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, J' J' 9 9 \ J' ) O" O" " J' : Mass Mentoring Partnership is the only statewide organization solely dedicated to strategically expanding quality youth mentoring in Massachusetts. As the umbrella organization for more than 165 mentoring programs across the state, including 48 programs that operate in schools, we deliver resources for program development and sustainability through training, technical assistance, networking, and a quality assurance process that is a national model. We generate and disseminate resources through mentor recruitment campaigns and referrals, advocacy in the private and public sectors for financial investment in mentoring and employee volunteer leave time. Our network includes schools, religious organizations, community non-profits, and workplaces, serving nearly 20,000 youth and young adults 5 to 24 years old across the Commonwealth. These institutions utilize a variety of program structures including one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and e-mentoring.
Mentoring is a youth development strategy that supports the Administrations goal of halving the dropout rate over the next five years. Mentoring has significant positive impacts on two early indicators of high school drop-out that researchers have identified, high levels of absenteeism (Kennelly & Monrad, 2007), and recurring behavior problems (Thurlow, Sinclair & Johnson, 2002). A landmark Public/Private Ventures evaluation of Big Brothers Big Sisters programs showed that students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school. An analysis of mentoring program evaluations conducted by Jekielek, Moore and Hair, found that youth in mentoring relationships present better attitudes and behaviors at school and are more likely to attend college than their counterparts.
Mentoring programs are also uniquely positioned to address the persistent student achievement gap described in the Dropout Commission Report, as most programs in the Commonwealth serve youth who align with the subgroups that exhibit disproportionately high dropout rates, these being Hispanic, African-American, low-income students. In Massachusetts, the majority of youth served with a formal mentor are ages 10 to 14 (44%) and Hispanic or African American (63%). Almost 80% of programs report that the majority of the youth they serve are low-income, in single parent households, and in academic risk. Further, as the focus of mentoring programs is to develop and support relationships between youth and adults, they support the resiliency that has been identified by both researchers and youth as a protective factor that leads to academic success. These outcomes hinge the formation of quality, longitudinal relationships that last one full school year and beyond.
The following are examples of mentoring programs in the MMP network, diverse in model and geography, which are making strides in closing the achievement gap and reducing the dropout rate:
Boston Partners in Education
Boston Partners in Education's School Volunteer Program trains and matches volunteers from local communities with students in grades K-12 in response to Boston Public School (BPS) teacher requests for academic support. In 2008-2009, the School Volunteer Program reached 3,872 students with 458 volunteers in 52 schools across Boston, with 310 of those students attending 10 BPS high schools, and an additional 20 students from the Boston Adult Technical Academy, an alternative high school serving students aged up to 24.
At one high school, students raised their MCAS test scores by nearly 14 points more, on average, than did students without mentors. Over 73% of these students received either English as a Second Language (ESL) or Special Education (SPED) services. Additionally, 100% of participating students who needed to retake the MCAS exams passed with the help of the program.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County is dedicated to helping elementary and middle school children reach their highest potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships with volunteers. Through a combination of community based and school based mentoring models, BBBS of Franklin County matched 172 youth with mentors in 2008.
In the last year, 51% of mentored students demonstrated improvement in core academic subjects as measured by grade point average after 12 months, 57% of mentored students demonstrated improved school preparedness, and 61% of mentored students demonstrated improved classroom participation.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts/Metrowest
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts/Metrowest has worked to serve the most vulnerable and at-risk children through providing one-to-one professionally supported mentoring relationships to elementary, middle and high school youth. In 2008, BBBS of Central Massachusetts/Metrowest matched over 1,000 youth with mentors, 811 of whom met weekly with their mentor in school.
In 2008-2009, on average, 60% of participating students showed improvement in academic performance, 60% showed an improved attitude towards school, 72% showed increased classroom participation and 45% showed improved classroom behavior.
Stand and Deliver (Lawrence)
Stand and Deliver has been matching Lawrence Public School students with volunteer adults to provide academic support for the last 9 years. The original focus of the program was to work on skills needed to pass the MCAS exam. Over the 9 year period, the program has created and supported over 800 matches. Stand and Deliver Students pass the MCAS Exam at a 25+ % higher rate than the general Lawrence Public School (LPS) student population. Two years ago, the program expanded to include college application and AP calculus support. In the first 2 years, LPS students in the Stand and Deliver AP calculus program scored an average of 3.1 on the national calculus test, exceeding the national average of 3.0. Anecdotally, teachers report that Stand and Deliver students have better attendance, higher grades and are more likely to attend college than the overall LPS student population by a wide margin.
Generations Incorporated (Greater Boston)
An affiliate of the Experience Corps, Generations Inc. recruits, trains and supports older adult volunteer mentors (55+) who serve in its Reading Coaches, Lunchtime Mentoring and Classroom Literacy programs, in elementary and middle schools throughout Greater Boston and Revere. 2,100 students receive mentoring and literacy interventions through the program.
An evaluation of the Experience Corps programs in Boston, New York and Port Arthur Texas demonstrated the following results. Participating students achieved 60% more progress in learning two critical reading skills, sounding out new words and reading comprehension, than students in a control group. Students with Experience Corps tutors get a boost in reading skills equivalent to the boost they would get from being assigned to a classroom with 40 percent fewer children. Teachers welcome Experience Corps and overwhelmingly rate it as beneficial to students, while reporting that it represents little or no burden to them.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County matches at-risk elementary and middle school aged children, primarily from single-parent families, with adult volunteers in one-to-one mentoring relationships. In 2008, BBBS of Hampden County matched 235 youth through a combination of community based and school based models, through which mentors meet weekly with their mentees.
Evaluation results demonstrated that 54.9% of mentored youth showed improved academic performance, 51.2% showed improved attitudes towards school and 60.78% showed increased class participation.
SouthCoast Mentoring Initiative for Learning, Education & Service (New Bedford & Fall River)
SMILES is a school based one-to-one mentoring program serving youth in grades K-12 in New Bedford and Fall River. SMILES offers six separate mentoring programs including Literacy-based Group Mentoring, Group Mentoring, G.I.R.L.S. Group Mentoring, Independent Mentoring and a Mentor/Tutor Program at the Normandin Middle School in New Bedford. In the three years since SMILES was incorporated, the program has grown to serve 600 youth in 27 elementary, middle and high schools.
Utilizing the states standardized DIBELS test, students in the Literacy Based Group Mentoring program increased their skill level by 17 points on average in one year. Additionally SMILES students showed a grade increase of almost a full letter grade in Math and Science.
Mass Mentoring Partnership Submission to Sec. Reville- Mass Social Innovation Coalition
October 30, 2009
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