Section 509 – Mentor for provisional educator.

• (1) In accordance with Subsections 53E-2-302(7) and 53E-6-103(2)(a) and (b), the principal or immediate supervisor of a provisional educator shall assign a person who has received training or will receive training in mentoring educators as a mentor to the provisional educator.

• (2) Where possible, the mentor shall be a career educator who performs substantially the same duties as the provisional educator and has at least three years of educational experience.

• (3) The mentor shall assist the provisional educator to become effective and competent in the teaching profession and school system, but may not serve as an evaluator of the provisional educator.

• (4) An educator who is assigned as a mentor may receive compensation for those services in addition to the educator’s regular salary.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session