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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.

提倡我的学生并成为鼓励的动力一直很充实，因为我记得有时高中时期的生活多么艰辛。能够庆祝自己的成就并提醒他，他的辛勤工作帮助创造了一些巨大的机会，也具有影响力。我喜欢能够肯定他的才智和职业道德，并且我可以看到他的自信随着每个赛季的增长而增长！

山姆D.

我喜欢和我的导师交谈，因为她听了，而且她认为我很有趣。没人真正做到这一点。

Miguel H.

我加入了指导，以为自己将成为一名能够有所作为的人。我很快了解到我已经打开了一扇门，并有了一个新的人，他不仅扩大了我的视野，而且使我发笑，并且与他每周分享一次午餐是我一周的重点。

布伦达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.

为什么要支持指导？

您的礼物可以帮助我们将更多的奥斯丁ISD学生与有爱心的成年人配对，他们可以成为他们支持网络的一部分。研究表明，所有学龄儿童都可以通过持续的指导关系在社交，情感和学术上受益。

参与校园

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

AISD小学

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

AISD学生正在寻找导师

您是否有兴趣向中学生或高中生提供指导和支持？如果是这样，请考虑注册成为APIE指导者！中学和中学迫切需要导师，有些校园甚至有候补名单。每周只有30至45分钟的时间可以帮助学生走上成功的学习之路。成为年轻时需要的人！