HB837

Montana HB837 establishes a retired teacher induction and mentoring program.

Montana HB837 creates a statewide retired teacher induction and mentoring program administered by the office of public instruction. The program matches new teachers with retired teachers from the same district to provide support and guidance. School districts can participate on a case-by-case basis, and retired teachers can be compensated for up to 3 months or 36 hours. The office of public instruction receives an appropriation of $100,000 annually for the program.