Evaluation of the Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring

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Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring (BTIM) Program: Evaluation Report Appendix I

stipend amount beyond the grant project period, and f) other extra duty pay mentors were eligible to receive by participating in other “extra” programs. District F also budgeted grant funds and district matching funds for professional and contracted services, which were budgeted to pay for mentor training (by TSDC) and administrator training, and funds were also budgeted for supplies and materials to pay for mentor training materials and administrator training materials. Funds were also set aside to cover travel to mentor training under other operating costs. Table I-24 shows District F’s budgeted grant funds and district matching funds by major categories. Table I-24: District F Budgeted Amounts by Major Categories Budgeted Amount Grant Funds District Matching Funds (% (% of total budgeted of total budgeted amount) amount) $333,813 $63,000 (77%) (89%)

Category

Payroll

$31,000 (7%)

$6,000 (8%)

$56,875 (13%) $11,125 (3%) $432,813

$2,000 (3%) $0 (0%) $71,000

Professional and Contracted Services Supplies and Materials Other Operating Costs Total Costs Source: District F Grant Application

As part of the progress report for the period February 1, 2008, to July 31, 2008, grantees were asked to indicate the actual number of mentors who served as BTIM mentors and were paid a stipend for 2007-08 for each campus as of July 31, 2008; the actual number of beginning teachers who were mentored through the BTIM program; the annual stipend amount paid to mentors at each campus; and the average number of hours the mentors spent with new teachers for each participating campus. District F’s program included 55 mentors and 60 beginning teachers across eight campuses during the first year of Cycle 1. All mentors were each paid $800 and on average spent one hour per week with beginning teachers across all campuses. District F data are included in Table I-25 for each participating campus. Table I-25: Number of Mentors and Beginning Teachers, Mentor Stipend Paid, and Average Number of Hours Mentors Spent with Beginning Teachers per Week by Participating Campus in District F Campus High School 1 Elementary School 1*

Number of Mentors Served

Number of Beginning Teachers Served

Mentor Stipend Paid for 2007-08

12 7

12 8

$800 $800

Average Number of Hours Mentor Spent with Beginning Teacher/Week 1 1

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