Mentor teacher program created--Promulgation of rules--Participation in program

There is hereby created a program to provide for the mentoring of teachers new to the profession in South Dakota school districts. The program shall provide a new teacher access to a mentor teacher for a period of two years and participation in a summer workshop program following the first year of employment. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to establish duties and qualifications for teachers to be designated as mentor teachers. Participation in the program is discretionary with each school district according to a mentor teacher plan adopted by the school board for the school district. Source: SL 2002, ch 80 , § 1; SL 2016, ch 80 , § 5; SL 2017, ch 81 , § 57. 13-43-56. Repealed by SL 1994, ch 135 13-43-57 , 13-43-58. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 87 , §§ 23, 24.