Second phase of mentoring
grant ready to launch

The Pasadena ISD Board of Trustees approved the acceptance of the second phase of the Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program grant from the Texas Education Agency.

The grant will allow 243 experienced dedicated teachers in mentoring 206 alternative certification and new-university certified teachers. 

With the board’s action, it will help Pasadena ISD in securing, training, and developing excellent teachers. Through mentoring, new teachers and teachers who are certified through alternative programs, will improve their teaching skills through one-on-one peer guidance and support. Mentors will work closely with the new teachers to support them during their first two years of instruction, guiding them through classroom management, lesson plan development, technology integration, and assuring all instruction is aligned with and supports the TEKS and TAKS. 

All 36 elementary schools, Lomax, Milstead and Schneider Middle Schools, Bondy Intermediate, Challenger School, Tegeler Career Center, and the Guidance Center will be supported through this grant. 

In other business, the Board: 

Approved the Summer Enrichment programs for Bilingual/ESL and Migrant students 

Approved revisions to the District Improvement Plan 

Approved a request for Career and Technical Education Students to participate in national competitions

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