Mission

The mission of the McKinney Connection program is to recruit, develop, and retain quality educators. Through this program beginning and veteran teachers new to McKinney ISD will receive guidance, support, and growth. The mentor program will provide opportunities for teachers to sharpen their skills, which will enable them to enrich the learning of their students.

Goals

• Recruit and retain quality educators who will do the best work of their careers in McKinney ISD.
• Support First and Second year teachers and those veteran teachers who are new to McKinney by providing district-wide professional development, campus collaboration and one-on-one mentoring by a veteran teacher.
• Provide continued growth and development for mentor teachers through district-wide professional development, campus collaboration and one-on-one collaboration with a new MISD teacher.
• Promote student growth and development by supporting new and veteran classroom teachers in all aspects of the educational process including TEKS/TAKS objectives and data dissaggregation.
• Increase community support and involvement with McKinney ISD teachers.

Program Participants

Mentee:

The term mentee is used to identify those teachers who will receive support through The McKinney Connection Mentor Program. Mentees are those teachers who are in their first or second year of teaching and veteran teachers who are new to McKinney. The program is also available to veteran McKinney teachers who have received a change in teaching assignment. All mentees will receive support for a minimum of one year with first and second year teachers receiving support from The McKinney Connection Mentor Program for at least two years.

Mentor:

The term mentor is used to identify those teachers who will be assigned a first or second year teacher or a veteran teacher who is new to the district to provide support during their first years with the McKinney Independent School District. Mentors will be paired with a mentee prior to or at the start of the new school year and will continue on with that teacher for a minimum of one year with a veteran teacher and a minimum of two years with a new teacher.

Campus Coordinators:

Campus coordinators are teachers who agree to oversee The McKinney Connection Mentor Program at their home campus. Campus coordinators will work with the campus administrative team to identify and assign mentors for the teachers who will be new to their campus. Campus coordinators will also facilitate meetings at their campuses for the teachers involved in The McKinney Connection Mentor Program.

McKinney Connection Coordinator:

The central office coordinator will work with the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources to oversee The McKinney Connection Mentor Program for the McKinney Independent School District. The coordinator’s responsibilities will include program development, program communications and training opportunities for coordinators, mentors, and new teachers. The central office coordinator will also work with the campus coordinators to provide support to the mentors and mentees for each campus.