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Mentorship Program

Program overview

 Mentorship in Campbell River

Mentorship in Campbell River shall be: 

  • Voluntary and teacher led and mentee/ learner centric.
  • A reciprocal learning partnership where all members are learners and leaders.
  • Allow for release time for learning partnerships to observe, model, co-teach plan and reflect. 
  • Available to and centred around teachers new to the profession, the district, their role, or those experiencing a significant shift in educational practice.

Mentorship Grant Structures:

  • Teachers will work in pairs or triad learning partnerships. 
  • Each participant will have access to 2.0 days of release time to be used as teams/members see fit. Participants may use any combination or whole or part days, however the minimum time a TTOC can be booked is 0.5 per day. 
  • Learning partnerships can apply for more release time if necessary. Funding may also be available to help with the procurement of professional learning resources. 

Committment to Mentorship:

  • Engage in a learning partnership with regular communication and meetings for at least one year, and teachers are encouraged to continue for a second year. 
  •  Attend occasional mentorship learning sessions:
    • Engage in learning activities to develop our skills and understanding of reflective practices that have a meaningful impact on student learning.
    • Be willing to examine one’s practice and identify areas of personal growth.
  • Schedule and complete learning partnership meeting with release time and after instructional hours to:
    • Create a learning plan a focus on mentee interests and needs. Including goals, measures, and reflection/assessment.
    • Connect and check in, 
    • Engage in learning focused conversations, 
    • Collaborate, Co-Teach, Model, Observe, Debrief and Reflect and more.
  • Complete a reflective feedback survey at the end of the school year. 

Being a Mentee means you:  

  • Have less than 5 years teaching experience in the profession or district, be taking on a significantly new role or educational practice. 
  • Be open to learning alongside, with and from other educators. 
  • Be willing to develop skills as a reflective and critical professional with a commitment to continued learning and growth. 
  • Be willing to learn and use strategies that will improve achievement for all students in a healthy and inclusive way. 
  • Connect with learning partnership regularly.
  • Work with mentor to set goals, track progress, successes, and next steps.

Being a Mentor means:

  • Being open to learning alongside, with and from other educators
  • Being willing to develop skills as a reflective and critical professional with a commitment to continued learning and growth. 
  • Being willing to learn and use strategies that will develop educational leadership and build capacity of all educators.
  • Connect with learning partnership regularly.
  • Work with mentee to set goals, track progress, successes, and next steps.
  • Have passion, expertise, or high interest in educational pedagogy and practices.


Applications  should be downloaded, completed and emailed to Erin Pickering.   Applicants will be contacted to discuss next steps. 

Funding for Mentorship release time is provided by the Campbell River District Teacher's Association Mentorship Funds - provided by the BCTF in 2020. 

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