Thread: Hiring a Teacher Mentor
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Re: Hiring a Teacher Mentor
A teacher/mentor drawing a stipend from the school district is a good idea. But the stipend is often small compared to a football coach/teacher. If you have money in your budget I would get more money to the teacher/mentors.

It is hard to reconcile hiring a seasoned professional engineer to be a mentor. I'm a volunteer but if I charged by the hour my time would cost the team $50k+. Consider recruiting multiple volunteer engineer/mentors along with a bonus (in addition to the stipend) for the teacher/mentors.
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