Frisco ISD First Year Teacher & Mentor Program

Program Objectives

• Retaining quality teachers;

• Improving beginning teachers’ skills and performance;

• Supporting teacher morale, communications, and collegiality;

• Building a sense of professionalism, positive attitude;

• Facilitating a seamless transition into the first year of teaching and beyond;

• Putting theory into practice;

• Preventing teacher isolation; and

• Building self-reflection.

Program Design

• Designed for First Year Teachers (FYTs) with 0 years of teaching experience

• FYTs are assigned a mentor who will meet with FYTs on a regular basis to offer support and share experience, knowledge, and expertise

• FYTs have the opportunity to participate in FYT Institute learning sessions during their first 2 years of teaching

• FYTs have opportunities for collaboration and feedback among FYT program participants, including central office staff, campus principals, instructional coaches, digital learning coaches, mentor teachers, beginning teachers, etc.