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PERFORMANCE

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Mentoring Project Status

At the completion of the 2008-2009 school year, the mentoring program had 172 mentors recruited and screened with completed applications and background checks on file.

In project year 2008-2009, 157 mentors were matched one-to-one with a student.

Over 38 % of students who have been matched with a mentor for at least one academic year showed an increase in their GPA. This was well above the expected outcome.

A total of 69% of students in the mentoring program either had the same number of absenses as in the past or decreased their absenteeism.

74% of mentoring students showed no increase in discipline referrals.

A Performance Objective was that 25% of student/mentor matches be sustained for a period of at least nine months by May 2009. We surpassed this goal and have over 30% of our initial matches still being sustained. Several of these matches are well into their second year.