Strategies for Creating and Implementing Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Populations within School SystemsStrategies for Creating and Implementing Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Populations within School Systems

Presenters

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First Presenter's Institution

City Schools of Decatur

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Alexis Glenn is a seasoned administrator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, Educational Technology, and Instructional Design. She has worked in the 10th largest school system in the U.S. and the smallest system in the metro Atlanta region. Alexis has served as lead mentor for various student and teacher mentoring programs. She has developed school and district intervention & mentorship programs and has established strategic partnerships with local businesses, universities, and philanthropic organizations. Alexis has participated and completed a variety of leadership development programs in addition to a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Second Presenter's Institution

City Schools of Decatur

Second Presenter’s Email Address

cmcadoo@csdecatur.net

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

Second Presenters Brief Bio: Charlie E. McAdoo II, Ed.D., is a veteran Career and Technical Educator. He has taught middle school, high school, and on the post secondary level. Currently, he teaches in the City Schools of Decatur. He has served in various leadership capacities throughout his education career (i.e. CTAE Advisory Committee Member; FBLA Sponsor; CTAE Department Chair; School Leadership Team; CTAE Intern Advisor; IB Design Cycle Trainer; PBIS Committee Member; Equity Team Co-Chair). In addition to school, system, and state CTAE leadership roles, he is a 2019 Georgia CTAE LEAD fellow, and was an inaugural Association of Career and Technical Education IAED Mentor. Charlie completed his undergraduate degree at Clark Atlanta University; his masters from the University of West Georgia, and has an earned Doctorate of Education from Valdosta State University in Adult and Career Education. His professional interests include mentorship program needs assessment and curriculum development.

Document Type

Event

Primary Strand

Social-Emotional Learning

Relevance to Primary Strand

The proposal addresses the social-emotional strand by describing practical strategies for implementing mentorship opportunities that address the needs of underrepresented students within school settings. The presentation will provide a customizable model for schools and districts to address underrepresented students' attendance, academic performance, and behavior. Through quality mentorship program implementation, participants will be given methods to address students' social and emotional well-being. Lastly, the proposal will detail strategies for education practitioners to develop frameworks to positively impact students' conflict resolution skills, academic performance, and personal/social development through mentorship.

In addition to the aforementioned, the proposal will provide strategies to monitor students' overall mental health, model and facilitate social interactions, and track academic performance. Participants will learn how mentorship program curriculum development can address social-emotional areas of need for underrepresented students. The proposal will demonstrate how presenters designed and implemented student mentorship that promotes personal responsibility, agency, and advocacy. The presenters will provide attendees with mentorship curriculum frameworks that offer models for student and parent communication.

Alignment with School Improvement Plan Topics

Climate and Culture

Brief Program Description

The participants of this presentation will learn practical strategies and tools needed for implementing mentorship opportunities that address the needs of underrepresented students within school settings. In addition to being introduced to practical strategies, participants will learn to coach and sponsor their mentees in ways that promote transformational growth.

Summary

The proposed presentation will provide participants with a model to help design, implement, and evaluate student mentorship programs for students of underrepresented populations within school settings. Participants will learn practical strategies for the following:

• Developing appropriate curriculum for underrepresented populations.

• Recruiting mentorship program participants, gain trust from school, district, and community.

• Seeking funding from internal and external sources.

• Identifying mentors.

• Securing meeting locations.

• Fostering strategic partnerships with local institutions (i.e., Universities, Businesses, Philanthropic Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, and Community Organizations).

Participants will gain an understanding of how mentorship programs can utilize the three tiers of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), identify and monitor key indicators of student success through their Student Information System (SIS), and monitor academic progress through utilizing learning management systems. In addition to providing participants with examples of program development and implementation, the presenters will demonstrate the practical application of successful and effective mentorship program implementation. The presenters will demonstrate how data can inform mentorship meeting topics and themes. Presenters will explain how data can be used to monitor and track mentee engagement and academic performance.

Lastly, participants will be given tools and resources to build mentorship programs within their organization. The program models that will be presented can be used for any underrepresented population that an organization has identified. The models presented can be customized based on the needs of the identified population. Participants will receive handouts and be given access to the slide presentation upon the completion of the session. Attendees will leave the session with the necessary tools to build their mentorship programs and ultimately help students reach their highest potential.

Evidence

Evidence of field-tested implementation includes but is not limited to the following:

• Presenters have built strategic partnerships with local college and universities

• Presenters have built strategic partnerships with local business entities

• Presenters have secured district-based funding

• Presenters have facilitated yearly college tours to HBCU and PWI

• Presenters have facilitated weekly meetings (9 month programming)

• Presenters have facilitated yearly fundraising events promoting student agency

• Presenters have developed well-designed curriculum addressing needs of mentees

• Presenters have developed and cultivated relationships with district and school personnel

• Presenters have facilitated yearly Career Symposiums (speakers based on student interest)

• Presenters have facilitated multiple community service activities (school and community based)

• Presenters have hosted guest speakers (i.e. Civil Rights icons, Pageant Contestants, Chefs [with live cooking demonstration], Business Owners, Local Politicians, Medical Students, Physicians, Physical Therapist, Image Consults, Counselors, Social Workers, Data Analyst, Law Enforcement, Real Estate Professionals, Education Administrators, and Higher Education Personnel…)

Learning Objective 1

Participants will be able to identify strategies they can utilize to create and implement mentorship programs for underrepresented populations within their school system.

Learning Objective 2

Participants will be able to customize a mentorship program curriculum that addresses the social-emotional wellbeing of students to foster transformational growth.

Learning Objective 3

Participants will be able to understand the role of strategic partnerships in developing and sustaining quality mentorship programs for students of underrepresented populations.

Recommended Citation

Glenn, Alexis, "Strategies for Creating and Implementing Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Populations within School SystemsStrategies for Creating and Implementing Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Populations within School Systems" (2023). Southeast Conference on School Climate. 80.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/secsc/2023/2023/80

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