Pursuant to Idaho Code § 33-512, the board of trustees of each school district shall have the following powers and duties: To provide support for teachers in their first two (2) years in the profession in the areas of: administrative and supervisory support, mentoring, peer assistance and professional development.

Idaho Mentor Program Standards

The Idaho Mentor Program Standards provide a vision and guidelines for local planners to use in the design and implementation of a high-quality mentor program for beginning teachers. These Program Standards require that representatives from across the educational community come together for initial planning and continue together to monitor and evaluate for program improvement. The following program standards, elements and reflective questions are intended to guide your team’s thinking in designing an effective Mentor Program.

Idaho Mentoring Program

The Idaho Mentoring Program provides new teachers in rural remote and rural distant LEAs with a mentor and cohort to reduce attrition and increase student achievement. The program, a partnership between the Idaho Department of Education and the Office of the Idaho State Board of Education, serves Idaho-certified, in-service teachers currently practicing in Idaho public schools. Learn more by visiting Idaho Mentoring Program / Content and Curriculum.

Certified educators in Idaho public schools may access Idaho’s Educator Mentoring and PD Platform here:

Idaho’s Educator Mentoring and PD Platform