§ 37-9-205. Establishment of beginning teacher support program.
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The Mississippi Teacher Center of the State Department of Education shall establish a beginning teacher support program to provide eligible beginning teachers in this state with continued and sustained support from a formally assigned mentor teacher during the first full year of teaching.
After the 1992-1993 school year, any district is eligible to participate in the beginning teacher support program.
Two
(2)or more districts may operate jointly a beginning teacher support program if they meet all the requirements of Sections 37-9-201 through 37-9-213.
Educational consortia established for approved teacher education programs pursuant to rules of the Mississippi Teacher Center are eligible to operate a beginning teacher support program to serve beginning teachers in a participating school district.
To the extent practicable, school districts may coordinate with institutions of higher education in the design, implementation and evaluation of mentorship programs.