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What does it mean to be a mentee?
A mentee in this program is a student who is starting to think about his/her future to work and/or college. Through this program, you will improve your academic and work related skills.
You will be working through an online course called “E-mentoring”. E-mentoring will assist you in building your academic skills as well as help you begin to plan for the future.
You will be matched with a mentor who will be in contact with you for at least a year through e-mail.
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Who will be my mentor?
Mentors are caring adults who would like to help you think about your future. Mentors are role models. Mentors will hold high expectations of you as a student and will expect you to do your best. Mentors can be college students, local business people, teachers, etc. These people have volunteered to communicate with you for at least one year.
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Who is not my mentor?
Mentors are not like a parent. They will not meet with you or talk with you outside of planned program events. Mentors will not give or loan you money. Mentors will not always see things your way.
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What
will I do as a mentee?
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Send weekly e-mail to
your mentor
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Answer e-mails from
mentors
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Share your thoughts,
feelings, and experiences with your mentor
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Be prompt, reliable,
honest and dependable
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Develop your reading and
writing skills
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Participate in
occasional supervised face-to-face planned activities with mentors
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How does this work?
The program instructors will show you how to
use a specific e-mail system that you can access from school.
You will be given time during school to send and receive e-mails to
and from your mentor. These e-mails are monitored by the program
instructor to make sure things are going alright and the guidelines
are being followed.
If you
ever have questions or concerns, be sure to talk to the program
instructor right away. You want to try to use your best writing and
language skills. Before you send an e-mail, make sure to check
it for mistakes, and to make sure it says what you want it to say.
Click here for more information on netiquette.
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What’s next?
If you think you’d like to have a mentor talk it over with your family and teacher or the program instructor. Your family will need to sign a permission form for you to have a mentor.
After the application has been received, the program instructor will work to match you with a mentor, provide the necessary program training, and you will begin to e-mail with your mentor!
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