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1 NEW HAVEN REACH: Mentor Training Session

2 ABOUT REACH We won’t repeat the info session, but we want to make sure you know how the program works

3 SAFETY

4 Aren’t they grown? High school students seem big Under 18: Minors As mentor, YOU are responsible

5 Forms Red tape – fun Two forms that your student (parent if under 18) MUST sign: Media release Permission form Try to get signed before first meeting – if not do not meet again until they have it.

6 Where to Meet? Saturday Session Preferred Group – collaboration Support network Meet On My Own Common Sense! Public place (not your dorm room) Some ideas: New Haven Public Library, Coffee Shop (beware $ though), Bass Library (not first meeting), their school (only if you want to)

7 Check-In Screenshot here of what the form looks like Weekly: fill out Google Form (left) Purpose: make sure we know you’re meeting 1-2 minutes only!

8 Code of Conduct You should have read – if you didn’t take a look Hand in final page only (for our records)

9 APPLICATION How does it work, what’s my role, and what do I need to know?

10 Mentor’s Role Guide, friend, advisor – not necessarily teacher Break process into “bite-size chunks” (we’ll help) Build relationship with student Friend? Up to you Facebook, cell phone, etc – YOUR CALL We encourage e-mail instead of Facebook, esp. at first Expert! You know the college application process Adult – again you are the adult in this relationship and are responsible for safety, professionalism, etc Problem? We got your back

11 Timeline Look at Syllabus Fall: application process Where to Apply Applying Money? Winter: financial aid/scholarship focus Spring: Mentally prepared for college! Want to go off topic? No problem! It’s a GUIDE not a REQUIREMENT for you, every student is different

12 Weekly Sat. sessions: short presentation at first. Otherwise: brush up on your info (we’ll send it to you) and explain topic to student. Keep it short Work on topic of day: essay/resume/list of colleges etc Save 10+ minutes at end to talk big picture What will you do this week? Students have to put in time on their own as well Upcoming deadlines Check-Ins Stay on top of your e-mail! We might send out info about other sources of help, scholarships, SAT dates, etc. Please stay on top of e-mail

13 Resources We got your back! Every date in the syllabus has (or will have): Presentation and/or intro handout Worksheet Sample essays/resumes www.newhavenreach.com  student resources! www.newhavenreach.com We’re getting Current Volunteer page set up as well Question? Ask each other! Ask us!

14 AN INTRODUCTION TO NAVIANCE Created by Yombe Fonkeu

15 What is Naviance? Briefly and as explained by them, Naviance is “a college and career readiness platform that helps connect academic achievements to post-secondary goals.” This is being implemented in New Haven high schools for the first time this year. The link to the website: http://www.naviance.com/

16 So what’s inside? The key word from the last slide was “platform”. Naviance acts like an all-in-one organizer, divided up into tabs for: Courses Colleges Careers About Me My Planner Students, families, and school officials can all access it There’s an interface for individual students to communicate with counselors It’s really acting like a holistic system

17 An example of the tab platform Naviance uses This is the student version. The counselor version includes information about college applications, at- risk students, and a tab of tasks and priorities.

18 More information soon! Naviance is a brand new system. As more students use if for the more of the year, we’ll be able to identify specific benefits and draw-backs. Tentatively, it looks good, especially for students and families with constant internet access.

19 ESSAYS

20 Editing Tips First Steps Who am I? Why am I applying to college? What do I bring to college? Look past spelling, grammar & help students develop these themes Wait Till The End Writing style Complete paragraphs/sentences Spelling Tone Metaphor Wait until you think the student has developed the themes – likely several drafts in

21 Strategies DO NOT write the essay for the student Think comments, questions, and thoughts in the margin not writing the sentence Ask questions! Keep student’s voice and writing style Look to the end for the main idea See sheet: essay editing tips

22 Group Essay This is not a first draft – you will likely see something a lot rougher than this Small groups What is author trying to say and how do they relate to key themes of college essay? Go through, edit, suggest mark-ups

23 THANKS FOR COMING! Fill out survey form (Google Docs), ask questions!


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