Step 1

Prerequisites

Ensure that you are an ASD certified educator who meets these requirements to become a mentor:

• At least 5 years of exemplary teaching experience, the past 3 years in ASD
• Possess and practice content knowledge and best practice strategies
• Be open-minded with a positive perspective
• Have strong interpersonal skills
• Work well with colleagues and have a genuine concern for others’ growth
• Demonstrate dependability, responsiveness, and responsibility

Step 2

Application Process

Complete the mentor application process. Please allow at least one month for your application to be processed.

Submit your online application for approval with the ASD through the link and prompts below.  The application should take you ten to fifteen minutes to complete.

• Go to the online application.
• Click on the "Start an application for employment" link (our AEA/ASD Mentor application is housed there).
• Complete steps 1 and 2
• IMPORTANT! Using the drop-down menu in the center top of the page, GO BACK TO STEP 1.  Scroll to the bottom of the page, and choose, “Yes, I am an existing employee.” YOU MUST DO THIS, OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION.
• When you reach Step 3: Vacancy Desired, skip this page by clicking the next button (or by using the drop-down tab in the middle top of the page) until you get to
• Step 4: Position Desired where you check just the “AEA/ASD Mentor” box near the top of the page.  That action will load the AEA/ASD Mentor application for you to complete. Click the next button until you are taken to the next step.
• Step 5: Directions for the references section. 
• Step 6:  References section (One required current principal, one required colleague, and one optional former principal)
• Step 7:  Submit Application.

Step 3

Follow Up

Make sure you have been able to respond positively to the application queries. Respond promptly to any communication you receive from the ASD about areas that you have left blank, or were unable to respond to.

Step 4

Training

When you have successfully completed the AEA/ASD Mentor Application Process via AppliTrack on the Employment link of the ASD website, TPD will invite you to sign up for the required one-credit graduate course, Mentor Communication Skills.

Please begin the application process at least a month prior to start date of course. The application process includes references from administrators and colleagues. When your application is complete and accepted, and you have received the invitation, you may sign up on MLP for Mentor Communication Skills.

After you have successfully completed Mentor Communication Skills, you will be placed on the AEA/ASD mentor database and are eligible to mentor should the occasion arise.