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MEA-MFT New Teacher ASSIST is a web-based guidebook for new teachers hired in Montana. New Teacher ASSIST was created to provide newly hired educators with important tools and proven resources they can use immediately as they embark upon their professional careers.
New Teacher ASSIST also provides important information about the benefits of MEA-MFT membership and answers frequently asked questions about employee benefits and rights. We hope you find New Teacher ASSIST to be useful and we welcome your comments and suggestions for future updates!
Good luck!
(Our thanks to the North Carolina Association of Educators, the Florida Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers ER&D Program for many of the materials included on this site.)
Welcome
MEA-MFT is pleased to welcome you to the profession of teaching. You are now part of a noble and proud Montana tradition of excellence in education, and part of our job at MEA-MFT is to help you carry on that tradition every day.
That is why we have created New Teacher ASSIST, an on-line guide for you to use as you begin to face the demands and pressures of early career teaching.
Too often, Montana kids and schools lose good people like you because quite frankly, our profession doesn't always provide the support and attention you need to succeed in your career. MEA-MFT is working to change that in many ways: by sponsoring mentoring programs; by conducting classroom management and other useful workshops at our annual educator's conference (held each October on the 3rd Thursday and Friday of the month); and by working to provide better salaries and working conditions for all Montana teachers.
We hope that you will be able to use every page of this on-line guide. It was designed specifically to help you. These tips come from veteran teachers and from research. In this, your first year of teaching, we encourage you to ask questions, be in touch, and let us know how we can help you become the very best you can be.
Finally, a disclaimer. The first year of teaching is difficult. Please don't ever assume that this simple guide or list of suggestions is the only help or advice you will need. Do not be afraid to talk to colleagues, ask for a mentor, request additional help, or simply lean on a friend to express frustration, confusion, fears, and failures. All teachers have felt the same, no matter how professional or effective they seem to be now.
As a union of professionals, it is our responsibility to mentor and assist our newest members. Please don't give up on yourself before asking for that assistance! Contact your local union leader any time.
Thank you for accepting the challenge of becoming a Montana teacher. We are pleased to call you a colleague. -- Eric Feaver, MEA-MFT President
The society that turns its back on its teachers has ceased to be a society. -- Former Governor Marc Racicot
