NCTQ is looking for additional pay for teacher mentors - those who mentor/coach/guide other teachers - and not mentors of students. Also of note is that districts may use various terms for mentors (e.g., coaches, instructional coaches, etc).
District Name | State | Additional pay for mentor teachers | Student Enrollment | Free/Reduced Lunch |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albuquerque Public Schools |
NM |
School-based Mentors earn $2,000 for mentoring one teacher and $4,000 for mentoring two teachers; Lead Mentors earn $3,000 if they provide professional development and $1,000 if they do not. |
89,788 | 69% |
Aldine Independent School District |
TX |
$250 - $500 annually
|
66,854 | 87% |
Alpine School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
81,715 | 16% |
Anchorage School District |
AK |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
46,115 | 19% |
Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
MD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
83,300 | 32% |
Anoka-Hennepin School District |
MN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
38,802 | 32% |
Arlington Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
59,900 | 73% |
Atlanta Public Schools |
GA |
$1,000 for the Lead Campus-Based Mentor |
52,377 | 75% |
Aurora Public Schools |
CO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
39,872 | 66% |
Austin Independent School District |
TX |
Mentors receive stipend pay (amount not specified).
|
80,032 | 53% |
Baltimore City Public School System |
MD |
Mentors do not receive additional pay but they do receive 3 achievement units for 45 hours of work or 4 achievement units for 60 hours of work. Twelve achievement units are required to earn an increase in pay.
|
79,297 | 100% |
Baltimore County Public Schools |
MD |
$5,801
|
113,814 | 50% |
Billings Public Schools |
MT |
National Board Certification mentors receive a $500 annual stipend. |
16,958 | 36% |
Birmingham City Schools |
AL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
23,041 | 83% |
Bismarck Public Schools |
ND |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents (see "more information")
|
13,197 | 23% |
Boston Public Schools |
MA |
New Teacher Developers (mentors) receive an additional 5% above their base salary. |
51,433 | ND% |
Brevard Public Schools |
FL |
$165 for mentoring one teacher, $300 for mentoring two or more teachers or for lead mentors |
73,734 | 49% |
Bridgeport Public Schools |
CT |
$250 for each TEAM program module |
20,296 | 73% |
Broward County Public Schools |
FL |
Urban Teacher Academy Mentors earn a stipend of $750; Instructional Coaches earn a $1,1,61 stipend and an additional $550 if s/he has a second beginning teacher; and Guild Teachers earn a stipend of $870 |
270,978 | 60% |
Buffalo School District |
NY |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
32,891 | 73% |
Burlington School District |
VT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
3,834 | 46% |
Capistrano Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
47,135 | 25% |
Champlain Valley School District |
VT |
Mentor teachers are compensated at a rate of 0.048 of the base salary of the district's salary schedule. |
4,244 | 11% |
Charleston County School District |
SC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
49,769 | 57% |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
NC |
$2,250 - $9,000 (see footnote)
|
147,638 | 58% |
Cherry Creek School District |
CO |
$500 for mentors who have completed the District course on mentoring and $350 for those who have not completed the course |
55,839 | 29% |
Chesterfield County Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
61,552 | 36% |
Chicago Public Schools |
IL |
Mentors in Opportunity Schools receive annual stipends of $2,000.
|
358,453 | 78% |
Cincinnati Public Schools |
OH |
Ohio Resident Educator (ORE) mentors earn a minimum of $250 annually. Districtwide Mentors are also eligible for annual stipends (see "more information").
|
34,802 | 7% |
Clark County School District |
NV |
Teachers receive contact units (required to advance to a new lane on the salary schedule) for mentoring activities |
330,225 | 69% |
Clayton County Public Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
54,840 | 93% |
Cleveland Metropolitan School District |
OH |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
37,617 | ND% |
Cobb County School District |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
111,854 | 41% |
Columbus City Schools |
OH |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
48,925 | ND% |
Conroe Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
62,837 | 40% |
Corona-Norco Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
52,877 | 45% |
Cumberland County Schools |
NC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
50,879 | 76% |
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
116,512 | 54% |
Dallas Independent School District |
TX |
$500 annually
|
155,119 | 86% |
Davis School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
74,289 | 19% |
Dayton Public Schools |
OH |
2.0% of minimum BA salary |
12,537 | ND% |
DeKalb County School District |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
99,166 | 73% |
Denver Public Schools |
CO |
Pre-Service Mentors earn $750 per semester.
|
92,039 | 65% |
Des Moines Public Schools |
IA |
$2,500 annual stipend |
33,167 | 78% |
Desoto County School District |
MS |
Issue not addressed in the scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
34,392 | 52% |
Detroit Public Schools Community District |
MI |
$500
|
49,534 | 86% |
District of Columbia Public Schools |
DC |
Mentor teachers are released from the classroom full-time and are paid on the 12 month salary schedule. |
48,568 | ND% |
Douglas County School District |
CO |
Mentors for student teachers earn up to $600 for the mentoring role and are eligible for another $600 if the student teacher is hired for a full time position in the district.
|
67,591 | 12% |
Duval County Public Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
130,229 | 51% |
El Paso Independent School District |
TX |
Power Up Mentors receive $1,000 per year. Issue not addressed for other mentors.
|
57,315 | 75% |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
CA |
No less than the specific amount allocated by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
|
62,865 | 54% |
Fairfax County Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
187,797 | 29% |
Forsyth County Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
49,346 | 15% |
Fort Bend Independent School District |
TX |
EDGE mentor teachers receive a $9,000 stipend and EDGE Mentor Teachers of bilingual education receive a $10,000 stipend. Issue not addressed for all other mentor teachers.
|
76,122 | 43% |
Fort Wayne Community Schools |
IN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
29,404 | 61% |
Fort Worth Independent School District |
TX |
$250 for the first teacher mentored and $125 for each additional teacher mentored.
|
84,510 | 86% |
Fresno Unified School District |
CA |
$4,000 |
71,126 | 87% |
Frisco Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
60,182 | 13% |
Fulton County Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
94,491 | 44% |
Garland Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
55,987 | 65% |
Granite School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents (see footnote)
|
66,767 | 55% |
Greenville County Schools |
SC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
76,158 | 48% |
Guilford County Schools |
NC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
72,950 | 65% |
Gwinnett County Public Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
179,758 | 53% |
Hawaii Department of Education |
HI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
181,278 | 46% |
Henrico County Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
51,523 | 46% |
Hillsborough County Public Schools |
FL |
$2,250
|
220,252 | 59% |
Houston Independent School District |
TX |
Campus-based mentors receive $50 - $1,200 annually; Career Pathways Master Mentors receive $3,500 annual base stipends and up to an additional $2,500 for school growth; and Career Pathways Instructional Excellence Coaches receive $5,000 annual base stipends and up to another $5,000 for supported teacher success.
|
209,772 | 80% |
Howard County Public School System |
MD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
57,907 | 19% |
Indianapolis Public Schools |
IN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
26,410 | 65% |
Jackson Public Schools |
MS |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
23,935 | 100% |
Jeffco Public Schools |
CO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
84,631 | 31% |
Jefferson County Public Schools |
KY |
$1,000 annually
|
97,936 | 56% |
Jefferson Parish Public School System |
LA |
IGNITE mentor teachers receive $5,000 annual stipends; IGNITE Teacher Leader Fellows receive $1,500 annual stipends with the opportunity to earn additional compensation for hosting resident teachers; and IGNITE ESL Coaches receive $1,000 annual stipends
|
48,254 | 61% |
Jordan School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
56,176 | 21% |
Kanawha County Schools |
WV |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
25,764 | 51% |
Kansas City Public Schools, MO |
MO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
14,978 | 99% |
Katy Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
79,913 | 31% |
Klein Independent School District |
TX |
$600-$1,000 annually
|
53,328 | 45% |
Knox County Schools |
TN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
60,854 | ND% |
Laramie County School District 1 |
WY |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
1,051 | 37% |
Lewisville Independent School District |
TX |
$250 for mentoring 1-3 teachers and $500 for mentoring 4 or more teachers |
52,218 | 35% |
Little Rock School District |
AR |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
23,368 | 72% |
Long Beach Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
72,661 | 68% |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
CA |
Teachers who meet specified requirements, including satisfactory performance ratings for the last three evaluations and who have not received Notice of Unsatisfactory Service or Act in the prior five years of service can apply to be a Mentor Teacher and receive a $4,398 stipend. |
492,842 | 79% |
Loudoun County Public Schools |
VA |
Mentors receive $1,200 stipends and Lead Mentors receive $1,430 stipends.
|
81,906 | 18% |
Manchester School District |
NH |
Mentors receive an additional .33 of base salary |
13,452 | 58% |
Memphis-Shelby County Schools |
TN |
Issue not addressed in the scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
112,125 | ND% |
Mesa Public Schools |
AZ |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
62,981 | 55% |
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
TN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
84,667 | ND% |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
350,434 | 69% |
Milwaukee Public Schools |
WI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
75,431 | 77% |
Minneapolis Public Schools |
MN |
Mentor teachers shall be paid for extended time (amount not specified) as well as receive a professional account stipend of $5,000. |
35,580 | 57% |
Mobile County Public Schools |
AL |
Teacher mentors for National Board candidates receive $40 per hour.
|
53,967 | 70% |
Montgomery County Public Schools |
MD |
$600 for each new teacher mentored and mentors who have completed mentor training shall receive $800 per year |
162,680 | 33% |
New Haven Public Schools |
CT |
$500 annually per each beginning teacher mentored (mentors may have a maximum of two beginning teachers)
|
20,180 | 71% |
New York City Department of Education |
NY |
Mentors are compensated at the per session rate for any hours or days worked outside of the regular teacher work day or year. |
922,935 | 72% |
Newark Public Schools |
NJ |
Not specified - mentor teachers earn "higher compensation"
|
35,665 | 74% |
NOLA Public Schools |
LA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
4,642 | 54% |
Norfolk Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
30,087 | 72% |
North East Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents.
|
65,186 | 48% |
Northside Independent School District |
TX |
$500 annually
|
106,501 | 49% |
Oakland Unified School District |
CA |
$750 per teacher for the Intern Program and $1,500 per teacher for new teacher Induction
|
36,373 | 73% |
Oklahoma City Public Schools |
OK |
Instructional coaches earn $6,000 above base pay.
|
37,530 | 85% |
Omaha Public Schools |
NE |
$750 per year |
53,194 | 72% |
Orange County Public Schools |
FL |
Lead Mentors receive $793 annually; New Teacher Induction Mentors receive $227 per beginning teacher; and Professional Development Certification Program Mentors receive $453 annually. |
209,089 | 52% |
Osceola County School District |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
68,554 | 44% |
Pasadena Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
53,291 | 86% |
Pasco County Schools |
FL |
$398 |
75,048 | 54% |
Pinellas County Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
100,948 | 50% |
Pittsburgh Public Schools |
PA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
22,567 | 96% |
Plano Independent School District |
TX |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
53,057 | 32% |
Polk County Public Schools |
FL |
Mentor teachers for new hires receive $362 per assigned teacher and mentor teachers for teachers in need of assistance will receive the adult school rate (see "more information").
|
105,648 | 52% |
Portland Public Schools, ME |
ME |
Mentors of student teachers receive 45 salary contact hours (225 salary contact hours are required for a lane change on the salary schedule). In all, only two mentoring activities will be granted salary contact hours per lane change. Leadership mentors earn a $3,325 stipend in 2019-2020, a $3,358 stipend in 2020-2021 and a $3,392 stipend in 2021-2022.
|
6,764 | 52% |
Portland Public Schools, OR |
OR |
Full release mentors receive teaching salary plus a $1,500 stipend and extended responsibility mentors receive teaching salary plus a stipend of 3-4% of base salary, depending on years of experience. Mentors of color receive 3% of base salary for reach colleague they support (see "more information").
|
46,924 | 36% |
Prince George's County Public Schools |
MD |
$500 per mentored teacher |
132,657 | 66% |
Prince William County Public Schools |
VA |
Beginning teacher mentor: $700; Lead teacher mentor: $900
|
90,843 | 42% |
Providence Public School District |
RI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
23,699 | 85% |
Red Clay Consolidated School District |
DE |
Amount not specified
|
15,414 | ND% |
Richmond Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
24,763 | 88% |
Rochester City School District |
NY |
Lead teachers or school-based lead teachers may work as mentors. Lead teachers on active assignment receive compensation for their services / added responsibility - compensation may include release time or monetary compensation for time worked beyond the workday and work year, and those promoted to school-based lead teacher positions are eligible for a 5% salary increase.
|
27,044 | 89% |
Round Rock ISD |
TX |
$500
|
50,387 | 28% |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
CA |
Mentor teachers are provided with "an incentive" (amount not specified)
|
42,196 | 71% |
San Antonio Independent School District |
TX |
$500 for mentoring teachers in their first year and $250 for mentoring teachers in their second year. |
48,745 | 90% |
San Bernardino City Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
48,769 | 89% |
San Diego Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
102,884 | 58% |
San Francisco Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
52,417 | 53% |
Santa Ana Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
46,923 | 84% |
School District of Lee County |
FL |
$816 for up to two mentees
|
94,410 | 49% |
School District of Manatee County |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
49,301 | 52% |
School District of Palm Beach County |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
194,172 | 59% |
School District of Philadelphia |
PA |
Mentor teachers are paid at the contractual teacher rate for work completed outside the work day.
|
128,647 | 100% |
Seattle Public Schools |
WA |
2019-2021: Consulting teacher - $6,621.16; STAR Mentor - $7,463.82; 2021-2022: Consulting teacher - $6,687.37; STAR Mentor - $7,538.46
|
55,271 | 31% |
Seminole County Public Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
68,269 | 48% |
Sioux Falls School District |
SD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
24,968 | 44% |
Springfield Public School District, MO |
MO |
Teacher assistance mentors earn $17.50 per hour, Teacher mentoring supervisors at the secondary level earn a $1,500 stipend.
|
25,641 | 55% |
St. Louis Public Schools |
MO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
21,814 | 99% |
St. Paul Public Schools |
MN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
36,888 | 66% |
Stockton Unified School District |
CA |
District acknowledges state law: Education Code 44494 (amount not specified)
|
37,502 | 74% |
Toledo Public Schools |
OH |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
23,153 | 12% |
Tulsa Public Schools |
OK |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
36,512 | 82% |
Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
68,624 | 39% |
Volusia County Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
63,223 | 64% |
Wake County School District |
NC |
Mentors receive $50 for one mentee or $100 for two mentees (see "more information"). Mentor Coordinator pay is dependent upon the number of beginning teachers (mentees) and ranges from $500 - $4,200 annually.
|
161,784 | 33% |
Washoe County Public Schools |
NV |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
67,113 | 46% |
West Ada School District |
ID |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
40,205 | 22% |
Wichita Public Schools |
KS |
$9,620
|
48,916 | 77% |
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
NC |
$50 per month for mentoring in the state program and $26 per contact hour for mentoring/coaching in the local program |
54,707 | 61% |