What others say
about the Value of Barry
Sweeny's Training & Program Materials
"It may be hard for you to believe it, but
we have heard so muchfrom others about your mentoring
publications. I look forward to receiving those
we ordered." - Goh Ban Eng, Ministry of Education, Republic
of Singapore
"We, the Milwaukee Teachers Mentor Program, really
enjoyed your training last week! At our own meeting last
Friday we voted to purchase all of your fine mentoring resources
. Thank you so much."
- Mary Ellen McCarty, MPS/MTEA Mentor, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
"Your program information was
so user-friendly and has proved to be most
helpful when we started planning our program. It was all
you promised and MORE! Thank you." -Carol Kahler, Ceiba, Puerto
Rico
"Barry, I really value your mentor training
materials. They have been used by most of the mentoring programs
across our state" - Dr. Wm. Barkley, Delaware State Dept. of
Public Instruction
"Barry, thanks for what you have done for
our district and our mentor program. We've had the program for 10
years and felt proud of what we have accomplished. However, your
Best Practices and mentoring materials gave us
the jump start we needed to revitalize us. Our strongest mentors
have once again become "mentor magnets" attracting other
veteran teachers into the ranks of new teacher advocates. (PS. I
love that term "mentor magnets"! It says just what we
want it to be.) - Sandy Nobles, Director of Instructional Initiatives,
Richardson ISD, Texas.
"I am the Program Director for the New Mexico Transition to
Teaching Program, a division of the Professional Education Department
for the State of New Mexico in Santa Fe. I knew Barry and used his
materials when I was on staff in the Transition to Teaching Program
in Farmington NM. He was a wonderful coach for me, and I thank him.
We have a real passion for the support of new teachers through
quality mentoring and induction programs. That is why we selected
10 documents from Barry’s work that we are now using as resources
for New Mexico school district induction and mentoring programs.
These materials are being used on our program web site and as hard
copy handouts for district meetings and trainings across the state.
Now, I thank him for working with us in this state-wide implementation
and support process, and for the very fair fee he charged us for
licensing his materials for our districts to use."
- Carol Carpenter, Transition to Teaching
Program Director
Public Education Department,
Santa Fe, NM
"Your organization and dedication are exceptional
. Your patience and positive spirit was most
inspirational and I am personally grateful for your
charts, other materials, and suggestions for our work,
they certainly made my task much easier." -Carole Pyle,
Curric. & Instruction Coordinator, Cass Sch. District, Cass,
IL
- "We found Barry Sweeny right at the point when we were
trying to figure out how to improve our mentoring program to make
it a full induction program. Barry's wonderful advice and outstanding
materials were invaluable to us in this challenging transformation.
We especially love his mentoring styles inventory and mentor training
ideas!" - Sharon Mullen, Staff Development Department, Fairfax
County Public Schools, Virginia.
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