ECE Mentor Teacher Program
Educator Application
Please complete the following application to participate in the ECE Mentor Teacher Program starting in the 2024-2025 school year.
The ECE Mentor
Teacher Program is an opportunity for educators from BJE-affiliated Early
Childhood Centers to learn how to be successful mentor teachers, concurrently
mentor a teacher within their school site, become part of a cohort of
educators, and receive on-going support as they become established mentor
teachers within their institution. Participants will commit to a two-year
program to begin their mentoring journey.
Participants
will enroll in American Jewish University’s (AJU) Jewish Education Excellence Project (JEEP): Mentor Teacher
Training for the 2023-2024 school year. The
program consists of a 10 month certification program earning 3 academic units.
The program begins with a 3-day intensive workshop from August 6-8, 2024 then
the cohort will physically meet once a month. Each participant also has a
monthly one-on-one session with the AJU faculty.
Following the
initial year (2024-2025), participants will form a Community of Practice with
BJE staff for the 2025-2026 school year. The CoP will support participants as
they continue to mentor a teacher within their school and offer professional
development towards creating a “mentoring culture” at their school.
BJE and AJU
will each contribute $500 towards the $2500 AJU mentor course tuition, leaving
a participant fee of $1500. BJE will pay the full cost of the second year of
the program.
Please note that there are 3 different forms that need to be filled out for each applicant:
- This educator application must be completed by the participant
- Their school administrator must complete a separate application for schools
- The participant must complete AJU's application for JEEP Mentor Teacher Training
Applications are due by June 1, 2024.
Once all applications have been completed and received, participants will be considered for admission to the BJE Cohort.