Starting a Site Based Mentoring Program- The Creative Mentoring Process

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Starting a Site Based Mentoring Program- The Creative Mentoring

Process


Connecting Generations, home of the Creative Mentoring and

Seasons of Respect Program

MissionWe are Delaware’s resource for

mentoring and for other intergenerational programs.

We connect generations in ways that help children and adults build purposeful, fulfilling and self-directed lives.


The Creative Mentoring ProcessOur Founder, Robert A. Kasey Jr. and a

group of dedicated volunteers, developed these four foundations for a successful mentoring relationship

1.Being in the Present Moment2.Sharing Universal Values3.Having a greater Sense of Purpose4.Unconditional Love and Acceptance


Program Growth

1990/91 One school in with 7 mentees

2011/12 80 Partner Schools throughout Delaware with1,200 Mentors

10 AmeriCorps Members placed as Mentoring Coordinators in 11 sites supporting 400

Mentors


Fiscal Year

Mentors Trained

Training Sessions

# Trained per Session

State Funding

2006 345 64 5.4

2007 484 82 5.9

2008 341 54 6.3 $260,000

2009 668 69 9.7 $239,200

2010 1,105 88 12.6 $203,300

2011 1,500 105 14.8 $183,000

2012 1,639 116 14.2 $183,000

Program Growth


PlanEstablish your

StrategyDo

Recruit, develop

materials,match

CheckMonitor, support,feedback

Re-actRespond to

feedback and funders


Planning a Mentoring Program

Develop a strong planning team to:• Define Goals• Set Responsibilities• Determine Costs• Develop Partnerships

Tech Assistance Manual: pp. 3-8

PLAN


Resources to Note

Initiating a Youth Mentoring Program, p. 11

Checklist for Meeting with Principal/ED, p. 13

PLAN


Infrastructure During Growth

Case Study: High School Program Take off

DO


Get Out There

Recruitment is not easy!

Coordinator Corner- www.connecting-generations.org

DO

http://www.connecting-generations.org/



Program Foundation1. Recruitment Materials, p. 142. Materials

a) Mentor (p. 23 & 34), Mentee (p. 27), Parent (p. 28), Teacher (p. 19)

3. Mentor Training, p. 264. Evaluation, p. 43

DO


Resources to Note• Mentor Application- Become a Mentor-

www.connecting-generations.org• Mentee Interest Form- Appendix 3• Parent Permission Form-Appendix 6, 7• Teacher- Appendix 4, 5• Mentor Training• Evaluation-

http://educationnorthwest.org/resources

DO


Program Implementation

1. Mentee Selection, p. 192. Mentee Orientation, p. 273. Mentor Screening, pp. 22-264. Matching, p. 30

a) Scheduling, p. 31

5. Monitoring, p. 33

DO


Program Alignment

Case Study: Community Based Program, Oregon

CHECK


CHECK

I love Mentoring!

My mentee is totally into this

activity!!

I HATE this activity but I don’t want to disappoint my

mentor.


The mentoring program keeps pulling the student who struggles in reading

from reading class.

CHECK


At home, we have noticed that our child is more self confident

because of her mentor.

I did not know that the focus of our mentoring program had

shifted.

CHECK


Mentor Support• Newsletters• Mentor Program Bulletin Boards• Mentor appreciation gifts• Thank You Cards

• Handmade by mentees• MENTOR

• E-Cards • Recognition Ceremony

CHECK


RE-ACT


Program Adjustments & Growth

Case Study: Cross-Age School Based Program, Delaware


Working Groups

PlanRich

DoRachel

CheckTara

Re-ActTara


Questions?

Connecting Generations100 W. 10th Street

Suite 1115Wilmington, DE 19801

Main Phone 302.656.2122Fax 302.656.2123

www.connecting-generations.org

Rich Kapolka - Executive Director- 302.656.2122 x 11Rachel Markowitz, Director – Creative Mentoring Program- 302.656.2122 x 15

Tara Kester Wiggins – AmeriCorps Youth Ambassadors Program Director302.656.2122x 14


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Starting a Site Based Mentoring Program- The Creative Mentoring Process