Section 10-220a-18 - Released time for mentors, beginning teachers, and assessors(a) From the date of placement, mentors or mentor teams and their beginning teachers shall receive annually not less than the equivalent of four school days of released time per beginning teacher consisting of no less than eight meetings for planning, demonstration, observation and feedback on teaching, except that a mentor or mentor team supporting an alternate route beginning teacher shall receive annually not less than the equivalent of five school days of released time consisting of no less than ten meetings.(b) Assessor candidates and assessors shall be provided with released time for the purpose of attending initial and continuing assessor training and conducting assessments. Released time for conducting assessments shall not exceed six school days in each school year without the approval of the employing agent.(c) The Department shall reimburse each board of education for the expense of substitutes who are needed as a result of assessors being released pursuant to these regulations at a rate which shall not exceed a daily rate to be set annually by the Department.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-220a-18