FIRST-YEAR TEACHER & Mentor Teacher SUPPORTS

PEP invests in the supports that help first-year teachers remain in teaching. As part of that investment, we recognize the role quality mentoring plays in the success of early career teachers. 

Through our collaboration with Greenville County Schools, we are able to customize our support for first-year teachers to make sure we are meeting their needs each year.  

Public Education Partners supports first-year teachers in the following ways:

• Appreciations:  Sending messages of appreciation and community care to first-year teachers throughout the school year. Our appreciation begins by warmly welcoming new teachers abroad in August at our district’s induction teacher institute. 
• Professional Learning: Providing meaningful opportunities to help early career teachers grow and thrive in the early years of teaching.  
• Networking social: Bringing early career teachers together to engage socially with one another.  
• Awards & Recognition: Celebrating the successes of first-year teachers and Mentor teachers in Greenville County Schools. PEP was proud to help launch the First-Class Teacher Award and First-Class Mentor Award in Greenville County Schools. Each year, we provide a stipend and a trophy of appreciation to outstanding induction teachers and their mentors representing elementary, middle, and high school levels.