Trainee-selected, program-screened and trained mentors sustained through monthly staff contact after residential programming¶

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Description¶

After the residential period, each trainee selects a mentor who is then screened and trained by the program. The mentor is supposed to meet with the trainee a minimum of four hours per month during the one-year post-residential phase, while program staff maintain at least monthly contact with the trainee and mentor. This strategy extends program support into the community transition period when dropout risk remains high.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Mentors must be screened and trained by the program; minimum four hours of mentor contact per month; staff maintain at least monthly contact with trainee and mentor

Constraints¶

• The mentoring phase lasts one year following the residential period

Target Learners¶

• Youth ages 16 to 18 who have dropped out of or been expelled from high school

Target Learning Goals¶

• Sustained engagement and completion of high school diploma or GED after residential programming

Related Strategies¶

• Three Phase Residential Quasi Military Mentoring Pattern
• Assign a counselor/mentor who continuously monitors students and coordinates multi-context support

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. (2010). WWC Intervention Report: National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/329