Student to Student Mentoring

1. Student to Student Mentoring Bamber Valley Elementary Rochester, MN 2008-2009

2. Why Student to Student Mentoring? • “If a school is to be a true learning community, both teachers and students must have the opportunity to help develop policies and practices that affect them.” • “The prevailing culture in a school greatly influences student attitudes toward learning.” Source: Enhancing Student Achievement: A Framework for School Improvement - Charlotte Danielson

3. Mentors: Teacher recommendation Application process Parent Approval Schedule flexibility Mentees: Teacher Recommendation Academic data Connectedness needs Schedule flexibility How Were Mentors/Mentees Determined?

4. What are the Mentors Committed To? • A Commitment to one kindergartener at least once a week. • Willing to build a relationship that models ethical, caring and compassionate values for their mentee. • Focus on the academic needs of their mentee through communication with the classroom teachers and Mr. Davidson. • Willing to ask questions of staff members if unclear at any time. • Be willing to share your perceptions and insights of the power of knowledge with your mentee.

5. Mentors for 2008-2009: • Sabrina Som • Eric  Bruinsma • Nate Sheridan • Nicole Eidem • Isaac McCarney • Nick Ellering • Jordan Hockens • Katelin Shaft • Malik Ouda • Darrion Holmes • Tate Newer • Chloe Stone • Devin Olson • Matt Reinhart • Anthony Oliveto • Adrianna Gernes • Sarah Hanscom • Wyatt Page • Peyton Schneider

6. Student to Student Mentoring:Relationship Musts • Build trust • Accentuate the positive • When mistakes occur, redirect the energy • Praise immediately. • Be specific about what they did right or almost right. • Share your positive feelings about what they did. • Encourage them to keep up the good work. Adapted from: Whale Done: The Power of Positive Relationshipsby Ken Blanchard

7. Student to Student Mentoring:Socioemotional Objectives • Consistently discuss the “Bamber Valley Way” with mentee • Talk about friendships and how to ask for help from adults • Role play with mentees to promote how to: • Take Care of Yourself • Take Care of Others • Take Care of Your Place

8. Student to Student Mentoring Math Objectives • Count from 1 – 100. • Read numbers 1 – 100, in random order. • Write any given number: 1 – 100. • Count on from any number 2 – 50. • Count by 10s

9. Student to Student MentoringReading Objectives • Recognize all 26 letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case. • Develop a strong grapheme to phoneme correlation for all 26 letters. • Master 40 site words represented through automaticity. • Discuss sequence when reading with a mentor.

10. Interesting Facts to Note • Opportunities in life directly correlate to opportunity for education. • U.S. Census data reveals that those with less than a high school diploma earn about $19,000 per year. • High school graduates earn an average of $27,000 annually. • Those with bachelor’s degrees earn $51,000 a year – almost twice as much as a high school graduate. Source: Results Now, 2006

11. Student to Student Goals • Kindergarten students will grow academically as noted through data. • Mentors and mentees will become more connected to Bamber Valley through relationship building. • Mentors will further perpetuate their personal leadership abilities.

12. Closing Note “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”-Nelson Mandela