Our second edition of Beyond Mentoring is now in print! The first edition is still available for purchase; please email or call, 1-781-416-0980 for details.
Beyond Mentoring: How to Attract, Support, and Retain New Teachers, Second Edition
Beyond Mentoring: How to Attract, Support and Retain New Teachers by Jon Saphier, Susan Freedman and Barbara Aschheim, provides practical information on creating and implementing a comprehensive induction program for new teachers.
Using the Teachers21 model for the comprehensive induction of new teacher,s the reader is guided through the steps of developing an induction plan, selecting and matching mentors, creating training and networking services for new teachers and mentors, and providing administrators with the information and strategies they need to support new teachers. While the focus of this book is on building systemic approach to supporting new teachers, it also provides many suggestions for using the induction program as a tool for supporting educators in the school or district to become a professional learning community.
What people are saying about Beyond Mentoring:
"There is a silver bullet for improving education, and it is to have an expert teacher in every classroom. In this powerful book about working with new teachers, the authors delineate a clear plan for ensuring success for the novice educator. This book is a road map well worth following."
— Jerry D. Weast
Superintendent, Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools
"We all know that far too many teachers leave the profession within their first few years in the classroom, and one reason is the lack of induction and mentoring programs in many schools systems. Such programs provide crucial support that benefit both teachers and their students. Beyond Mentoring clearly and compellingly shows why graduation with a degree in education cannot be considered the end of training for teachers"
— Edward J. McElroy
President, American Federation of Teachers
"The rich, far-reaching vision of the Teachers21 comprehensive model will help public schools transform current efforts to recruit, retain, and develop beginning teachers. In Lawrence, we've adopted the Teachers21 model and our retention rate has gone from 49% to over 90%."
— Wilfredo T. LaBoy
Superintendent, Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence, MA
"A must read book for anyone interested in developing and retaining effective beginning teachers. The research-based concepts are backed by countless practical and pragmatic suggestions.”
— Harry K. Wong
Author, The First Days of School
"Beyond Mentoring recognizes the power of comprehensive induction as a strategy for teacher retention. More importantly, it outlines a systematic plan that can be implemented by any school district that wants to increase the probability that new teachers will stay and succeed."
— Arthur E. Wise
President, NCATE
