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Maintaining Relationships with Schools
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Core responsibilities for building and maintaining school relationships
There are several categories of work that drive collaborative and mutually beneficial school partnerships in the iMentor model. The below responsibilities are essential to building and maintaining successful partner site relationships, and can be as...
Strategies for building your program manager/teacher relationship
As the two facilitators of the classroom session, it is crucial that the program coordinator and teacher are aligned and working collaboratively to drive mentee participation in the program. Below are helpful strategies to strengthen this unique rel...
Agenda template for mid-year meetings with schools
Partner Site: Name of Partner Site Mid-Year Meeting: Date and time of Meeting Possible Participants: Principal School-Based Point Person/People iMentor Teacher(s) School College Counselor(s) iMentor &nbs...
Agenda template for end-of-year meetings with schools
Partner Site : Name of Partner Site
End-Of-Year Meeting: Date and time of Meeting (Meetings are 45 minutes to one-hour in length)
Participants:
Principal
School-Based Point Person
iMentor Teacher(s)
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Monthly school snapshot meeting agenda/check-in template
Checking in with your partner school administration on a monthly basis helps keep lines of communication open that will strengthen the school partnership. Meeting monthly with school leaders and point people provides a space to discuss program enrol...
Mid-year and End-of-year surveys for school partners
Surveys are sent to school partners twice a year in order to garner crucial feedback about their experience with the program. Why send surveys to partner schools? These surveys provide valuable information about how school partners are exper...
School partner survey invitation template for partner school staff
The following template is an example of an email that can be sent to school leaders and staff inviting them to complete the school partner survey. This email also sets the stage for scheduling a mid-year or end-of-year meeting. School partner surve...
Making the most of parent teacher conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences serve as a great opportunity for program staff to have a visible presence in our partner school communities. This programmatic integration:
Builds good will with school partners.
Allows us to provide info...
Working with school partners to support students in the college process
There are many ways to work with school partners to support students in the college process. Depending on the level of college counseling supports available at a school, the experience and role of program staff may vary. The following are various wa...
School Partner Assessment Rubric
The School Partner Assessment Rubric outlines the commitments that we ask of school partners in order to successfully implement the program. Please complete this rubric for each of your school partner(s) to identify areas that are successful and/or ...
