Trellis Mentor Fellows are among the strongest teachers and teacher leaders in California, and have made long-term commitments to supporting new STEM teachers be great.

Trellis Mentor Fellows make a long-term commitment to improving the quality of early clinical experiences for pre-service math and science teachers via longer, more effective, substantial, and symbiotic relationships with exceptional mentors. In return, they will receive training and on-going support for the effective mentoring of pre-service and early-service teachers, myriad professional learning opportunities that allow them to push their practice forward and develop their effectiveness as a teacher leader, increased support from your district to do this important work, and an annual stipend. Most importantly, they will join a cross-district professional learning community changing the face of STEM teacher education from the inside. 

Teachers applying to be a Mentor Fellow in 2019 must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be nominated by an existing Mentor Fellow

• Teach at a school in which an existing Mentor Fellow teaches OR apply as a group of 2-4 teachers from the same site in one of our partner school districts

• Teach a majority STEM course load

• Teach in a public school serving a majority population of students of color, immigrant students, students living in poverty, or another population significantly underrepresented in STEM majors and jobs

• Have taught a majority STEM course load in a high-need public school for at least 4 years

• Be able to and enthusiastic about mentoring a pre-service or in-service Trellis Teacher Scholar

• If working in SFUSD, be willing and enthusiastic to work with mentors or to mentor beginning teachers in one or more of SFUSD’s Alternative Certification Routes to teaching, including: SFUSD's Pathway to Teaching Program, The San Francisco Teacher Residency Program (SFTR), the NYU-Steinhardt EMAT Teacher Residency, or SFUSD's Para to Teacher Program