This year will witness the launch of SMART Mentors, a specialized training and development program for faculty members of Smart Schools Program partners. It includes a full scholarship to an 11-month action research course that can earn teachers a Master of Arts degree in Instructional Design and Technology. The goal is to develop a corps of mentors actively participating in training and in developing and implementing the mentoring component of the Smart Schools Program.

The SMART Mentors Program has two components: Scholarship and Mentoring.