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Supporting Our Own Through Peer Mentoring - ESPs

Mentoring for ESPs, like the long-established mentoring relationships between new and experienced teachers, can ensure ESPs deal successfully with the growing complexity and increasing demands of education.

At a Glance

NEA recognizes the vital role education support professionals (ESPs) play in ensuring a great public school for every student. That’s why we work with affiliates to build and establish peer mentoring programs, ensuring that ESPs receive the professional support they need at all stages of their career.

Topics

  • Peer Mentoring & Collaboration

Outcomes

  • Support the development of personal and professional skills and knowledge for ESPs.
  • Ensure the ESP community has a greater voice in the workplace and more opportunities to build their own professional pathways.
  • Recruit and retain high quality support professionals in the education workforce.
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National Education Association

Last Updated: July 22, 2020

Details

Grade

  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary School
  • High School
  • Higher Education
  • Middle School

Session Length

2 days (16 hours)

Session Format

Blended

ESPs make up more than one-third of today’s public education workforce, but often have inadequate professional development and workplace preparation and support. Formal programs where ESPs mentor ESPs can provide the high-quality, targeted, and specialized support that is vital for professional success.  

This is a program NEA administers to cohorts of members. It requires pre-application, is limited to a pre-determined number of individuals, and runs on a published schedule.

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