ASCENT

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ASCENT

• All students College educated in nevada today

Mentor Training August 12, 2008
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Introductions

• COURTNEY KLAICH,
• Assistant Principal House C, Hug High School
• RITA ESCHER
• Director, Academic Opportunity Support Services

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Steering Committee

• Fabienne McPhail Naples, Ed.D.
• Associate Vice President, Student Success
  Services
• Courtney Klaich, M.Ed.
• Assistant Principal House C, Proctor R. Hug High
  School
• Ellen Houston, M.A.
• Counselor Coordinator, Center for Student
  Cultural Diversity
• Natalie Savidge
• University Media Relations
• Angela Brasil
• Program Assistant, Student Success Services
• Jessica Conner
• Instructional Coach, Proctor R. Hug High
  School

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Natalie Savidge
What is a Mentor?
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Dr. Shernaaz Webster
Cross-Cultural, Generational Communication
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Discussion
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Guiding Principles For Mentors

• Courtney Klaich

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Guiding Principles for ASCENT Mentors

• Background Check
• Partnership with UNR
• Time Commitment
• Expectations of Mentors
• Expectations of Mentees
• Attending Trainings and Events
• Calendar provided in your packet

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Guiding Principles for ASCENT Mentors

• Communication and Follow Up with your Mentee
• How to Communicate with your Mentee
• Where and When to Meet
• Appropriate Behavior
• Best Practices
• FERPA
• What is the law and how does it apply to me?
• Reporting Suspected Abuse What is the Law?
• Physical, Substance, Suicide, Emotional, Verbal,
  In danger of hurting themselves

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Understanding Your Mentees World

• The Statistics
• Accountability report from nvreportcard.com
• AYP and what it all means
• Demographics
• Majority of students from low socio-economic
  backgrounds (FRL Free or Reduced Lunch)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Majority of students would be the first in their
  family to graduate high school, let alone attend
  college

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Understanding Your Mentees World

• Hug Hawk Culture Its a HAWK Thang
• The Teenage Brain
• Likes, Dislikes
• The Important things in life
• Technologically advanced
• The Typical School Day
• Bell Schedule
• Grade 10 schedule What your Mentee is learning
• Hugs Academic Calendar
• 2008-2009 School year

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Understanding Your Mentees World

• Hug High School
• Coalition of Essential Schools
• Small learning communities within a large high
  school
• Map of Hug
• Understanding your Mentees Transcript
• High School Graduation Requirements
• Helping your Mentee understand how to make up
  classes and get the help they need
• Constant Communication with their Counselor
• Ed-Line
• PLATO
• CBE Credit By Exam
• Supplemental Credit Office http//www.washoe.k12.n
  v.us/suppcredit/index.php

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Preparing your Mentee for University Admission
Standards

• JODI DANSIE
• Office for Prospective Students

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Requirements

• High school 
• 4 years English
• 2 years Math (any math, meaning they can take
  pre-algebra)
• 2 years Natural Science
• 3 years Social Science
• University of Nevada, Reno
• 4 years English
• 3 years Math (Algebra 1 and higher)
• 3 years of Natural Science
• 3 years of Social Science
• 3.0 GPA in those 13 CORE classes
• Millennium Scholarship 
• 4 years English
• 4 years Math
• 3 years Social Science
• 3 years Natural Science
• 3.25 GPA in those 14 CORE classes

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Meeting with Your Mentee

• ELLEN HOUSTON

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Meeting with Your Mentee

• Your Mentee
• Why did they choose to participate?
• What do they hope to get out of the experience?
• Interests? How do they spend their free time?
• Goals and dreams?
• Familiarity with college?
• Challenges in school?

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Meeting with Your Mentee

• Your Story
• What do you hope to get out of the experience?
• Interests? How do you spend your free time?
• Your job/career
• Your high school and college experience
• Did you have mentors that made a difference?
• Goals and dreams?

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Meeting with Your Mentee

• Expectations
• What does the student need from you?
• Guidance, advice, motivation, academic assistance
• What do you need from the student?
• Punctuality, effort, communication
• Decide how best to communicate
• Text messages, email, cell phone?
• Meetings
• How often will you meet?
• Set a date, location and confirmation method

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FAFSA Financial Aid

• LEONARD WALKER
• Student Financial Aid Scholarships

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Mentor Resources

• ANGI BRASIL

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Questions?