In April 2023, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved a waiver of policy*, on a case-by-case basis, regarding the requirement that all undergraduate residents and post-baccalaureate candidates are mentored by a Mentor who holds the Mentor credential.
Each Mentor who does not hold a Mentor credential must be granted an individual waiver, based upon meeting state criteria.
*Please refer Bulletin 746, Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, and Bulletin 996, Standards for Approval of Teacher and/or Educational Leader Preparation Programs for the Mentor credential requirements.
Applications for a waiver should be initiated by the school or system Mentor https://webportalapp.com/portal/mcw_review/0/Resident lead on behalf of the Mentor. School/system leads should add Mentors and their principals as recommenders to complete the Mentor and Principal Attestations. Teacher Preparation partners should be added to the application as a collaborator. More details can be found in the Mentor Waiver Application Guide in the Mentor Library.
MCW: 2024-2025 Mentor Credential Waiver Requests
In April 2023, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved a waiver of policy*, on a case-by-case basis, regarding the requirement that all undergraduate residents and post-baccalaureate candidates are mentored by a Mentor who holds the Mentor credential.
Each Mentor who does not hold a Mentor credential must be granted an individual waiver, based upon meeting state criteria.
*Please refer Bulletin 746, Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, and Bulletin 996, Standards for Approval of Teacher and/or Educational Leader Preparation Programs for the Mentor credential requirements.
Applications for a waiver should be initiated by the school or system Mentor https://webportalapp.com/portal/mcw_review/0/Resident lead on behalf of the Mentor. School/system leads should add Mentors and their principals as recommenders to complete the Mentor and Principal Attestations. Teacher Preparation partners should be added to the application as a collaborator. More details can be found in the Mentor Waiver Application Guide in the Mentor Library.