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August 2012 • Volume 16 • Number 1 • Pages 32-34

Spotlight on Teacher Mentors

Margaret Clauson and Scott Herrmann

Sink or Swim? Giving New Teachers a Life Jacket

Article Description: Do you leave your new teachers floundering? School leaders can help set new teachers up for success by giving them support in the form of effective orientation, induction, and mentoring programs.

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Margaret Clauson has been a middle school math/science teacher and middle school principal, and is now assistant superintendent in Wilmette (Illinois) District 39. E-mail: clausonm@wilmette39.org

Scott Herrmann, a former middle school teacher and principal, is superintendent of Bannockburn District 106 in Illinois. E-mail: sherrmann@bannockburnschool.org
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