Grow Your Own Teacher Pathway (GYOTP) Program – Mentor

Why Become a GYOTP Mentor?

• Get paid: $300 stipend per semester/per student (max $600 per semester); Mentors can be matched over multiple semester
• Be part of a network of mentor teachers and future teachers with access to community events
• Cultivate and mentor the next generation of teachers
• Increase your community voice and ownership in education
• Long-term employment solution: Be part of recruiting and training teachers who can later be employed at your school/district
• Teacher leadership and professional development opportunities

Mentor Eligibility

• Be a current teacher with a classroom
• Clear credential
• Teaching in PK-12 grade level
• Be part of one of the named partner school districts that Rio Hondo, Cerritos, and West LA community colleges are working with on GYOTP project
• Special invitation and call our for mentors who identify as BIPOC, community college alumni, and first-generation college student

Mentor Expectations

• Mentoring max 2 community college students on the teaching pathway
• Minimum of 1 year commitment
• The only paperwork needed will be to fill out a monthly mentorship form
• Host weekly meetings and/or classroom visitations with the mentees
• Participate in asynchronous online mentor trainings
• Approximately one meeting with project staff per month (but additional meetings can be scheduled as needed)
• Communicate with project staff as needed to complete duties