Specifications include, but are not limited to:PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) It is the intent of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to solicit proposals to provide Career and Technical Education (CTE) New Teacher Mentorship Program in accordance with all requirements stated herein. This program will be designed to provide on-going mentoring and induction-type professional development including help with lesson planning, assessments, curricular materials, and classroom management, through year-long mentoring activities and just-in-time assistance for new teachers. For the purposes of this project, a new teacher will be defined as a CTE teacher with three years or less of experience teaching CTE. Eligible proposers are institutions of higher education, companies, individuals, and regional educational service centers