Mentoring Providers

Mentoring Providers are charged with the responsibility of providing direct mentoring services to new principals.  Each INPM Mentoring Provider has met the program’s standards and criteria and has been certified by the Illinois State Board of Education to provide mentoring services. If you are a new principal in need of a mentor, a current or retired principal wanting to serve as a mentor, or a school district in need of soliciting the services of an provider, please click here to find a complete listing of all certified INPM Program Mentoring Providers in Illinois.  Important information and resources for current Mentoring Providers and the application process for organizations looking to become a Mentoring Provider can be found here.  Questions should be directed to the INPM Program Manager.

Mentoring Provider Qualifications

• Provide evidence of an overall commitment to professionalizing education and school improvement efforts
• Demonstrate capacity to meet the needs of an identified geographic area or set of districts
• Provide evidence that Provider staff have been employed in roles requiring mastery of the Illinois Professional School Leader Standards
• Provide evidence that Provider staff have experience providing professional development to educators
• Click here for the INPM Rules and Regulations
  

Mentoring Provider Expectations

• Employ qualified mentors and maintain appropriate records of mentor applications, reference letters, and other relevant information
• Provide initial mentor training, ongoing professional development, and annual refresher training
• Solicit and contract mentoring services with new principals and school districts
• Match mentors and new principals based on grade level, geography, and leadership needs
• Provide support and professional resources to the mentor in the course of his or her mentoring relationship
• Provide quarterly networking sessions to enhance the mentor’s skills and provide structured opportunities for problem-solving
• Guide the mentor in the compilation of information that will contribute to the evaluation of individual mentoring relationships and of the mentoring program as a whole
• Receive and distribute payments to mentors
• Complete all forms, paperwork, and evaluations as required by the Illinois State Board of Education
• Click here for the INPM Rules and Regulations

General INPM Information
INPM Rules and Regulations
INPM Frequently Asked Questions
Mentoring Provider Contact Information Sheet
TRS Bulletin on Mentoring Stipends
Mentor Stipend and Tax Implications

Forms
New Principal-Mentor Match Information
New Principal Disclaimer
Mentor Disclaimer
Mentoring Provider District Agreement
Mentoring Log
Verfication and Year End Summary Form
Confirmation of Completers
Provider Compliance Form

Other Resources
Benchmark Program & Tool
Wallace Foundation Principal Mentoring

Become a Mentoring Provider

Organizations representing Illinois principals, institutions of higher education, community colleges, regional offices of education, school districts, or other educational providers that meet the qualifications listed above are eligible to apply to become INPM Mentoring Providers.  Applications are due to the INPM Program Manager by March 1st of each year. The status of perspective Mentoring Providers will then be made available. The Mentoring Provider Application and Scoring Rubric are provided below.

Initial Approval
Provider Application for Initial Approval
Provider Initail Approval Criteria

Continuing Approval
Provider Application for Continued Approval
Provider Continued Approval Criteria