State of New Jersey Department of Education

Selected Programs Across the United States

ARKANSAS

Arkansas' Induction Program - For new teachers: toward the implementation of performance-based licensure. All novice teachers must successfully complete the program before they are issued a standard teaching license.

CALIFORNIA

California Early Childhood Mentor Program (The Mentor Program is in the Improving Care section of the Web site).
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Educational Enhancement Act and
Beginning teacher induction and mentoring program.

DELAWARE

New School Leader Induction Program for administrators.
New Teacher Mentoring Program.

FLORIDA Florida mentor teacher school pilot program initiated by the 2000 Florida Legislature.
GEORGIA Mentor Teacher Program.
INDIANA

Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentor Program

ILLINOIS

Teacher Mentoring & Induction Network.
Mentoring program going citywide (articles in Catalyst, which covers school reform in Chicago).

LOUISIANA Louisiana Mentor Program is one part of the Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program.
MAINE

Maine's Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant .

MICHIGAN

New Teacher Induction/Teacher Mentoring.

MINNESOTA

Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program.

MISSOURI Missouri Standards for Teacher Education Programs. See, also, Division of Teacher Quality and Urban Education.
NEW JERSEY Two-Year Mentoring Program Proposed to Support New Teachers.
NEW YORK A history of the development of mentoring.
Draft Guidelines for Implementing District - Based Teacher Mentoring Programs
NORTH CAROLINA A history of the development of mentoring.
Coach2Coach: Mentoring Training Modules.
High School Performance Program (helps principals improve school performance).
OHIO Mentoring (articles in Catalyst, which covers school reform in Cleveland).
TENNESSEE

Tennessee Teaching Standards: A Guide for Mentoring (file available in pdf format).

TEXAS

Mentoring beginning teachers: Lessons from the experience in Texas.