3700 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201

(972) -92-5-39

(972) -92-5-39

The Youth Mentoring Initiative matches a caring adult with a student. Training and ongoing support is provided to prepare the mentor to assist the student. The Superintendent has identified 9th graders as being a critical grade-level of students in which we must target to curb the dropout potential. This grade level has many overage students and others that are quickly becoming credit deficient. Our focus in the mentoring initiative will be at target high schools throughout the DISD.

Children and Youth

Tutoring

Rachel Moon

Mentors are asked to volunteer a minimum of one hour per week during the school day for an academic year. This is a school-based program, therefore all mentoring takes place at the student's high school during their lunch period or an elective class. No outside contact is allowed unless it is at a school function (e.g., athletic game, awards ceremony) or if additional screening has been completed? If volunteers would like to have outside contact with their student (e.g., lunch off-campus, museum, sporting events, college visits), they may sign-up for the "School Plus" program. Volunteers may sign-up for this program at any time during the screening process or during their match relationship. This program is optional.

Ongoing

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