I am so blessed to work in my county. They have a program in place that supports new teachers by pairing them with a mentor as well as allowing them to earn incentive points through professional tasks that can be turned in for purchase of classroom supplies. What a blessing!! Especially on the days when your classroom budget is spent, you're about to start a new clay project and need plastic zip baggies, and you're out of paper clips to organize each class's work. I'm so grateful for a county to invests so much into their young teachers!
.... and yes, that's my cat. Simba seems to always find his way into photos.