1. Oregon Statewide
Mentoring Program
Jan Miles
Adele Hermann
New Teacher Center
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2. Participant Demographics:
Beginning Teachers (Spring)
Year teaching Total Responses = 772
1 2
54% 45%
421 351
Your gender Total Responses = 772
Female Male
74% 25%
573 199
Ethnic group you most identify with Total Responses = 772
American
African Asian/Pacific Multi -
Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic/Latino White Other
American/Black Islander racial
No Response
0% 1% 1% 2% 83% 2% 1% 6%
2 12 14 22 642 17 11 52
In what state did you complete a teacher preparation program? Total Responses = 772
Oregon Washington Idaho Montana California Other:
86% 2% 1% 1% 1%
667 16 11 8 12
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3. Participant Demographics:
Mentors (Spring)
Your Gender Total Responses = 189
Female Male
82% 17%
155 34
Ethnic group you most identify with Total Responses = 189
American
African Asian/Pacific Multi -
Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic/Latino White Other
American/Black Islander racial
No Response
6% 1% 3% 84% 0% 4%
13 2 6 159 1 8
Year mentoring Total Responses = 189
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-10th 11th or more
79% 11% 3% 2% 1% 1% 0%
150 21 7 5 2 3 1
Current teaching responsibilities Total Responses = 189
Teach full Time Teach Part Time Released Full Time No teaching contract Retired
59% 7% 17% 2% 11%
113 15 34 5 22
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4. Spring Top Fives
Beginning Teachers
My Mentor….
90%
This influences my teaching practice...
86%
84%
81% 80% 79% 78%
80% 77%
76% 75%
71%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Provides me with resources Provides me with strategies Provides emotional support Assists me in developing a Observes my teaching and
and materials to better manage my repertoire of teaching discusses it with me
classroom strategies
Yes At Least Some
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5. Spring Bottom Fives
Beginning Teachers
My Mentor…
This influences my teaching practice…
50%
47%
46%
45%
45% 44% 44% 44%
43%
41%
40%
35%
30% 29% 29%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Provides me with strategies Provides me with strategies Provides me with strategies Assists with lesson Assists me in working with
to help me to analyze to help me communicate to help me to get additional planning English Language Learners
student work with my principal support from my principal
for challenging situations
Yes At Least Some
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6. Spring Top Fives
Mentors
Do you feel effective working with your teachers in these areas?
Professional development provided in this area was…
100% 98%
96%
94% 93% 92%
90%
84%
80% 77% 78%
72%
70%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Providing emotional Providing strategies to help Providing resources and Helping to create a Helping to work
support teachers better manage materials supportive, equitable collaboratively with the
their classroom classroom atmosphere other teachers at school
where differences are
valued
4-Very effective, 3 4-Very effective, 3
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7. Spring Bottom Fives
Mentors
Do you feel effective working with your teachers in these areas?
90%
Professional development provided in this area was…
80% 81%
80%
75% 76%
70% 68% 68%
63% 62%
60%
54%
50% 48%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Helping to get additional Analyzing student work Helping with site Working with students with Working with English
support from principal for administrator Special Needs Language Learners
challenging situations communication
4-Very effective, 3 4-Very effective, 3
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8. Fall to Spring Comparison: Increase
Beginning Teachers – My Mentor…
Yes
80%
76%
70% 68% 69%
67%
63%
61% 61%
60%
50%
50%
46%
44%
40%
30%
20% 17%
10% 8% 8%
6% 6%
0%
Provides me with strategies to Provides me with strategies to Provides me with strategies to Provides me with strategies to Provides me with strategies to
help me to analyze student work help me differentiate instruction help me to use student help me handle job-related help me communicate with my
to meet the needs of diverse assessment data to guide stress principal
learners instruction
Fall Spring Difference
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9. Fall to Spring Comparison: Increase
Mentors – Do you feel effective working
with your teachers in these areas?
70%
4-Very Effective
63%
60%
54%
52%
50% 49%
40% 39%
35%
30%
20%
14%
13%
10% 9%
0%
Analyzing student work Helping to use student assessment data to guide Helping to develop a repertoire of teaching strategies
instruction
Fall Spring Difference
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10. Fall to Spring Comparison: Increase
Mentors – Professional development provided
in this area was very …
60%
4-Very Useful
53%
52%
50%
47%
46%
40%
33%
31% 31%
30%
27%
26% 26% 26%
24%
23%
22%
21%
20%
16%
10% 10%
10%
0%
Analyzing student work Helping to use student Helping to differentiate Helping to develop a Helping with parent Helping to deliver and
assessment data to guide instruction to meet the repertoire of teaching communication understand the curriculum
instruction needs of diverse learners strategies
Fall Spring Difference
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11. Fall to Spring Comparison: Increase
Mentors – Professional development provided
in this area was very…
60%
4-Very Useful
50% 49%
41% 41%
40%
40%
36%
32%
31%
30% 28%
20%
10% 9% 9%
8% 8%
0%
Providing resources and materials Standards-based lesson planning Providing strategies to help teachers Helping to work collaboratively with the
better manage their classroom other teachers at school
Fall Spring Difference
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12. Fall to Spring Comparison: Decrease
Mentors – Do you feel effective working
with your teachers in these areas?
4-Very Effective
70%
62%
60% 59%
54% 53%
52%
50%
46%
40%
34%
30%
27%
20%
10% 8% 7%
6% 6%
0%
Helping to create a supportive, equitable Helping with site administrator Helping to work collaboratively with the Helping to meet district goals and
classroom atmosphere where communication other teachers at school requirements
differences are valued
Fall Spring Difference
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13. Fall to Spring Comparison: Decrease
Mentors – Professional development provided
in this area was very…
4-Very Useful
70%
60%
50%
43%
40%
37%
30%
26%
20% 19%
10%
7%
6%
0%
Helping with site administrator communication Developing professional and district goals that are meaningful (e.g.
ILP/District Goals)
Fall Spring Difference
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14. Impact on Teaching Practice
Of the success you've had as a beginning teacher,
what proportion would you attribute to help from your mentor?
Beginning Teachers: Spring
45% 44% attributed “a great deal” 40%
40% or “quite a bit” of their success
35% to their mentor.
30% 28%
84% attributed some or more
25% of their success to their mentor.
20% 16%
15%
10%
5%
0%
A Great Deal Quite a Bit Some
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15. Impact on Impact on
Student Teaching
Learning Practice
Strongl Strongly
y Agree/
Agree/ Agree
56. Overall, work with Agree
77% 55. Overall, my mentor 78%
my mentor has helped has helped me to be an
me to impact my effective teacher
students' learning 54. Overall, my mentor 77%
meets my needs as a
growing professional
57. Overall, my mentor 75%
Beginning Teachers: Spring program meets my
needs as a growing
professional
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16. Impact on Teacher Retention
Beginning Teachers: Spring
50%
45% 41% 40%
40%
35% My mentor has impacted
30% 27% my decision to stay in…
25% (Mark all that Apply)
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
My Current The In the District
Teaching Profession
Position
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17. Program Impact: Site Administrator
Having the mentor program in my building
has contributed to my knowledge of….
70%
*At Least Some (Spring)
60%
56%
52% 52% 52%
51%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Coaching Observing teacher practice Effective teaching Professional goal setting Phases of teacher
development
At Least Some
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18. Program Impact: Site Administrator
Having the mentor program in my building
has contributed to my knowledge of….
70%
*At Least Some (Spring)
60%
50%
50% 48%
45%
43%
41%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Standards for the teaching Research-based teaching Creating learning School improvement Analyzing student work
profession strategies for improving communities
student achievement
At Least Some
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19. Working Conditions:
I/My beginning teachers have sufficient materials (texts,
books, paper, etc.) and supplies in their rooms
100%
*Agree (Spring)
92%
90%
80%
75%
70%
64%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Beginning Teachers Mentors Site Administrators
Beginning Teachers Mentors Site Administrators
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20. Working Conditions:
The rooms where I/my beginning teachers teach are fully
adequate for them and their students
*Agree (Spring)
100%
90% 88%
79%
80%
69%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Beginning Teachers Mentors Site Administrators
Beginning Teachers Mentors Site Administrators
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21. Impact Highlights
Beginning Teachers: Spring
Statewide Entity
Teacher Practice: 15. Of the success you've had 16% A Great Deal
as a beginning teacher, what proportion would you 28% Quite a bit
attribute to help from mentor? 40% Some
Teacher Practice: 55. Overall, my mentor has 78% Strongly Agree /
helped me to be an effective teacher Agree
Teacher Practice: 54. Overall, my mentor meets 77% Strongly Agree /
my needs as a growing professional Agree
Teacher Practice: 57. Overall, my mentor program 75% Strongly Agree /
meets my needs as a growing professional Agree
Retention: 24. My mentor has impacted my 41% My Current
decision to stay in (Mark All That Apply) Teaching Position
27% In the District
40% In the Profession
Student Learning: 56. Overall, work with my 77% Strongly Agree /
mentor has helped me to impact my students' Agree
learning
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22. Beginning Teacher Top Five’s
My Mentor…Response: Yes
Fall Spring
Statewid Entity Statewid Entity
e e
33a. Provides me 32a. Provides me with
with resources and resources and
materials 86% materials 85%
32a. Provides me with
strategies to better 47a. Provides
manage my classroom 81% emotional support 82%
31a. Provides me with
48a. Provides strategies to better
emotional support 79% manage my classroom 81%
34a. Assists me in 33a. Assists me in
developing a repertoire developing a repertoire
of teaching strategies 76% of teaching strategies 79%
45a. Observes my 44a. Observes my
teaching and teaching and discusses
discusses it with me 75% it with me 79%
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23. Beginning Teacher Bottom Five’s
My Mentor…Response: Yes
Fall Spring
Statewid Entity Statewid Entity
e e
39a. Provides me with 43a. Assists me in
strategies to help me to working with students with
analyze student work 46% Special Needs 50%
50a. Provides me with 49a. Provides me with
strategies to help me strategies to help me
communicate with my communicate with my
principal 44% principal 50%
51a. Provides me with 50a. Provides me with
strategies to help me to strategies to help me to
get additional support get additional support from
from my principal for my principal for
challenging situations 44% challenging situations 48%
38a. Assists with lesson 37a. Assists with lesson
planning 41% planning 45%
43a. Assists me in 42a. Assists me in
working with English working with English
Language Learners 29% Language Learners 33%
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24. Beginning Teacher Top Five’s
My Mentor…Response: Yes
Entity:
Fall Spring
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25. Beginning Teacher Bottom Five’s
My Mentor…Response: Yes
Entity:
Fall Spring
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