Texas Education Code - EDUC § 21.907. Preparing and Retaining Educators Through Partnership Mentorship Program

(a) The commissioner shall establish a preparing and retaining educators through partnership mentorship program through which participating school districts or open-enrollment charter schools implement a mentoring program that meets the requirements of Section 21.458 for classroom teachers who have less than two years of teaching experience.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the program must require a classroom teacher who serves as a mentor teacher to annually complete a training program for mentor teachers established or adopted by the agency.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(5) to provide stipends for mentor teachers in an amount of at least $1,000.

(d) If any money remains after providing a stipend to mentor teachers in accordance with Subsection (c), the district may use that money to provide: