713,410seven hundred thirteen thousand, four hundred ten

STUDENTSNYC public high schools

TABLE OF CONTENTSpresenting research review + intervention details

common ways for students + professionals to networkTRADITIONAL SYSTEMS

career counseling outside mentoring

take your kids to work day internships/coop

semi-successful + soft interventions improving traditional systemsPAST INTERVENTIONS

ONCE UPON A SCHOOL

educators volunteering + sharing to empower educateesONCE UPON A SCHOOL

Description: Originally an after school program that has grown into a nationwide model for education activism.

Purpose:Give people working outside of education a way to contribute time and ideas to students.

Application: Uses the web as a platform to spread the word, also to collect and share ideas.onceuponaschool.org

iMENTOR

email correspondence bridging young adults + mentorsiMENTOR

Description: New York City based mentoring network

Purpose:To get a little bit of time from busy professionals to benefit youth in underserved communities.

Emphasis 01 career preparation 02 college preparation 03 technological literacy

Application: Uses email as a standard way of communicationimentor.org

SPEED-MENTORING

face-to-face interactive fun and dialogue for serious adviceSPEED-MENTORING

Description: Making college preparation more fun than stressful using a traditional concept

Purpose:Understanding the demand of a fast paced society yet still giving you the opportunity to meet someone face-to-face

Emphasis 01 career preparation 02 college preparation 03 technological literacy

Application: Each student generally receives 5 - 8 minutes in an assembly line setting

PALTIO

malfunction in the networkingPROBLEM/GAP

malfunction in the networkingPROBLEM/GAP

Current educational social networks are vocationally oriented versus interest oriented.

Due to pressure and stress students may take the wrong path towards

an academic or occupational pursuit.

We hope to create a system where students can tap into their interests and understand

how to apply it in the real world.

Supporting statistics

01 Economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly over the last three decades.

02 Taken as a whole, 48 percent of roughly 210,000 test-takers met the state's competency standards on the reading and writing exam, which is part of a broader campaign by state officials to ratchet up academic requirements from kindergarten through 12th grade.

03 By 12th grade, U.S. students are scoring near the bottom of all industrialized nations. Our intervention may influence this issue. We have one of the highest high school dropout rates in the industrialized world. Many who graduate do not go onto college.

04 Many who graduate do not go onto college. And many who do go on to college are not well-prepared – and end up dropping out. That is one reason why the U.S. college dropout rate is also one of the highest in the industrialized world. The poor performance of our high schools in preparing students for college is a major reason why the United States has now dropped from first to fifth in the percentage of young adults with a college degree.

05 Half of all students starting high school today are unlikely to get a job that allows them to support a family.

Additional Facts

01 New York City has roughly 80,000 public school teachers

02 New three R's, the basic building blocks of better high schools: The first R is RigorMaking sure all students are given a challenging curriculum that prepares them for college or work. The second R is RelevanceMaking sure kids have courses and projects that clearly relate to their lives and their goals.

The third R is RelationshipsMaking sure kids have a number of adults who know them, look out for them, + push them to achieve

the opportunity for modern intervention

moving towards new aims for successFOCUS

building blocks that create the capacity to lead in new functionalitiesCORE COMPETENCIES

the program will involve schools from a variety of socio-economic backgroundsPROGRAM OVERVIEW

Each school must have the following to participate:

• a designated coordinator for the school

• regular access to the internet for all participants

• a designated, dependable, weekly time to commit to the project

• volunteer support for the project

• commitment

KEY IDEAS

M+m revolves around two key ideas:

01 to expose students to their interests and how they can apply it to the real world

02 to give professionals the opportunity to share their experience and knowledge

the mentees will have gained:

• a greater sense of empowerment and understanding of their career and life goals

the mentors will have gained:

• satisfaction for strengthening New York City youth

CORE COMPETENCY

Identifies what changes need to be made and how they can be madeROAD MAP

combining traditional + newer systemsJOINING INTERVENTION

what is M+m?FORM

INTELLIGENCE GATHERING MODEL

user scenarios with intervention toolFUNCTION

through the eyes of the menteeUSER PERSPECTIVE 01

through the eyes of the mentorUSER PERSPECTIVE 02

determining high value + low costBUDGET

potential sources of revenuePROJECTING REVENUES

• contributions• memberships• major gifts from individuals• revenues from special events• direct mail solicitations• grants from foundations,• contributions and grants from businesses• corporations and associations.• grants and contracts from government agencies

Some Examples 01 robinhood organization 02 fund for the city of New York 03 foundation center online funding directory

key expensesPROJECTED PROGRAM EXPENSES

Primary:Direct: website | training Support:Personnel: administration | fundraising | publicity/PR

Key Expenses:

• start up expense• insurance• rent• utilities• telephone• office supplies• officer salaries• office salaries• payroll taxes• legal & accounting• non-sales travel

calendar sequence TIME

calendar sequence of activities, some occur sequentially, others simultaneouslyACTIVITY AND LINKAGES

the value frameworkBUSINESS LANDSCAPE

competition and multimarket contact Mapping the business landscape

a doorway for lifelong learningCONCLUSION

Northeastern College of Business Administration link

Indiana University Alumni Association: Connecting Alumni link

Students Network With Professionals in a Speed-dating Format link

Yahoo!Kickstart link

Ars Technica: the Art of Technology link

US Department of Education on NCLB link

NYS Education Department on NCLB link

NYC Department of Education on NCLB link

School Counselor on Wikipedia.Org link

Teach Experience link

www.kodak.com link

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day link

Educational Planner link