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When first-year teacher Cassidy Kitcheyan finds herself overwhelmed by the demands of her job, she knows help is just an e-mail away.

The Haskell Indian Nations University graduate is a first-grade teacher at Hillcrest School, and she relies on the help of the Lawrence school district’s learning coach program.

The program is an initiative launched this year to assist teachers — rookies and veterans — in professional development.

“They definitely are a big part of my new career not being so hectic,” Kitcheyan, 23, said. “I don’t feel so crazy as I thought I would. In a way, they are lifesavers, along with my mentor.”

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