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  1. Postsecondary Pathways

    Why Pro-Pathways? Professional pathways exploration can happen with your students at any stage of the iMentor program. All of our students are required to apply to at least one college, but we encourage you to talk to your students about  pro-...
  2. Mentor Roles in the College Process

    Your mentors will play many roles throughout the college application process. They will supplement parents, teachers, counselors and other caring adults to ensure students can successfully graduate high school and plan a future that's best for them....
  3. Collaborating with Schools for Post-Secondary Success

    Supporting a College-Going Culture Schools do not have the resources and capacity to do it all – and to do it all well for all students. In most communities, there are a host of enrichment, counseling, and training programs to learn with and from. ...
  4. Advising 101

    Advising Philosophy and Approach Our advising approach is built on increasing access to opportunities for our students. We want all our students to have the tools, skills, and resources necessary to graduate from high school and be successful in ...
  5. Intro to Pair Support -- Training Decks

    Download and explore the decks we used in our PM training sessions: What is Pair Support -- Relationship arc and Pair Archetypes Mentor Management Counselling 101 ...
  6. Intro to Pair Support: Working with your Mentees

    Pair support does not happen in a vacuum. As you begin work with your cohort, it is important to make time to get to know your mentees and for them to get to know you. To help you think about this, explore the first two articles on the Mentee-Speci...
  7. Intro to Pair Support -- Working with Mentors

    Working with, and supporting, your mentors is a big part of the PM role. Being able to apply the best practices in mentor management will help you to work with your mentors, especially since you will not meet your mentors in person until the firs...
  8. Matching & Re-Matching for Continuing Cohorts

    During program launch, Program Managers (PMs) will more than likely have a mix of new students that they need to match for the first time as well as mentees in need of a new mentor due to their previous relationship being closed.  It is important th...
  9. Intro to the PM Role -- Overview and PM Panel video

    As a Program Manager you are responsible for implementing our program with a cohort of pairs. Learn more about the different aspects of your role with this handout .  Watch this video (from summer 2021) or this video (from summer 2022) and lis...
  10. Types of Applications - Bay Area

    As you all approach the application season, there are different systems that students can apply for in the Bay Area. It is all dependent on whether or not students are eligible to attend each system. Here in California, we have two distinct college ...