“CONNECT” is
a school-based
mentoring program of Memphis City Schools*. Over the next
three years the program will address
the academic
and social needs of 225 children in grades
four through eight who live in neighborhoods
challenged with many social deterrents.
These students attend five Fresh Start
schools: Fairview
Junior High, Georgian
Hills Junior High, Longview
Middle School,
Vance
Middle School and Winchester
Elementary.
These are schools that have been reconstituted
because of failure to meet Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) standards, as defined
by the state.
Based
on the Elements of Effective Practice,
as established by
the National Mentoring
Partnership, “CONNECT” is
funded by the United States Department
of Education
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Mission:
CONNECT’s mission is
to address the social and academic
needs
of identified students who live in
neighborhoods with high incidences
of crime that are
considered to be economically challenged
areas.
Goals:
To
build a high quality mentoring program
that develops an infrastructure
to create sustained relationships between
mentors
and students.
To
improve the engagement of participating
students with their
schools, socially
and academically.
*As
a school-based program, all meetings
between the mentors and students
must take place on school grounds.
“CONNECT” is
a school-based
mentoring program of Memphis City Schools*. Over the next
three years the program will address
the academic
and social needs of 225 children in grades
four through eight who live in neighborhoods
challenged with many social deterrents.
These students attend five Fresh Start
schools: 
