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Recruiting Partner Schools
Our goal is to recruit and retain partner schools that maximize the impact of iMentor's model. To accomplish this, we have identified general criteria and related measurements that more often than not lead us to "good fit" partners.
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Videos from iMentor's School Partners
This video features Principal Jon Harriman from the International High School at Lafayette in Brooklyn, NY. He shares how one mentor had a huge impact on a student.
Here is a video of iMentor's school partners at Baltimore Design School (B...
An Overview of School Partner Recruitment
Our goal is to recruit and retain partner schools that maximize the impact of iMentor's model. To accomplish this, we have identified general criteria and related measurements that more often than not lead us to "good fit" partners.
As a starti...
Step 1: Building a List of Potential Partners
The first step in iMentor's school partner recruitment is building a list of potential partners. We collect information about each school on the list to see how they match up with our selection criteria. Information collection looks like pulling and...
Step 2: Initial School Outreach
The second phase of school partner recruitment is outreach either by leveraging exisiting relationships or cold calling.
Here are blind outreach templates for districts and schools.
Additionally, it may be of note that iMentor has has s...
Step 3.1: Info Meetings - Agenda
School Visit Objective
The school visit during the partner selection process serves as an opportunity for to continue to share information about the iMentor model and partnership expectations, beyond the initial information session ...
Step 3.2: Info Meetings - Decks
When iMentor meets with prospective school partnes, we aim to speak with the Principal, AP and counseling staff. If there are peer organizations doing similar work in the school, it can be helfpul to have them in the room too. These different stakeh...
Step 3.3: Info Meetings - Handouts
For informational meetings with potential school partners, consider bringing printed copies of the following collateral. Sending a follow-up email with these documents is another alternative.
Here is a handout with Facts About iMentor
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