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  1. Pair Relationship Quality Rubric

    In order to help the organization understand whether our pairs are developing the kind of relationship the iMentor program is designed to foster, Program Managers (PMs) are charged with reflecting on each of their pairs' relationships and rating qua...
  2. Survey Administration

    Program Managers (PMs) are responsible for administering program surveys to mentees and mentors.  Approximately 70% of program efficacy measurement stems from program surveys and the learning we can achieve through this vehicle is dictated by the am...
  3. College Exploration and Applications

    Types of Colleges and Universities Refresher on different college types.  College Essays Resources to support pairs with completing the personal statement. ...
  4. Sending external emails on the platform

    Sending external emails from the platform is a great way to communicate with mentors. External emails directly from a Program Manager have more weight than an email notification from the platform telling a mentor that he/she has a message waiting fo...
  5. Top 10 Platform Tips for Site Start Up

    The iMentor Platform Team presents: The Top Ten must knows for any Program Manager during Site Start Up Site Start Up (SSU) is an exciting but busy and often hectic time of year for program coordinators. At this time, you will navigate your relati...
  6. Platform Filter Cheat Sheet

    Below is a quick list to refer to of the options for the most-used filters on the iMentor Platform by program coordinators during Site Start Up (SSU). See also the article on User Management for more detailed information. MATCH STATUS Ready to...
  7. Platform tips for PMs in the classroom

    Program Managers need to be prepared to provide a variety of support to mentees in the classroom. Often, this will go beyond match support and it will also include some light technical support. In NYC, we find that mentees are great at social media ...
  8. Single Sign On (SSO) with Clever for Chicago

    Chicago Public Schools has created a new requirement that all student-facing technology use a Single Sign On (SSO) service called Clever. We have upgraded the iMentor Platform to include this functionality for Chicago students only. On the web Whe...
  9. Adding Users to Phone Contacts

    Program Managers will want to add their mentee's and mentor's phone numbers to their phones so they can easily text them and send out mass texts. To do this, first download a .csv (Excel) file of the contacts you want to add from the User Managemen...
  10. Using Google Docs

    Every student comes to class with a different level of technical literacy. With the Platform being online, not all students are going to have the technical proficiency to complete all of the tasks. One of the challenges some students face is learnin...