Section 10-220a-5 - Training of cooperating teachers, mentors, and assessors(a) The Department shall provide: (1) training programs for cooperating teachers, mentors, and assessors;(2) lists of district personnel eligible to serve as cooperating teachers, mentors, and assessors to district facilitators annually;(3) access to lists of cooperating teachers to the appropriate administrative officials of teacher preparation programs annually;(4) training for beginning teachers; and,(5) technical assistance to district facilitators.(b) In order to serve as assessors, assessor candidates shall successfully demonstrate proficiency as determined by the department in the use of the assessment instrument.(c) In order to serve as mentors or cooperating teachers, mentor candidates and cooperating teacher candidates shall successfully demonstrate a prescribed set of skills as determined by the department.(d) Cooperating teachers, mentors, and teacher assessors who change employment from one board of education to another and who are approved through the selection process of the board of education in which they are newly employed shall not be required to repeat initial training as the result of the employment change.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-220a-5