67.1-04-04-01. Establishment.

1. Duties. The education standards and practices board shall: a. Establish and administer a teacher support program; and b. Employ an individual to serve as a teacher support program coordinator.

2. Educator mentor program. The board shall select and train experienced teachers who will serve as mentors for first-year teachers and assist the first-year teachers with instructional skills development.

3. Coaching. The board shall select and train experienced teachers who will work with administrators to identify the needs of nonfirst-year teachers using research-validated interventions and proven instructional methods.

History: Effective July 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10, 15.1-13-11, 15.1-13-12.1, 15.1-13-22, 15.1-18-02, 15.1-18-03; S.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 16