Mentoring Faculty Resources

The SMSU College Now program views mentoring as a partnership between two people that supports a professional and personal development approach in which an experienced person assists another in developing skills and knowledge. A mentor gives advice, encouragement, and support, and leads by example through expertise in a subject, skills, and departmental and institutional knowledge.

This page is designed to provide mentors with information to facilitate their work and to clarify expectations for their mentoring role within College Now. This page can also inform cooperating high schools about what to expect from their SMSU mentoring faculty member.

Faculty Mentor Handbook – The Faculty Mentor Handbook outlines the expectations and responsibilities of our faculty mentors within College Now.

Course Checklist – The College Now Course Checklist is sent to faculty mentors each semester. This list will include the specific courses assigned to each mentor. A blank copy of that checklist is available here if needed.

Classroom Visit Form – Classroom visits are required for every course offered during the school year. Once a visit is complete, please use this e-form to submit a report of your classroom observations. This should be submitted within two weeks of the classroom visit. A hard copy of this form is available here if you prefer that format. The completed form can be submitted to the Director of Concurrent Enrollment.

• For additional information on best practices for site visits, see NACEP's issue brief, The Classroom Visit.
  
  
• Successful visits should include clear expectations for the concurrent enrollment instructor prior to the visit, as well as direct or immediate post-visit feedback to the instructor.

Expense Reports – Faculty are reimbursed for their travel for in-person classroom visits. Expense reports are now submitted via Workday. For additional information about this process, please see the Workday Job Aid for Employee Expenses. Previous accounts associated with your specific department are no longer valid. Please contact the College Now Office for the correct code, if needed.

Reports should include your mileage tracker from Google Maps, your departure and arrival times for the visit, and the high school you visited. Also, meals and hotel expenses should be included in a single expense report. Expense reports should be submitted within two weeks of the in-person classroom visit. If submitted more than two months after the date of travel, they will be subject to tax withholdings. All expenses must be submitted by June 30th of that academic year.

Workshop Tracker Forms – These forms help track high school teacher attendance at the New Teacher Orientation and Professional Development sessions during the annual College Now Summer Workshop.