Commentary on guest speakers- something you learned & something you still would like more clarification on

When speaking with the mentor coordinator last week, I learned a lot information that I never even thought about before....some of which I still don't fully understand. When she discussed the 2 year retention rate for rehire, or something along those terms, I thought it was interesting to hear how important that sounded to her--I never thought of that as something that was important to me before.

One thing that I was wondering while there, but didn't ask had to do with getting other certifications and then getting hired to teach in that discipline. If a tenured teacher gets certified in another area, can they still be in the mentee program with a mentor from that new area of certification to get more familiarized with the field? Or do they just have to figure it out?