2 Year Program Requirements
The application window for the 2024-25 programming year opens April 2, 2024. The deadline to register is Sept. 2, 2024.New Teacher
Eligibility Requirements: Teacher must hold a valid teaching certificate and be in their first or second year of teaching.
Required hours:
(4) In-person Kickoff (afternoon)
(30) Mentoring Hours
(2) Webinars (Fall and Spring)
(9) Summer Academy (Sioux Falls or Rapid City)
Total Hours: 45
Mentor
Eligibility Requirements: Teacher must have at least five years of teaching experience, one of which is within the last seven years in a school or other education related field; hold a valid or expired teaching certificate
Required hours:
(4) In-person Mentor Seminar (morning)
(4) In-person Kickoff
(held the same day as the seminar, in the afternoon)
(30) Mentoring Hours
(2) Webinars (Fall and Spring)
(9) Summer Academy (Sioux Falls or Rapid City)
Total Hours: 49
Compensation
Upon completion of the two-year program, certified teachers who have a teaching certificate will have met the requirements to renew their certificate. Mentors will receive a $1500 stipend ($1300 for any additional new teacher) each year of the program when the requirements have
been met.
