A College and Career Mentoring Program for At-risk 9th Grade High School Students
Author | : Kristen Lagos |
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Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2021 |
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The purpose of this project is to create a program that brings college and career awareness to incoming 9th-grade students that have been identified as being at risk of dropping out of high school, being retained in the ninth grade, and those who are less likely to be promoted to the 10th grade. Students who have been identified will significantly benefit from having a college mentor. Mentors will bring college and career awareness to 9th-grade students who have been identified as being at risk. The mentors and mentees will have the necessary resources such as computers, career and university requirements, financial aid information, information on the college application process, and career exploration. Mentors and mentees will also learn about college expenses and different career pathways and choose what best meets their needs. Having a mentoring program will help 9th-grade students develop relationships with their mentors to improve academic achievement and college and career awareness. The College and Career Pathway Mentoring Program will bring awareness to 9th-grade students of higher education's importance and promote career mindfulness. Having a college student as a mentor will hopefully help establish a positive relationship cultivating, improving, and facilitating academic achievement. The program will help mentors improve and increase their leadership skills through mentoring 9th-grade high school students. Through the College and Career Pathway Mentoring Program, the students in the program will have academic and emotional support from their college mentors and school counselors that will, in turn, enable students to have a smooth transition from middle school to high school. To better understand the needs of at-risk 9th-grade students and the importance of developing a College and Career Pathway Mentoring Program, it is essential to review and analyze the issues involved in the research, which will be discussed in the following chapter.