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Action Research Ball High School Mentoring Program 2011-12 Adrian Bidulescu, Kathy Curran, Vivian Hernandez, Tessie Howard, Keith Mahaffey, Matthew Neighbors, Bobby Temple, Armando Trevino
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Action Research. Ball High School Mentoring Program 2011-12. Adrian Bidulescu, Kathy Curran, Vivian Hernandez, Tessie Howard, Keith Mahaffey, Matthew Neighbors, Bobby Temple, Armando Trevino. Research Question. Does academic mentoring of African American males affect their attendance?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Action ResearchBall High School Mentoring Program 2011-12
Adrian Bidulescu, Kathy Curran, Vivian Hernandez, Tessie Howard, Keith Mahaffey, Matthew Neighbors, Bobby Temple, Armando Trevino
Does academic mentoring of African American males affect their
attendance?
Research Question
African American males participating in the mentoring program will increase
attendance to 90% from October 2011 to April 2012.
S.M.A.R.T. Goal
Context Who was mentored?
African-American males Why?
Academically Unacceptable Subpop
The Mentoring Room Vivian Hernandez
InterventionCommunity Partnerships•Recruitment of
Mentors•GISD Support
Academic Mentoring•Inova
Assessments•Math Focus
Wexford•Data Collection•Continued
Support
Attendance Data 2011 vs. 2012 Core & Math GPA Data 2011 vs. 2012 Time Spent in Mentoring Online Surveys TAKS Scores 2011 vs. 2012
Data Collection
Community Perception…Powerful Evidence of Change
Attendance Results
Attendance ResultsHave you ever attended school primarily just to
meet with your mentor?39% “More than once.”
9 students improved attendance by more than 20% for 5th six weeks in 2012 vs. 2011
Continue Program for 2012-13 Intentional Focus upon Attendance Continue Academic Focus Possibly Expand Program
Recruit More Mentors Add Freshmen Program Assistant
Next Steps
