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Texas GEAR UP Promising PracticeThis program has been recognized as a Texas GEAR UP Promising Practice by the Texas Education Agency and Texas GEAR UP. The model is featured in the 2009 "Mentors, Mindsets & Role Models" toolkit designed to assist
schools, districts, and community groups in their efforts to create or expand mentoring opportunities.
All print materials are the property of the featured mentor programs and are not endorsed by the Texas Education Agency. The programs have
generously donated their resources to help foster program replication and implementation. Materials are for informational purposes only.
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Mentors, Mindsets & Role Models
COMMUNITY MENTORINGSpring Woods High School GEAR UP
Spring Branch, Texas
Experience the Impact of Becoming a Mentor
Generously Supported by
A Mentor is…
a caring adult who spends 30 - 45 minutes weekly with a
student “mentee” as an advocate, advisor, role model
and friend.
Spring Branch ISD
• Texas Outperforming School District• Region IV Honor Board of the Year• 46 campuses• Highly diverse student body• Highest percentage of students
graduating college ready in Houston area
• Focused on college readiness for all
Why Mentoring?
Houston
Economic
Data“Houston's prospects will now increasingly depend on the
city’s ability to attract and retain the nation’s most skilled and creative “knowledge workers” and high-tech companies. “
THE RESTRUCTURED ECONOMY
The resource-based industrial-era economy has now re- ceded into history. It has been replaced by an increasingly
high-tech, worldwide, knowledge-based economic system.
The traditional “blue collar path” to financial security has largely disappeared. Most good-paying jobs today require high levels of technical skills and educational credentials.
In the 2006 survey, 77% disagreed that “a high school education is enough to get a good job.” In 2007, 61% of area residents agreed that “there are very few good jobs in today’s economy for people without a college education.”
In the new, increasingly unequal, knowledge-based econ- omy, “What you earn depends on what you have learned.”
FIGURE 16: THE PROPORTIONS IN FOUR AGE GROUPS WHO ARE ANGLO, BLACK, LATINO, AND ASIAN OR OTHER (2002-2006, COMBINED)
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44.8
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Ages 60-93 (N=621) Ages 45-59 (N=854) Ages 30-44 (N=938) Ages 18-29 (N=674)
Percent of Respondents
Anglos Blacks Hispanics Asians /Others
60-93 (N=621) 45-59 (N=854) 30-44 (N=938) 18-29 (N=674)
FIGURE 17: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN FIVE HOUSTON COMMUNITIES (1994-2006)
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Asian Immigrants(N=1,029)
US-born Anglos(N=5,353)
US-born Blacks(N=5,210)
US-born Latinos(N=2,462)
Latino Immigrants(N=2,976)
Percent of Respondents
Less than H.S. H.S. diploma Some college College degree Post-graduate
Asian Immigrants US Born Anglos US Born Blacks US Born Latinos Latino Immigrants
(N=1029) (N=5353) (N=5210) (N=2462) (N=2976)
Why Mentoring?
Bowling
Alone
Why Mentoring?
Developmental
Assets
The SBISD Mentoring Process
• Mentor Identification & Training
• Student Assembly & Identification
• Parent Permission• Mixer Event
• Match Events
• Flexibility built-in
Expectations of Mentors
• Weekly Visit • Email or fax when visit is not possible
• One school year commitment
• But we hope you stay longer!
Experience the Impact of Becoming a Mentor
Generously Supported by
Texas median household income is 10 percent lower than the average for the 10 mostpopulousstates.
Texas’ higher participation rate is lower than a
decade ago, and lower than comparable states such as New York,
California, Michigan and Illinois.
education
Annual household is expected to decline by an estimated $30-40 billion by 2030.
income
Texas seeks to close the gaps by increasing the number of degrees,
certificates and othersuccesses
by 2015.identifiable
65.8% limited English proficient
The Facts: Spring Woods High School
1923 students
81.1% minority
11.8% economically
disadvantaged
18.4% mobility rates
Limited exposure to college for
some
Lack of parent
participation for low
income kids
Some lack life
experiences
59.9% at risk of not graduating
from high school
Mentors help teach our children about
• Support• Empowerment• Boundaries• Expectations• Constructive
use of time
Mentors help teach our children about
• Commitment to learning
• Positive values• Social
competencies• Positive identity
Students with Mentors…
• Develop a positive attitude towards school
• Improve in grades, behavior and attendance
• Are more responsible• Are more enthusiastic• Exhibit more self-control• Exhibit decreased
hostility• Strengthen interactions
with peers
Schools with Mentoring Programs Experience…
• Improved campus climate
• Happier teachers• Reduced campus
discipline problems• More students
focused on positives• More resources for
community• Better understanding
of their students
Mentors
• Receive training first• Meet once per week with mentee for
45 minutes• Communicate by email when a visit
is not possible• Commit to school year time frame
for mentoring• Are not tutors
Mentors help supply
the gift of hope
to those they touch
They provide a way to…
glimpse eternity
I can stand on mountains
To walk on stormy seas
I am on your
shoulders
…more than I can be
Advocate
Advisor
Role model
MentorMentor
Friend
Guide
Supporter
Encourager
Ally