Bondurant-Farrar Community Schools

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Artifact Title: ___1 year mentorship summary________
Portfolio Author: ___Maggie Trecker_______
Iowa Teaching Standard __ Fulfills professional responsibilities established by the school district.
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Adheres to board policies, district procedures, and contractual obligations.

Demonstrates professional and ethical conduct as defined by state law and district policy.
Contributes to efforts to achieve district and building goals.
Demonstrates an understanding of and respect for all learners and staff.
Collaborates with students, families, colleagues, and communities to enhance students learning.

I chose this artifact to show:

_____ growth in this standard
__X__ strength and competency in this standard
Evidence to support attainment of this standard:
Description of artifact and how the artifact meets the standard:
As a first year teacher I was paired up with Amy Shaver as my mentor. This artifact is a summary
that I sent to a district administrator at the end of my first year of teaching.
A.- I adhered to the district procedure of meeting with Amy for the required number of hours each
semester.
B.- I met with Amy and had a mentor to meet state law and district policy regarding teachers who are
teaching with an Initial Teaching License.
Reflection on artifact (what went right, what went wrong, how to make better):
Having a mentor in my first year of teaching was extremely helpful and I learned a lot of Amy every
time we met. In my second year of teaching my mentor moved to a new building and I stayed at
Anderson. This made my mentorship more challenging because it was hard to meet up with her after
school. I think having a special education teacher as my mentor would have been more beneficial
because I would have learned more about our districts IEP policys.