Name:

Shelly Dejean-Tillman

Project: Mentor/Mentee/Connections

Area of
concern

Needs
Assessment

Project Action
Plan

Competencies

Evaluation

Reflection

*High Turnover
Rate
*Campus culture
* Increase support
for At-risk students

Each year our

turnover rate for
teachers are
steadily increasing.
In the last three
years (75
professionals)

Late September
Met with principals
to discuss campus
needs.

C001: shape
campus culture

Pre Test

October
1st meeting with
mentors and
mentees. (Agendas
sent out prior)
Introduction and
expectations

C006: implement a
staff evaluation and
development
system to improve
the performance of
all staff members.

The primary role of

the principal is to
be a facilitator. It is
vital for the
principal to respond
appropriately to
diverse needs of all
individuals. With
morale on campus
at an all-time low, it
was essential to
implement a plan to
address the
immediate need.
Our students
deserve a 100%
commitment and if
teachers are
unhappy this could
also lead to our
students being
unhappy. The ideal
principal defines
roles and makes
sure team members
feel supported. The
principal also

-Support for new

professionals to
empower them to
be prepared
throughout the
school year.

Campus Culture:
Low comradery
Low teacher
morale.
Campus never had
a supervised
-Offer seasoned
teachers a chance to mentor/ mentee
program.
serve as a role
model and to help
support the students
they serve at each
Disaggregated data
grade level.
to identify at-risk
-Connect struggling students who failed
STAAR
students with a
consecutively for
caring adult on
the last two years.
campus.

Teacher checklist
October-May
Meetings are held
on the first Monday
of every month.

C002:
communicate and
collaborate with all
members of the
school community

November
Send home parent
letter for
permission.
NovemberDecember

C002: respond to
diverse interests
and needs, and

We start each
meetings with
feedback from each
mentee /and or
mentor.
Record feedback to
share with AP and
Principal.
Teacher feedback
form on needs
(resources, ways to
support)
Post Test
Projection survey
Teacher
testimonials on the
benefit of having a
mentor and being a
mentor.
Final evaluation

Connect at-Risk
students with one
teacher- mentor on
campus.
October May
Provide coverage
for teachers to
observe
mentor/mentee
teachers.

October-May
Serves as a liaison
between mentees
and mentors to
arrange observation

mobilize resources
to promote student
success.

C003: act with

integrity, fairness,
and in an ethical
and legal manner.

C005: advocate,
nurture, and sustain
an instructional
program and a
campus culture that
are conducive to
student learning
and staff
professional
growth.

I will be looking at
the percentage of
new teachers who
remain at Wilder
for the upcoming
school year.

assures staff
members buy into
the vision of the
administrator.
Leaders must read,
study, think and
talk. Decisions
Compare this years should be made
turnover rate to last collaboratively,
year.
sometimes those
decisions are
difficult but we
must respond to
individual and
campus needs.