CHECKLIST TIMELINE

Month Completion Range Due Date

Before school Before school N/A

September late August - September October 15th

October late September - October November 15th

November late October - November December 15th

December late November - December January 15th

January/February late December - February March 15th

March/April late March - April May 15th

May May June 1st

Hamilton
Month Completion Range Due Date

*Hamilton (July/Aug) July August 15th

*Hamilton (Aug/Sep) late July - September October 15th

*Hamilton (Oct/Nov) late September - November November 15th

December late November - December January 15th

January/February late December - February March 15th

March/April late March - April May 15th

May May June 1st

**Signed checklists are to be sent to Penny Reedy's office at Longfellow by the due date**

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse

 MONTHLY MENTOR/MENTEE CHECKLIST
BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL - Items to do and discuss:

give a tour of the building building rules/core values

introduce to all available building staff Domain 2: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e

bulletin boards record keeping (Skyward)

information cards - student / staff schedules for special classes

district forms to be handed in lesson plans

classroom layout specialists and their roles

how to handle classroom routines/
jobs/consequences
teacher sick days/personal leave days/
Aesop
curriculum/syllabus/sample unit plan/common core for LA/Math
student illness/appointment procedures
staff development courses - register online

beginning days supplies (texts, desks, etc.) share information specific to your discipline/content area(s)

lunch routine/tickets - teahcers/students substitute folder

playground rules/equipment Trade of Day options

school schedule (daily & weekly) attend Mentor/Mentee social

bus procedures Go over this list several times!

Comments/Suggestions/Helpful Hints
cum/language arts folders

safety/fire drill procedures

open house

classroom schedules

email and voice mail procedures Signatures

Mentor:
parking area
Mentee:
hall duties/hall passes

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September (July for Hamilton Early Learning Center)
Discuss:
testing procedures progress reports/Skyward

responsibilities of Emergency Response Team staff social gatherings

crisis plan/safety plan SMT (Student Management Team) policy/procedure

parent communications grade level/department meetings/PLCs

extra-curricular school activities/duties/ discuss Educator Effectiveness evaluation, writing SLOs,

responsibilities principal walkthroughs/visits

parent organizations (PTO) teacher time saver hints

homework/policies/make-up work Schedule:

observing each other's classrooms/teaching
IEP procedures/504 plans
observation feedback
parent/teacher conferences
Innovation Grant process
parent volunteers
Reminder:
grading procedures new teachers' support seminars

First Class settings/replies/options view video workshop(s)/submit response

Aims Web / WKCE share information specific to your discipline/content area(s)

setting up a gradebook/Skyward Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

student work samples

LMC procedures/check-out

pacing of the curriculum

field trips/bus requests/assemblies

Signatures:
work orders/maintenance Mentor:

budget requests/procedures/petty cash Mentee:

Domain 1:1a, 1b, 1c; Domain 3: 3a, 3b, 3c *Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse

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October (August/September for Hamilton Early Learning Center)
Discuss: Review:
parent/teacher conferences items from August and September list that are
appropriate
special ed referral procedures
procedures for parent/teacher conferences
strategies for meeting different needs
mock practice of a parent/teacher conference
staff development days
Schedule:
"new" student procedures
observation of a veteran teacher - must be
report cards/Skyward completed in first semester

retention policies Reminder:

new teachers' support seminars
professional development
Workshops view video workshop(s)/submit response
Gold brochure courses

Standardized Testing/WKCE ideas for test

taking and review

Domain 4: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, ef

Domain 1: 1d, 1e, 1f

Reflect: Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

reflect on observing each other's classrooms/
teaching or administrator's observation

Domain 2: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse

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November (October/November for Hamilton Early Learning Center)
Discuss: Reflect:
snow day procedures what is going well?

need for release time to work/plan together what to improve?

information on staff holiday parties Domain 1: all

Domain 2: all
information on student holiday observances/district
policies

formal observation by principal

staff relations
Reminder:
playground rules/temperature/snowballs, etc. new teachers' support seminars

feedback from formal observation when it occurs

Domain 3: 3d, 3e

Teacher handbook

Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse

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December

Discuss: Review
end of semester procedures snow day policies

report cards/semester and/or final grades holiday observances/policies

secondary school scheduling

retention policies/credit earned

"tips" to get through the winter

pacing of curriculum again

staff developoment classes - register online

voluntary tranfers

Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse

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January/February

Discuss: Reminder:
next formal observation by principal when new teachers' support seminar
it occurs

2nd semester classes/schedules

STRESS relievers Reflect:

on ALL 4 domains
curriculum plans for second semester (January)

layoffs/reassignments

how is the mentoring relationship going?

is there anything else we could be doing?

Review:
final grading

end of semester procedures

parent/teacher conferences

Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

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March/April

Discuss: Review:
feedback from principal observation Trade of Day options

testing procedures

contract signing Reminder:

new teachers' support seminar
classroom inventories

"tricks" for the final weeks of school

summer school referrals

summer school teaching

year-end activities, awards, banquets

year-end cum folder information/or portfolio

final grading/credits

IEP procedures/504 plans

summer curriculum projects/professional development

thoughts for evaluation of mentor program Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

end of year field trips/parties for students

finals schedule and grading procedures

budget requests for next year

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

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May - we made it!!

Discuss: Plan
building check out procedures to complete Mentor Program questionnaire online -
Mentor and Mentee
closing up your classroom for the summer
a relaxing summer
what paperwork must be done before you leave?
(grades, lesson plan books, etc.) two goals for next year and "I'll reach them
(method) by":
how are we going to keep in contact this summer?

what can I do over the summer to be better prepared

for next fall?

plans for fall field trips or teaching materials sign up for PDP class

attendance at graduations

next year's calendar Reminder:

new teachers' support seminar
Reflect:
all of your accomplishments!

where am I with the Framework for Teaching?

Educator Effectiveness? SLOs?
Comments/Questions/Helpful Hints

Signatures:
Mentor:

Mentee:

*Send signed copy to Penny Reedy's office

Teacher Mentor Program - School District of La Crosse