Texas Education Code

§ 21.907 — PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

ED § 21.907Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. R. PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

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(a)The commissioner shall establish a preparing and retaining educators through partnership mentorship program through which participating school districts or open-enrollment charter schools implement a mentoring program that meets the requirements of Section 21.458 for classroom teachers who have less than two years of teaching experience.

(b)A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the program must require a classroom teacher who serves as a mentor teacher to annually complete a training program for mentor teachers established or adopted by the agency.

(c)A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(5) to provide stipends for mentor teachers in an amount of at least $1,000.

(d)If any money remains after providing a stipend to mentor teachers in accordance with Subsection (c), the district may use that money to provide:

(1)scheduled release time for mentor teachers and classroom teachers being mentored to meet and engage in mentoring activities; and

(2)support for mentor teachers through mentor training and strategic staffing training.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.17, eff. June 20, 2025.