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District Wide Mentoring Initiative PRESENTED BY: Ana Pasarella & Melissa Igo Alvin ISD Family Engagement Office MENTORING PROGRAM If you get a failing grade, you think, I am nothing, I am nowhere. But if you get the grade NOT YET
PRESENTED BY: Ana Pasarella & Melissa Igo Alvin ISD Family Engagement Office
District Wide Mentoring Initiative
“If you get a failing grade, you think, I am nothing, I am nowhere. But if you get the grade “NOT YET” you understand that you are on a learning curve. It gives you a path into the future” “I don’t like this yet” leaves room for change “I am not good at this yet” gives room for improvement Carol Dweck – The Power of Believing You Can Improve TED Talk
Many Students today …
As a YET mentor, YOU can help change that!
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Children between 8-18 years
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Children growing up without a mentor Source: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
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Children face a variety of day-to-day challenges that may put them at risk for falling off track
Source: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
children don’t have a trusted adult for advice or guidance outside their family home.
Mentoring reduces “depression symptoms” and increases “social acceptance, academic attitudes and grades.
Source: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
Mentoring a child can have a positive impact on a child’s:
VISION: YET is a school based mentoring program in which dedicated parents and individuals from the community, businesses, and local organizations will invest their time to empower Alvin ISD students to pursue the school and life goals that they have not achieved YET. GOAL The mission of the Alvin ISD YET Program is to pair students with mentors that will empower them to persevere through their lives to achieve their dreams and goals by instilling in them an “I Can” or “I Will” mindset to face their school and life’s challenges.
Starting the fall of 2018-19 school year!
WHO WILL BE SERVED? Pilot Year: Elementary ( 5th grade) Junior High School Students (6th & 8th grades) Second Year: Elementary Students (4th & 5th grades) Junior High (6th -8th grades) High School Students (9th grade) Third year Elementary Students (4th & 5th grades) Junior High School Students ( 6th - 8th grades) High School Students ( 9th – 12th grades)
Mentor’s Responsibilities
with our YET Mentor Trainers before working with any students.
meet with their mentee on the school campus, once a week for 30 minutes for the rest of the school year
APPLICATIONS ARE AT YOUR TABLE! Contact Ana Pasarella or Melissa Igo if you have any questions apasarella@alvinisd.net migo@alvinisd.net