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.
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.
School Districts
Torace can help you learn more: from student teacher placements to leadership pipelines, make matches based on what your people need.
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.
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.
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.
Key Features
See what the Torace matching platform looks like.
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
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
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
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.
Featured Posts
USING TORACE
NEW PRODUCT:
The Mentor Cultivation Tool
Torace launches the Mentor Cultivation Tool — a new tool that helps K-12 districts identify their strongest mentors using data they already have, no guesswork required. Built on research from a $1M CEDR partnership, the MCT is ready for its founding cohort!
The Science of Matching: How Research-Backed Data Drives Teacher Pipeline Sustainability
Explore how shifting from manual placements to a "science of matching" creates sustainable pipelines by accelerating novice teacher performance by up to two years, protecting veteran mentors from burnout, and providing clean evidence for state reporting.
