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Better Matches.

Better Outcomes.

Torace makes educator mentorship meaningful by aligning student teacher placements with mentor strengths, school needs, and career goals—leading to greater teacher retention, stronger hiring pipelines, and better student outcomes.

An African American mentor teacher is mentoring a new male teacher in the staff lounge.

Mentoring is Critical

97%

of individuals with a mentor say they find the experience to be a valuable one.

89%

of those who have been mentored say they’ll go on to mentor others.

91%

of people who have a mentor report being happy in their job.

84%

reported that mentoring relationships provide two-way inspiration.

Who Can Use Torace?

Torace is the only mentorship matching platform built specifically for schools and educator prep programs—replacing spreadsheets and guesswork with a smarter, faster way to place student teachers and connect them with ideal mentors.

Male mentor teacher coaching a young female teacher resident in a teacher apprenticeship program.

School Districts

Torace can help you learn more: from student teacher placements to leadership pipelines, make matches based on what your people need.

  • Human Resources
  • Academics and Professional Learning
  • School Leader Managers
  • Research and Development

Torace is a lifesaver! I placed more than 70 teachers using the platform in one year, and the detailed information about cooperating teachers and mentees enabled more thoughtful, intentional matches. The better the match, the better the experience, and the more likely the teacher will be hired once certified.

Peg Meyers
Director of Human Resources
Chula Vista School District

Educator Prep Programs

Torace can help you give more: gain insight into what your students want and match more intentionally to set them up for success in the field.

  • Faculty and Staff
  • Program Administrators
  • Participants
  • District Partners
An older female cooperating teacher is mentoring a young Asian female student teacher attending an educator preparation program.

The Torace platform was user friendly and easy to navigate. The questions that were asked helped to pair me with the perfect mentor.

Chasity Jackson
7th Grade Life Science Teacher

An experienced principal is mentoring an aspiring principal through a state education department sponsored program.

Organizations

Torace can help you do more: support stakeholders, provide resources, establish best practices, scale programs, and expand reach and impact.

  • State Departments and Standards Boards
  • Regional Service Centers
  • Apprenticeships, Trade and Professional Schools
  • Professional and Alumni Organizations

The process was quick and easy, a few questions (many of which I had never considered as insight into my own thought processes), and I had a match.

Sherika K.
Teacher

How Does Torace Work?

In just 5 easy steps, make better matches for better outcomes.
  • Create an Event
    Enter basic information to create an event and upload email addresses of potential participants.
  • Invite Participants
    Send email invitations. Participants accept and complete an event profile or decline.
  • Review Lists & Profiles
    Track interest in your event. If screening, assigned approvers review profiles and make determinations.
  • Learn Preferences
    Enable preferences to allow participants to review options and star favorites.
  • Make Matches
    Experiment with pairings and make matches. When ready, send email notifications.

The matching process was efficient and seamless. Torace got it right the first time.

Takisha
Mercer University

Key Features

See what the Torace matching platform looks like.
The Torace event dashboard displaying winter student teaching placements.
Simplified Logistics
●  Use Torace or your own email to send invitations and match notifications at any time
●  Track participants at all stages of the event from invitation to finalized matches
●  Determine approval processes (if used) for mentors and mentees separately
●  Designate mentor approvers by site
The Torace matching page showing matched, notified, and staged mentees and mentors.
Effortless Matching
●  View eligible, unmatched pairs in your staging area
●  Filter, search, and sort in your pools to stay focused
●  Access profiles and preferences to enhance decision making
●  Match up to three mentees to a single mentor to leverage resources
Torace Add New Participant and Change Event Stages screens showing how flexible the Torace platform is.
Flexibility Throughout
●  Add participants via csv upload, copy and paste, or one-at-a-time
●  Toggle registration open and closed
●  Manage access to preferences for mentors and mentees separately
●  Update your customized invitation and match email messages
Torace Mentor Event Profile showing the information and notes for a mentor in the Torace system.
Enhanced Insights
●  Monitor interest in your event by subject, grade, site and pool to cultivate participation
●  Learn about participants’ professional characteristics and working styles from their profiles
●  Support pairing decisions by opting to use preferences
●  Export your event data to a spread sheet for additional analysis on stages, yields and matches

My Torace experience was an amazing experience.

Elizabeth W.
Mentor

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