Igniting a District Wide School–Based Mentoring Program from the Inside Out ..

1. Igniting a District Wide School–Based Mentoring Program from the Inside Out.. Steps for Creating a School-based Mentoring Program for School Districts from A-Z

2. Success for All Students • History • Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grant (DOE) • School Social Work Department • Cobb Mentoring Matters

3. 26th Largest in the Nation Second Largest School System in Georgia

4. Best Practices for Mentoring

5. Our Road Map • Survey the Landscape • Creating a Framework • Logic Model • Setting Benchmarks • Organize, Planning and Analysis • Designing Outcomes-Based Evaluations • Scheduling of Major, Recurring Activities • Outputs with Results and the Overall Benefits/Impacts (or Expected Outcomes) http://www.innonet.org • SWOT

6. SWOT Analysis • Strengths • Weakness (challenges!) • Opportunities • Threats

7. Our Strengths (Support System) • District Resources • District Wide support • Advisory Committee • School Foundation • Data Management Software • Multidisciplinary Approach • Ability to Meet the Needs of our Students • Marketing and Branding Efforts

8. Defining our Model • Creating our Brand • Turn-key Program • Mentor Driven not Student Driven • Flexibility • Policy & Structure • Training and Professional Development • Leveraging of Existing Resources • Portable and Self Sustained

9. www.cobbmentoringmatters.org

10. Branding & Marketing

11. Weaknesses/Challenges(sWot) •  Parent Applications •  Waitlist of Males • Need for Male Mentors • Student Referrals – “Mentor Alerts” • Student Movement in and out of the District • Funding

12. Opportunities(swOt) • Multidisciplinary Approach • Creative Matching Process • Capacity Building • Future Partnerships

13. Opportunities (con”t) • Parent Contact- Accountability • Parent Orientation • Parent Responsibility • Matching Process • Evaluation

14. Innovation & Sustainability • Increase participation of District employees • Students identifying their desire for a Mentor • Different types of Mentoring • Core program • Peer to Peer • E-Mentoring • Cross gender matches • Matches that endure – sustainability! • Increase Community Engagement • Technology

15. The Threats (challenges)(swoT) • Sustainability • Identifying High Risk Students • Defining Outputs vs. Outcomes • Match Turnovers • Cultural Competency

16. Cultural Competency Race Class • Acknowledgement of Differences • Roles • Communication • Expectations • Engage in Self Assessment • Behavior of Self • Acknowledgement of Differences • Roles • Communication • Expectations • Engage in Self Assessment • Behavior of Self

17. Partnerships & Community Involvement! • Allow employees time to serve • Adopt a school • Assist with the recruitment efforts! • Match Events • Partners in Education • Faith-Based Involvement • Chamber of Commerce

18. Questions for Partnership • How will you Define your Model? • Is Group Mentoring an Alternative? • How do you Create a Mentoring Environment? • How do you Measure Success? • Who are Your Partners? • What Population do you Focus on? • What Cultures Exist in your Area? • Could your Program Exist without the Partnership?

19. Sustainability Wheel

20. Lessons Learned • Simplicity • Not a one size fits all • No short cuts • Flexibility/Adaptability • Message of service • Adopt the team approach • Importance of Closure • Don’t be afraid to ask

21. Look Who Joined the Movement!

22. Q & A Our Contact Information: Matt Yancey Maryellen Gomes Matt.Yancey@cobbk12.orgMaryellen.Gomes@cobbk12.org • Email cobbmentoringmatters@cobbk12.org • Website cobbmentoringmatters.org

23. The Lone Nut Are You a Lone Nut?

24. The Numbers • Received over 400 Inquiries •  Received over 250 Student Referrals • Successfully Made over 80 Matches • Held over 23 Mentor Orientation Training sessions