California Partnership Academy Conference 2015

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1 California Partnership Academy Conference 2015

2 Why Mentoring MaIers In every corner of our Na=on, mentors push our next genera=on to shape their ambi=ons, set a posi=ve course, and achieve their boundless poten=al Mentors help children build confidence, gain knowledge, and develop the strength of character to succeed inside and outside of the classroom Anyone can be a mentor, and every child should have the chance to be a mentee. Young people with mentors have beier aiendance in school, higher self- esteem, a greater chance of pursuing higher educa=on, and a reduced risk of substance abuse. President Obama

3 Objec=ves Need for e-mentoring programs Barriers to implementation Student Safety Scope of online mentoring Program overview Data tracking Mentor community Time Cost Innovation Program support E-Mentoring options

4 Explore Cost- Effec=ve, Research- Backed Mentoring Solu=ons Juniors in Partnership Academies must be matched with a mentor in the business community. California s statewide guidance counselor ra=o is 945 to 1. Let s explore the benefits of an online mentoring plaxorm. Disclaimer: Presenter works for icouldbe.org, which is one example of an online mentoring pla=orm.

5 What is your school s current situa=on? How many schools represented here today currently have a mentoring program in place? How many schools represented here today have researched mentoring programs for their students? What are the challenges and barriers to implementa=on that you have encountered?

6 Barriers to Implemen=ng a Mentoring Program TIME STUDENT ENGAGEMENT COST SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES SUPPLY OF MENTORS

7 Student Safety All Communica=on between mentors and mentees takes place within the online mentoring plaxorm. Mentors Iden=ty verifica=on Criminal background check Sex offender database screening Mentors & Mentees Within the PlaBorm Automa=c filtering Forums screened by staff twice daily s held for approval

8 Mission & Scope Provide at- risk middle and high school students with an online community of professional mentors, empowering teens to stay in school, plan for future careers, and achieve in life. 19,000 Students Served Since Public School Partners 220,000 Mentoring Hours Since ,154 Students Served This Year 11.6 Average Mentoring Hours Per Mentee Per School Year

9 Program Model: The icouldbe Journey Academic Year Register Meet ParQcipate Develop Plan Succeed Student and Mentor register for icouldbe Student selects and meets Mentor Student and Mentor begin structured acqviqes Student and Mentor develop trusted relaqonship Mentor helps Student plan academic, college and career goals Student successfully builds confidence and life skills

10 Curriculum: 80+ Engaging Structured Ac=vi=es

11 Interac=ve Ac=vi=es Bring Conversa=ons To Life

12 Iden=fying mentee opportunity gaps... and finding opportuni=es to close them. BUILDING TRUST It surprised me how easy it was to talk to someone I have never met or seen before but at the same time it was nice because it was different and without judgment... maybe there is not anything wrong with me, maybe it's just the attitudes of others that bring me down. SOCIAL PRESSURES I liked the fact that the whole quest was based on self improvement. I want to be able to work through what troubles me... I never realized or never recognized that I try so hard to fit in. MOTIVATION I was surprised to see the different number of medical jobs that interested me. My favorite section was when I had to research information about the two jobs that I would like to do... The most interesting thing I learned about myself is that the only thing stopping me from reaching the goals is not school or all the challenges that arise, but my motivation. If I'm always motivated, nothing can really stop me from achieving my goals. SETTING GOALS FIRST TO GO TO COLLEGE CAREER EXPLORATION I think the part that surprised me most was all the different goals I was asked about. I liked organizing the goals and such, it helped clear my mind on that. I learned to be more organized with my goals. My favorite part was the why school matters. I learned that I really want to go to college and be the first from my family to graduate college. The part that surprised me was the elements of a career because I didn't realize all the things you have to look at before you decide to choose which career you want. My favorite section was the 16 clusters because it gave me an overview of each category. The most interesting thing I learned about myself is that I want to pay forward all the help I got.

13 Iden=fying Opportunity Gaps Learning how to read changed me into being part of this world, getting more opportunity...and how to accomplish my goal. Riding a bike showed me never to give up, no matter how many times you fall in life... Saying I love you changed me into being more open not only in feeling but into what I am inside. The next milestone or goal I would like to work toward is getting my first job somewhere in the mall. I have not applied for college or any training programs. My Mom said it was to expensive.

14 Data for Teachers and School Administrators Weekly Classroom Reports

15 Program Management Support Dedicated program staff Teacher training on student registra=on, plaxorm naviga=on, and instructor portal tools Consistency and reliability Mentors will never have to cancel a session!

16 Repor=ng and Tracking: External Evidence Self Efficacy Academic & Career PreparaQon 21st Century Skills Academic Skills Published findings by mentoring researchers from Drexel University from 2010 and 2013 prove that icouldbe has excelled at creating a structured research-backed curriculum that significantly improves students efficacy, confidence, and decision making skills, and enhances protégé s post-program career aspirations. These findings suggest that the impact of mentoring can have impressive and lasting effects on protégés that can positively alter career identity and greatly enhance career-related motivation and ambition. Linnehan, F, DiRenzo, M.S., Shao, P, Rosenberg, W.L, A Moderated Mediation Model of e-mentoring, Journal of Vocational Behavior, (April, 2010)] and [DiRenzo, M.S., Weer, C.H.& Linnehan, F., Protégé Career Aspirations: The Influence of Formal E-mentor Networks and Family based Role Models, Journal of Vocational Behavior (2013), doi: /j.jvb ].

17 Data Science Improving Student Outcomes Data Scien=st Evalua=on Goal: Logic models and text analysis to iden=fy predictors of successful and unsuccessful mentee- mentor engagement Logis=cal Regression Model iden=fy significant factors in successful engagement (e.g. # posts, words, =me online) Text Sen=ment Analysis iden=fy trends in successful engagements (e.g. posi=ve feedback, assurances of commitment, etc.)

18 Innova=on to Increase Mentee- Mentor Engagement Responsive Design: E- Mentoring on all Mobile Devices

19 Low Cost Face- to- face mentoring costs approx. $3,000/student e- mentoring costs approx. $300/student BUT With corporate partnership model, the cost to the school district is $85/student* Significant business community match hours and dollars: CAPAAR System Sec=on 8 asks that you value business community par=cipa=on at $75.00 per hour and an allowable Business Community match expense is =me spent serving as mentors and/ or tutors. icouldbe mentors provide an average of 10 hours per student per year, or a match value of up to $750 per student. *Note: specific figures come from icouldbe model

20 Increasing and Improving Mentor Pools Es=mated employee mentor volunteer hours contributed vs. travel =me during work hours saved. # Students Served Volunteer Hours Employee work hours saved by elimina=ng travel =me to mentoring site 1/2 hour x 20 weeks 1 hour commu=ng =me x 20 weeks hours 600 hours 150 1,500 hours 3,000 hours 500 5,000 hours 10,000 hours 1,000 10,000 hours 20,000 hours 5,000 50,000 hours 100,000 hours

21 Mentor Community: Career Fields 21

22 Mentor Community: Career Experience Levels 22

23 Experiencing the Benefits of a Diverse Mentor Community Year-Long Mentor feature Forum feature

24 Online Mentoring Programs

25 Online Mentoring Offers Cost- effecqve DIVERSE MENTOR COMMUNITY Safe and comfortable communicaqon Forum and plaborms Self- efficacy RESEARCH- BACKED SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS Academic and career preparaqon Digital literacy STRUCTURED CURRICULUM MulQmedia acqviqes Engaging gaming technology IdenQfying and addressing opportunity gaps DATA! DATA! DATA! Weekly reporqng to teachers School administraqon annual reports Ongoing data science evaluaqon and program innovaqon

26 Ques=ons?