Waukegan, IL Author Publishes Educational Mentor Book

"Educational Protégé Program: A Practical and Engaging Way to Mentor", a new book by Leatrice D. Williams, M.Ed., has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

The Educational Protégé Program is an essential program for school districts hiring college graduates, transferring-in teachers, second-career potentials, and remediation teachers.

Protégés will participate in engaging training, self-assessments, and collaboration. The program provides guidance, support, and encouragement for teachers to be effective in their teaching. Promotes professional growth through self-reflection. Encourages positive and trustworthy relationships with colleagues and administrators. Confidentiality, communication, and time commitment are expectations. With puzzle pieces in place, this viable program will increase professional growth and confidence, effective teaching, and retention. The program has mentor and administrator expectations as well.

About the Author
Leatrice D. Williams, M.Ed. has taught for 33 years, retired, returned as a long-term sub for a half year, an Explore and Physical Education Coordinator for two years, and has retired again. Throughout her tenure, she has been union president for four terms, on multiple committees, and has received a variety of awards.

Williams' support and cheerleaders are her three adult children, two granddaughters, and fiancée. She's an advisor of a youth organization called Youth Change Makers, founded by two of her students. She participates in many community service ventures.

"Educational Protégé Program: A Practical and Engaging Way to Mentor" is a 160-page paperback with a retail price of $53.00 (eBook $48.00). The ISBN is 979-8-8860-4264-1. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For members of the press, to request a review copy or author interview, please visit https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/pages/media-requests or to buy the book, visit our online bookstore at https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/educational-protege-program-a-practical-and-engaging-way-to-mentor