Mentoring For Success Amy Abdallah Tanayah Adcock Marcia Adkins Alex Algones Kim Allison Rogelio Alva-rado Donna Amador Powers Amanda Carley Amigone* Tyrone Anderson Mary Archer Frank Arzola Jose Ascencio Amira Aweti Kathy Babcock* Jonah Backstrom Kate Baker* Tony Ballard Valarie Bell Joe Bender Michael Bennett Melissa Benson Kerri Berkowitz* Lisbeth Berringer Jenna Bianchi Jane Bieringer Chanel Bilal Anne Bjornson Brian Borsos Kelly Bowman Lyn-Tise Bradley Jeffrey Burgos Ling Busche Lori Byer Gloria Carrillo Angel Carvajal Arika Castenada Anthony Cavazos* Cynthia Cen Laura Chavez Raquel Chiasson* Kent Chow Norma Clark Larry Cohbra Margot Cooke Robin Corpus Scott Cowan Richard Curci Gladys Dalmau Anne D'Alonzo Gerraldine Darlington Pam Davis Patrick DeO'Campo Susana Diaz

Rafael Directo* Jennifer Donahue* Judy Dong Louisa Dorsch-Kerwin Christopher Drayson Bridget Early* Kathie Edeli Lisa Eller Kristy Erickson Gloria Escobar Vicky Fasho Liz Fierst Sylvia Fitch Chrissy Flores Cesar Flores Nancy Folauoo Eric Fructuoso Brendan Furey Emilie Gantt Amelia Garahan Rachelle Garrett Tara Geer-Leiker* David Gerbic E'Leva Gibson Heiko Gieraths Sarah Gleason Amber Goldman* Brian Gomes Johnny Gonzalez Katherine Goshgarian Thomas Graven Courtney Griffin William Hack Lina Hancock Poem Hanna Peter Haslam Maureen Hayes Jose Hernandez Arlene Hernandez Julissa Hicks* Min Jung Hong Leslie Hu* Anette Hughes Laura Hurley Brenda Jackson Theresa Jahangir Madeline Johnson David Kaplan

Cathy Kasper Laura Kauth Davonna Kearney George Keller Tiffany Kendall Kyoko Kimura Bryn Knapper* Marilyn Koral Valerie Kuki Terry Lai Bonnie Lake Kris Langley

Robert Lau Jacqulyne Law Cheryl LeClaire Ken Lee Sylvia Lepe Jacqueline Leppla Chris Lewis Jennifer Lim Winston Little Sandy Lopez Kingston Louie Arlene Lucchesi Erin Lyons Apollo Madayag Harini Madhavan* Aurora Maramag Whitney Marsh Joanglad Martin Nicole Massey John Mata'U Vanessa Matthews Katie McCann Mairin McCarthy* Mary McGinnis

Corrina McGraw Erin McHale Deitra McLeod Adele Medel Elizabeth Medrano David Meyers Sharon Michel Chris Miller Gloria Minjares Betty Momjian Marissa Mornick Heather Morrison

Sylvia Moses Monica Ng Kyle Noone Carmen Ogden Daniel Cami Okubo Maritza Olguin Jenny Ortega Carrie Osborne Nancy Padilla Chor Pang Rachel Parker Victoria Patch Tony Payne Tracy Peoples Christina Perry Cathy Personius Sarah Pooner Amanda Powers Mary Price Ruben Quezada Edna Ramirez Michael Ratkewicz Michael Reichle Nicole Reinosa Andres Rios Katherine Ripley

Angela Rodriguez Jeanne Rodriguez Diego Roman Benjamin Rombro Peter Rosson Erika Rubinstein* Lindsay Sanchez* Cecilia Santiago Maureen Santori Sabrina Saunders Patty Schick Christina Sendejo Belinda Serrano Jack Sheehy Barbara Sherfey Jody Siker Adrienne Smith Cory Snow Chris Spagnuolo Lonetta Spears Dickson Stanley James Stewart Jenna Strouth Cyndy Sugawara Natalie Swope Sue Szarek Val Tagaloa Mariya Taher Tara Cedric Tatum Kristin Kristin Tavernetti Jenny Trac Leslie Trook Corinne Vega Manny Villalobos Joanna Wardell Leslie Wax* Micah Weger Sarah Weiner Deonne Wesley Dennis Westry Danielle Winford Laurie Winship Dawn Woehl Allison Zampino

*indicates Site Coordinator

Thank you for mentoring!

For Questions about Mentoring for Success

please contact: Curtiss Sarikey or Erin Farrell

415-242-2615 sarikeyc@sfusd.edu farrelle@sfusd.edu

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Summer Matters In interviews with our students we heard over and over that they need time to get to know their adult mentor to feel more comfortable and trusting with the match relationship. It’s not surprising—research shows that the im-pact of mentoring increases throughout the duration of the relationship. That’s why Mentoring For Success requires mentor-mentee contact over the summer! As educators we know that students experience a “summer gap” academically, but we may not have considered the possibility of a “summer gap” in social relationships. According to Grossman and Rhodes (2002) youth mentored for at least a year report improvements in academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. Whereas the benefits of a 9 month, school-based mentoring program did not last beyond the school year when matches did not keep in touch over the summer (Aseltine, Durpre, and Lamelin, 2000). Even regular phone or email contact helps children (Grossman and Johnson, 1999). (Continued on p. 3)

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Match Spotlight This month we interviewed Alex Algones- Language Art/Social Studies/ELD teacher, and Sikharin Jarungjit, an 8th grader who came to the US from Thailand when he was in 6th grade. Alex wanted to help him adjust to life in the United States. Over time the two of them have found, after Alex taught “Sik” how to play, that they share a love for basketball.

What led you to join the mentoring program? How did you meet each other?

Alex: I wanted to help students who needed support. In Sik’s case I wanted to expose him to American culture. He is also somewhat timid and I didn’t want him to be exposed to negative things on the streets. Sik: Needed help.

How did you feel before mentoring started? Sik: Good. I can get closer with Mr. Algones and get to know him better. Alex: Excited. Some anxiety also because I had to put my time into it, but I knew I was helping students who want to improve, so I was happy about it. (Continued p. 2)

Summer Matters 1

Match Spotlight 1

Dialogue with your Student 2

Mentor Recognition 4

Program Contacts 4

Participating Schools 3

Summer Events 3

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What activities have the two of you done together?

Sik: He took me to a basketball game and I rode BART for the first time. We talk a lot and have lunch every day. Alex: I took Sik and a group of students out to lunch on a weekend. Also whenever my wife and I are in Sik’s neighbor-hood we call him up and ask him if he can meet us. His mom also works at “Be My Guest”, it is a Thai restaurant and my friends and I go there a lot. His mom is a great cook!

How do you feel about mentoring now?

Sik: I’m glad I did it. I like it. Alex: I like the program. I primarily did it to guide some students that I felt needed it. I was in a pro-gram like this before when I was in San Jose. Most of the students were immature and this program

helps them. Sik isn’t like that, he may be even more mature than I am. Is that true Sik? Sik: I don’t know (he says nervously with a smile on his face).

What are you looking forward to doing together in the future?

Alex: Sik goes to Thailand every summer so he is going to bring me back some clothes. Before he goes though, I want to take him to a baseball game. He has never gone before. Later on we want to go to a hockey game, but we’re just taking it one thing at a time.

Any advice you would like to give to mentors or mentees who have just begun their relationships?

Alex: Be genuine. You got to really want to help others. Your mentees will know if you don’t care or aren’t putting an effort in and that might nega-tively affect the relationship. Sik: It is good, get to know the person better.

Dialogue with your student this summer

Tips for summer communication via email or mail Some starter questions: • What is the best/worst thing about summer? • What did you do on the 4th of July? • Where have you been on vacation this summer? • What is your ideal summer day? • Have you seen any good movies/read any good books this summer? • What are you most excited/worried about for school next year? • What do you miss about school over the break? • What is one thing about yourself you want to improve this summer? • What activities would you like to focus on over the next 3,6,9 months? Spice up your communication by sharing fun activities: • Pictures on vacation or doing fun activities • Poems or stories they have written • Drawings or other art projects • Mix CDs or other music that has “sound-tracked” their summer You can also engage in a joint activity that enhances and stimulates your correspondence and summer connection. For some matches, this may be as simple as setting a summer goal, such as learning a new skill or exercising more. If you have similar goals, you can compare progress and provide encouragement over the summer. Other examples of fun activities include: • Create a summer “time capsule” that collects meaningful objects from your summer experiences (such as a pine cone from a hike in the woods) that can be discussed over the summer and shared with each other when you meet in person at the beginning of the next school year. • Grow plants together: compare the progress of your plants as they grow. • Try cooking the same recipe (a cake, for example) and talk about how the dish turned out. • See the same movies (or read the same books) and discuss them to-gether. • Write a short story together, take turns contributing paragraph at a time. • Come up with your own creative activities that build on your common interests and summer plans.

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Join the Fun! Summer Events To participate in any of the below activities please RSVP to Erin Farrell at 415-242-2615 or farrelle@sfusd.edu.

June Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:00a.m.—1:00pm Stow Lake Boathouse, Stow Lake Dr., Golden Gate Park Celebratory Picnic in the Park. Come join the fun! We’ll be bar-bequing, playing games, and decompressing from a long school year. The Boathouse also has boat and bike rentals available. We encourage you to invite your student’s family to this event.

July Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave. & Sloat, San Francisco

Volunteer with us to produce a concert at Stern Grove. Then enjoy first-class seats for the concert in a breath-taking setting.

Performers include:

Salsamuffin, Bruno “Sergent” Garcia’s innovative blending of hip-hop, reggae, and salsa, has spawned a “big town” sound that incorporates elements from urban music scenes worldwide. The former punk rock guitarist pushes the boundaries of cultural di-vides with body moving beats and a fresh perspective.

Responsible for the resurgence of classic funk in Brazil, Curumin takes the best of bossa-nova, samba, and hip-hop to the next level with ingenuity.

August Saturday August 15, 2009 at 11:00am India Basin Shoreline Park, Evans Ave., San Francisco

Join us at this little-known gem of a park in San Francisco where boating, bird watching, and leisurely walks by the bay are favorite past-times. Activities for the day include a picnic, kayaking, sailing, and motor boat rides. This is a land-based event with opportuni-ties (thanks to the folks at America True) to try out different boats

with expert sailors, kayakers, and boat enthusiasts as guides.

Come get out on the bay with America True this August!

Participating Schools ● AP Giannini Middle School

● Aptos Middle School

● Bessie Carmichael

● Claire Lilienthal

● Everett Middle School

● Francisco Middle School

● Herbert Hoover Middle School

● James Lick Middle School

● Marina Middle School

● MLK Middle School

● Paul Revere

● Rooftop Alternative School

● Roosevelt Middle School

● Visitacion Valley Middle School

● Willie Brown College Preparatory Academy

Summer Matters (from Page 1) The “summer gap” affects lower-achieving students the most (Allinder and Fuchs, 1991) possibly due to a decreased exposure to learning opportunities. Take a moment to consider the many ways you can stay connected over the summer. Exposure to even one new activity can make a difference. “Dialogue with your Student…” on page 2 and the summer activities listed above are just a start. Check in with your student and your school site’s Mentor Program Coordinator to brainstorm some other possibilities. And if you are not getting emails from us about activities or free tickets, contact Erin Farrell (farrelle@sfusd.edu) with your email or phone number so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!

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