Quality in Action #10 - Waiting For Superman

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Quality in ActionQuality in ActionYouth Youth

Mentoring Mentoring Responds to Responds to Waiting for Waiting for SupermanSuperman

November 3, 2010November 3, 2010

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April Riordan, Director of Training and Community Partnerships

Courtney Erickson, AmeriCorps Technical Assistance & Training Specialist

Sarah Kremer, Program Director at Friends For Youth, Mentoring Institute

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SynopsisSynopsis

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FranciscoFrancisco

AnthonyAnthony

EmilyEmily

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The StatisticsThe Statistics 1.3 million students drop out of high school each year; 1.3 million students drop out of high school each year; One third of all children – and half of low income and minority youth One third of all children – and half of low income and minority youth

– fail to graduate on time; – fail to graduate on time; Only 10% of students who enroll in college graduate; and Only 10% of students who enroll in college graduate; and

Only 3% of 21st Century jobs are available for unskilled employees.Only 3% of 21st Century jobs are available for unskilled employees.

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Marc Wheeler

William T. Grant Foundation Distinguished Fellow, Adjunct Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for

Human Services

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Marc Wheeler and Thomas Keller Marc Wheeler and Thomas Keller Portland State UniversityPortland State University

David DuBois David DuBois University of Illinois-ChicagoUniversity of Illinois-Chicago

full report available at full report available at www.srcd.orgwww.srcd.org

Meta-analysis findings from:Meta-analysis findings from:

Review of Three Recent Randomized Review of Three Recent Randomized Trials of School-Based Mentoring:Trials of School-Based Mentoring:Making Sense of Mixed FindingsMaking Sense of Mixed Findings

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Report looked at three recent Report looked at three recent randomized trials of SBM programs randomized trials of SBM programs

over one school year:over one school year:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) affiliates* Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) affiliates* (Herrera et al., 2007)(Herrera et al., 2007)

Communities In Schools of San Antonio, Texas (CIS-SA; Communities In Schools of San Antonio, Texas (CIS-SA; Karcher, 2008)Karcher, 2008)

Grantees of U.S. Department of Education’s Student Grantees of U.S. Department of Education’s Student Mentoring Program (SMP; Bernstein et al., 2009)Mentoring Program (SMP; Bernstein et al., 2009)

*This trial also included follow-up measurement during second school year.*This trial also included follow-up measurement during second school year.

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Synthesizing Findings of the Three Synthesizing Findings of the Three Studies Using Meta-AnalysisStudies Using Meta-Analysis

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Specific Meta-Analysis FindingsSpecific Meta-Analysis Findings Six of nineteen constructs had statistically significant effects:

Non-familial adult relationships (.12) Peer support (.07) Scholastic efficacy (.10) Reduced school related misconduct (.11) Reduced truancy (.18) Reduced absenteeism (.07)

None of the four academic performance constructs showed statistically significant effects.

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Comparing SBM with Other School-Comparing SBM with Other School-Based Interventions on Selected Based Interventions on Selected

OutcomesOutcomesintervention outcome effect size

SBM† reading -.01

SBM† school-related misconduct .11*

Experience Corps† reading .13*,.16*

SBM† truancy .18*

SEL (Universal) conduct problems .23*

SEL (Universal) academic performance .28*

Volunteer tutoring reading .30*

Volunteer tutoring writing .45*

† Findings based on trials of scaled-up programs (rather than small, researcher-controlled trials).* p <.05

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Effective Drop-out Prevention Effective Drop-out Prevention ProgramsPrograms

Intervention Evidence Rating Includes Mentoring*

ALAS Potentially positive effects YES

Check & Connect Positive effects YES

Accelerated Middle Schools Potentially positive effects NO

Twelve Together Potentially positive effects YES

Career Academies Potentially positive effects NO (POSSIBLY SOME WORK-SITE)

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School

Potentially positive effects NO

WWC Effectiveness Ratings For Dropout Prevention: Staying in school

*Mentoring elements in these programs tend to be more time-intensive and structured than those found in typical SBM programs.

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Linda Stewart

Senior Vice President

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Helping to mobilize communities

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Academic Achievement Through Mentoring Initiative

Place mentors in 2,000 of the lowest performing schools spread throughout 170 communities

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Measuring Interest in Mentoring from Waiting For Superman film Link to the Survey from MENTOR

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Charles Velschow

Teacher at Woodside High School, Program Coordinator for the Woodside High School

Business Academy

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Woodside HighWoodside High

What impact are mentors having at Woodside?

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Youth Mentoring ResponseYouth Mentoring Response

How do youth mentoring programs communicate a realistic message to stakeholders about the impact mentoring has on academic achievement?

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How do programs convince mentors that focusing on building a strong relationship leads to improved academic outcomes?

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Are school-based mentoring programs more effective at achieving academic outcomes?

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How are your programs using the film?

•Recruitment•Training•Fundraising•Advocacy

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Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources

Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute Mentoring Journal -

Resource for matches to record activities and for programs to track the relationship

Academic Activity Guide – Lists many activities especially for School-Based Mentoring Programs

“Discovering the Possibilities” toolkit (pdf)

MPM’s K-12 Journey Map

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Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources

America’s Promise GradNation Waiting For Superman Facilitator Toolkit

National Mentoring Center Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement

Into Mentoring Programs and Relationships

Film company that produced Waiting for Superman

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Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesAdmission Possible Minnesota-based organization dedicated to helping low-income high

school students prepare for and earn admission to college; Overall, 98 percent of students assisted have earned admission to college.

Challenging Expectations Documentary from Twin Cities Public Television that explores barriers

to college education; features a 30 minute Youth Voices perspective

Check and Connect Minnesota-based program, one of 27 dropout prevention

interventions reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse to date, and the only one found to have positive effects for staying in school.

Learn More MN

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Thank You!Thank You!

This webinar will be offered again as part of Friends For Youth Mentoring Institute’s free webinar series. November 16, 12-1:15pm CST. Register at

http://friendsforyouth.org/Webinars.html Next Quality in Action Webinar:

December 1, 12-1pm CST Topic: Preparing mentees for mentoring relationships