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Enhanced School-Based Mentoring[Leadership Discussion][Date]

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Pre-Read-Prior to hosting this discussion, have participants read the

ESBM Report Executive Summary

Start SomethingDoes school-based mentoring (SBM) continue

to provide opportunity for positive impact?

Answer: b Recent meta-analysis of mentoring programs and both PPV studies found that school-based mentoring has the same level of impact as

community-based mentoring.

What makes the difference in impact is the use of evidence-based practices

Choose the best answer:

a.SB impact < CB impactb.SB impact = CB impactc.SB impact > CB impact

Source: DuBois, et al. “How Effective Are Mentoring Programs for Youth?“ 2010, Herrera, et al. , 2007

Start SomethingBoth the PPV studies and our own YOS results show

that SBM may be better positioned to impact educational outcomes than our CBM program:

Start SomethingSchool-based mentoring (SBM) may also

have strategic importance for our agency

• Is it critical to reaching certain populations of Littles?

• Is it critical for accessing certain groups of Bigs, who may not come into community-based (e.g., through corporate or school partners)?

• Are we getting similar YOS results, indicating that youth are benefiting from SBM?

Start SomethingThe national ESBM pilot demonstrates that

we can improve our SBM impact

• Demonstrated potential to improve SBM: percent of matches carrying over from one school year to the next was 56% in pilot vs. 40% in PPV study

• Effective SB programs look more like CB programs

2007 National SBM Impact Study

• PPV study of SBM finds positive outcomes in first year that are not sustained beyond that year

• Longer matches and closer relationships are important for outcomes

2008-2010 National ESBM Pilot

We have an opportunity to expand our impact in SBM by implementing

tested, evidence-based practices

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ImplementTest & evaluate

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Theory & plan

As an evidence-based program, we learn from both successes and setbacks…

Planning and developing our school-based

mentoring program [insert

date when agency began SBM]

Execution and growth of SBM [insert date]

2007 Public/Private Ventures national impact study and internal data (e.g.,

retention rates)

Findings and implications of

ESBM pilot identify improvements to the school-based

model

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relevant , agency-specific details

Start SomethingNow, what will our agency do with this

evidence?

"I continue to be impressed with the commitment of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization to fully

embrace an evidence-driven approach to program improvement. The ESBM pilot project demonstrates

how knowledge, effort and resources can be marshaled to make a meaningful difference in

program quality. Big Brothers Big Sisters is truly 'moving the dial' in a definitive manner.“

- Dr. Carla Herrera, P/PV

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Start SomethingIn the ESBM pilot, several practices surfaced as

important to long, strong matches

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• Build strong school partners, with clear roles and MOU

• Partner with volunteer-rich organizations, setting expectation of minimum 12 month involvement

• Recruit for minimum 12 month commitment with summer contact

• Set expectation for one-to-one match interactions

• Reinforce and plan for minimum 12 month involvement

• Carefully screen, assess, and train Bigs for child safety

• Engage parents

• Match based on expanded input and common interests

• Provide frequent, regular contacts with all participants

• Make contacts outside of program time and provide opportunity to listen to, support, and coach

• Encourage one-to-one interaction

• Encourage summer and holiday contact

PartnershipRecruitment &

customer relationsMatch support

Enrollment & matching

Pilot findings have implications across functional areas

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• Build strong school partners, with clear roles and MOU

• Partner with volunteer-rich organizations, setting expectation of minimum 12 month involvement

• Recruit for minimum 12 month commitment with summer contact

• Set expectation for one-to-one match interactions

• Reinforce and plan for minimum 12 month involvement

• Carefully screen, assess, and train Bigs for child safety

• Engage parents

• Match based on expanded input and common interests

• Provide frequent, regular contacts with all participants

• Make contacts outside of program time and provide opportunity to listen to, support, and coach

• Encourage one-to-one interaction

• Encourage summer and holiday contact

PartnershipRecruitment &

customer relationsMatch support

Enrollment & matching

Some of these practices are already standard in our SBM; others require change

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doing and circle or highlight those that require change

Start SomethingThese changes to our program practices

raise strategic questions for our agency

Program capacitySustainable resources

Leadership

Start SomethingThese changes to our program practices

raise strategic questions for our agency

Program capacitySustainable resources

Leadership

How can we lead change for our staff?

Are we putting the appropriate emphasis on impact and quality? Do we reward quality in our agency?

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questions

Start SomethingThese changes to our program practices

raise strategic questions for our agency

How can we leverage this as an exciting opportunity to enhance our impact through evidence-based practices and attract more resources for SBM?

Program capacitySustainable resources

Leadership

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questions

How does SBM offer different resources than CBM for our agency to serve more youth (e.g., funding, volunteers, youth)?

Start SomethingThese changes to our program practices

raise strategic questions for our agency

Do we have the capacity to support these changes with our current staffing and infrastructure?

Can we shift the resources we have to improve quality?

What balance of SB and CB matches will optimize our community impact and our efficiency?

Program capacitySustainable resources

Leadership

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questions

Start SomethingFinal thoughts or questions?

ESBM provides an opportunity for us to improve our program and our impact –

How will we lead our agency to successfully embrace the change it will take to get to the

next level of impact?

Depending on the audience, you may wish to insert a “Next Steps” slide

before or after this one