device Policy		Copy of THINGS You NEED to SUCCEED existing curriculum new curriculum special curriculum --TEKS Checklist --Latest TAKS tests --TAKS Blueprints --Program Description --Curriculum Resources --Character Counts Materials --SCANS		curriculum & Program Descriptions - Math - Science - Reading - Writing Across the Curriculum - Special Education
	copy machine - code, usage		school clubs and organizations		testing programs �TPRI, STAR, AR, TAKS, PA Series, EOC, YEA
	e-mail QuickStart / network procedures		submitting activities on school calendar		communication with today's parents
	after hours building security code		procedures for field trips		parent/community relationships
	location of supplies/textbooks/TEKs		procedures for assemblies		computer maintenance request forms
	location of extra classroom furniture		fire/tornado/lock down/safety drills		Cafeteria menus
	budget information		procedures for sick children		Campus Grants & Initiatives for the Current Year
	how to order supplies �QuickStart on requisitions/PO/petty cash		location of health supplies		how to sign up for Region VII Workshops (PDAS) www.esc7.net
	library schedule and procedures		PTA/PTO/Accountability Committee		Districts Forms online
	internet usage/AUP		building/district committees		HEART Notebook & "Things you Need to Succeed"
	library book loans		ethics (computer use, personal calls, fraternization)		Important Phone Numbers
	student/teacher phone use		maintenance request forms		Nursing Schedule & Procedures
	Procedures for Chain of Command		Procedures for Content Mastery		Differentiated Instructional Techniques