Mentoring Entities
Mentoring Entities are charged with the responsibility of providing direct mentoring services to new principals. Each INPM Mentoring Entity has met the program’s standards and criteria and has been certified by the Illinois State Board of Education to provide mentoring services. If you are a new principal in need of a mentor, a current or retired principal wanting to serve as a mentor, or a school district in need of soliciting the services of an entity, please click here to find a complete listing of all certified INPM Program Mentoring Entities in Illinois. Important information and resources for current Mentoring Entities and the application process for organizations looking to become a Mentoring Entity can be found here. Questions should be directed to the INPM Program Manager.
Mentoring Entity Qualifications
- Provide evidence of an overall commitment to professionalizing education and school improvement efforts
- Demonstrate capacity to meet the needs of an identified geographic area or set of districts
- Provide evidence that Entity staff have been employed in roles requiring mastery of the Illinois Professional School Leader Standards
- Provide evidence that Entity staff have experience providing professional development to educators
- Click here for the INPM Rules and Regulations
Instructions for Completing INPM End-of-Year Survey
End-of-year surveys for new principals, mentors and mentoring entities are now available on the INPM website. All of the surveys can be found on the Program Evaluation page. Each survey is also available on the appropriate page, i.e., New Principal, Mentor and Mentoring Entities.
All new principals, mentors and mentoring entities are asked to complete and return the required survey as directed by June 30, 2008. It is anticipated that it will take less than 15 minutes to complete the survey. Mentors who serve more than one new principal are asked to complete a survey for EACH new principal mentored.
No new principal or mentor will be identified in any way in the tabulation of results. Identification information required on the survey is for verification of completion purposes, only. All results will be shared with mentoring entities, mentors and new principals who currently participate in the INPM Program.
New Principals will need to use their IEIN as their identification number. This number can be accessed on-line as follows:
Go to INPM Website: www.ilprincipalmentoring.org
Click ‘Resources’
Click ‘Certification and Recertification’
Click ‘Recording Professional Development Activities’
Mentoring Entity End-of-Year Survey
Mentoring Entity Expectations
- Employ qualified mentors and maintain appropriate records of mentor applications, reference letters, and other relevant information
- Provide initial mentor training, ongoing professional development, and annual refresher training
- Solicit and contract mentoring services with new principals and school districts
- Match mentors and new principals based on grade level, geography, and leadership needs
- Provide support and professional resources to the mentor in the course of his or her mentoring relationship
- Provide quarterly networking sessions to enhance the mentor’s skills and provide structured opportunities for problem-solving
- Guide the mentor in the compilation of information that will contribute to the evaluation of individual mentoring relationships and of the mentoring program as a whole
- Receive and distribute payments to mentors
- Complete all forms, paperwork, and evaluations as required by the Illinois State Board of Education
- Click here for the INPM Rules and Regulations
Important Dates
- INPM Post-Survey – Due June 30, 2008 (Available online)
- New Mentoring Entity applications due to the INPM Program Manager – March 1, 2008
- New Mentoring Entity Applicants given status of application – April 15, 2008
- Mentor and new principal logs and required verification information due to mentoring entities - June 30, 2008
- Mentoring Entity INPM program verification forms due to INPM Program Manager – July 7, 2008
INPM Documents for Mentoring Entities
INPM Rules and Regulations
INPM Frequently Asked Questions
INPM Program Documentation Information
Mentoring Entity Contact Information Sheet
New Principal-Mentor Match Information
New Principal Disclaimer
Mentor Disclaimer
Mentoring Entity District Agreement
Mentor Log
Verfication and Year End Summary Form
TRS Bulletin on Mentoring Stipends
Mentor Stipend and Tax Implications
Become a Mentoring Entity
Organizations representing Illinois principals, institutions of higher education, community colleges, regional offices of education, school districts, or other educational entities that meet the qualifications listed above are eligible to apply to become INPM Mentoring Entities. Applications are due to the INPM Program Manager by March 1, 2008, and the status of perspective Mentoring Entities will be made available by April 15, 2008. The Mentoring Entity Application and Scoring Rubric are provided below.
Mentoring Entity Application
Criteria for Review and Approval of Mentoring Entity Applications
Entity Status Report SP 08
The current status and 08-09 planning document we discussed at Regional Meetings has been placed on the INPM website page for Mentoring Entities. Please complete and return this brief questionnaire to Rashonda (rashonda@ilprincipals.org) by March 31, 2008.
This is a word document that you can download, complete and return as an attachment. The information you provide will give a picture of where we are right now, help in planning for next year, and begin the process of making improvements/modifications to your proposal that was the basis for your past and continuing certification as a mentoring entity.