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Secondary School Mentoring

Mentors meet with students one-on-one during the school day to provide student-centered, relationship-based support.

APIE Mentor Program Update

Last Updated: July 12, 2023

Austin Partners in Education’s (APIE) mission is to provide college and career readiness support through individualized academic and mentoring programs to prepare students for success. The APIE Mentor Program is available at all participating AISD middle and high school campuses. We no longer manage elementary school mentoring (please read below to learn more about this).

Interested in Elementary School Mentoring?

As APIE transitioned away from elementary school mentoring during the 2019-2020 school year, AISD’s Mentor Coordinator, David Torres, began managing elementary school mentors. In the 2023-24 school year, David will connect new and returning mentors with elementary school campuses. Like AISD’s school-based volunteers, APIE will continue to process the background checks for AISD’s elementary school mentors.

If you are interested in mentoring an elementary school student, please review the list of organizations that provide elementary school mentoring services and follow their instructions to sign up. If you have questions about this, please contact David Torres at david.torres@austinisd.org.

Reasons to Mentor

Mentors are caring, trusted adults who help young people strengthen their social and emotional skills, build self-confidence, achieve goals, explore opportunities, and expand their web of support.

Research from the Mentoring Center shows mentoring positively impacts students by:

helping them deal with day-to-day challenges.
improving their academic outcomes.
reducing the engagement in high-risk behaviors like substance abuse.

What we look for in a mentor

Mentors commit to building a healthy, supportive relationship with their mentees by consistently showing up for them once a week throughout the school year.

Mentors need to:

Express Empathy and Acceptance.
Support and Empower their Mentee.
Be Reliable and Consistent.

Ang pagtataguyod para sa aking mag-aaral at pagiging mapagkukunan ng paghihikayat ay natutupad dahil naalala ko kung gaano kahirap ang high school. Ang magagawang ipagdiwang ang kanyang mga nagawa at ipaalala sa kanya na ang kanyang pagsisikap ay nakatulong sa paglikha ng ilang mga napakalaking oportunidad ay naging epekto din. Gustung-gusto kong mapagtibay ang kanyang talino at etika sa kanyang trabaho, at nakikita kong lumalaki ang kanyang kumpiyansa sa bawat panahon!

Sam D.

Gusto kong makipag-usap sa aking tagapagturo dahil nakikinig siya, at sa palagay niya nakakatawa ako. Wala nang ibang gumagawa ng ganyan.

Miguel H.

Gumagawa ako ng pag-iisip, na iniisip na ako ang magiging isang pagkakaiba-iba. Nalaman ko sa lalong madaling panahon na nabuksan ko ang pinto at nagkaroon ng isang bagong tao sa aking buhay na hindi lamang palawakin ang aking mga pang-abot-tanaw ngunit pinapatawa ako at kung kanino ang pagbabahagi ng lingguhang tanghalian ay ang highlight ng aking linggo.

Brenda B.

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What to Expect as a Mentor

Mentors need to complete a background check every new school year and update their mentor registration profile.
New mentors must attend a 90-minute orientation to learn best practices on mentoring adolescent youth and important policies to follow.
Afterwards, APIE introduces mentors to the campus-based mentor coordinator. The coordinator pairs mentors with students and schedules the mentor sessions.
Mentors need to log mentor sessions each week. This encourages reflection, helps mentors prepare for the next session, and provide valuable information for the program.
Mentors have access to support from APIE and the AISD campus they serve. Resources and training opportunities will be provided throughout the school year.

Bakit Suporta ang Mentoring?

Tinutulungan kami ng iyong regalo na ipares ang higit pang mga mag-aaral ng Austin ISD na may malasakit na matatanda na maaaring maging bahagi ng kanilang network ng suporta. Ipinapakita ng pananaliksik na ang lahat ng mga batang nasa edad na nag-aaral ay maaaring makinabang sa lipunan, emosyonal, at pang-akademiko mula sa pare-pareho na mga relasyon sa pagtuturo.

Mga Pakikilahok na Kampus

APIE Mentors can volunteer at any participating AISD middle or high school. To learn more about these schools, visit www.austinisd.org/schools.

Mga Paaralang Pang-elementarya ng AISD

APIE no longer offers the mentor program at AISD elementary campuses. You can find elementary school mentoring opportunities on AISD’s Mentoring Network page dito.

Ang mga Mag-aaral ng AISD ay Naghahanap ng mga Tagapayo

Interesado ka bang magbigay ng patnubay at suporta sa mga mag-aaral na nasa gitna o high school? Kung gayon, isaalang-alang ang pag-sign up upang maging isang tagapayo ng APIE! Malaki ang pangangailangan para sa mga tagapagturo sa gitna at mataas na paaralan — ang ilang mga campus ay mayroon ding mga listahan ng paghihintay. 30 hanggang 45 minuto lamang ng iyong oras bawat linggo ay maaaring makatulong na mailagay ang mga mag-aaral sa landas upang magtagumpay sa paaralan at higit pa. Maging kung sino ang kailangan mo noong bata ka pa!