South Carolina Induction and Mentoring Program : implementation guidelines

Abstract

The guidelines for South Carolina’s induction and mentoring initiative have been developed on the basis of the mandate set forth in Section 59-5-85 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. Implemented by the individual school districts statewide, these induction and mentoring programs will have one overriding objective: to inform, encourage, and support beginning teachers for the purpose of improving the quality of teaching in the state, raising the level of student achievement, and reducing the rate of attrition among our newest teachers.