Harnessing the Power of Mentoring in Schools
Are you considering starting a mentoring program in your school next academic year?
Mentoring as a Lever for Improved Academic Achievement
One critical lever to foster better educational outcomes is to provide positive mentoring relationships that can transform the trajectory of a young person’s life. Mentoring can significantly shape a young person’s successful path to adulthood. Studies have shown that mentored youth are 52% more likely to stay in school and also complete more homework assignments than youth without mentors.
A Need to Invest in Mentoring
Mentoring is particularly critical because it helps young people overcome the barriers and risk factors in achieving successful academic outcomes. A mentor’s support can keep youth engaged in school and lead them to perform better by addressing these barriers in three critical ways:
A Need to Invest in Mentoring
Mentoring is particularly critical because it helps young people overcome the barriers and risk factors in achieving successful academic outcomes. A mentor’s support can keep youth engaged in school and lead them to perform better by addressing these barriers in three critical ways:
• Facilitating continued academic achievement,
• Developing non-cognitive skills, and;
• Providing access to external supports.
If a student misses just two days of school a month, they miss 10 percent of the school year.
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Intermediate Unit One
Intermediate Unit One
1 Intermediate Unit Drive
Coal Center, PA 15423
Registration is limited. Click here to register today!
It's encouraged that more than one representative from your school attend as we will be creating working groups. The working group will be essential in order to build a network of support as school teams embark on creating their mentoring program.
Act 48 credits are available for a $10 charge. Please contact Jenny Lent at jenny.lent@iu1.org for more information.