References/Authority: SAA Indicator: (iii) Mentoring students, including adult or peer mentoring.
Full Title: Number of disadvantaged youth/mentor matches that were sustained by the AmeriCorps program for at least the required time period.
Definition of Key Terms
Mentors are adults who provide support to children or youth through either community based programs or school based programs:
School-Based: A continuous match, with the same mentor for one hour per week (or as age-appropriate for older mentees), for at least 6 months of one school year.
Community-Based: A continuous match, with the same mentor for two to three hours per week, for at least 12 months and up to 24 months.
Mentoring relationships are ideally one mentor per child, but could be small group with a ratio of no more than 1:3.
Disadvantaged youth: "includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and 1 or more of the following: (A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-of-school youth who are unemployed. (B) Who are in or aging out of foster care. (C) Who have limited English proficiency. (D) Who are homeless or who have run away from home. (E) Who are at-risk to leave secondary school without a diploma. (F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk of delinquency. (G) Who are individuals with disabilities." SAA
Economic Disadvantage: eligible for free (at or below 130% of poverty) or reduced (between 130% to 185% of poverty) lunch; may or may not actually be accessing free/reduced lunch. See: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/ChildNutrition/lunch.htm
How to Calculate Measure/Collect Data
Programs will count the number of qualifying mentor-mentee matches that are sustained over the course of the program year. If the program model allows for "small group" mentoring instead of one-on-one matches, all participating mentees in the group should be counted.
This is the primary measure CNCS will use to establish how many students are participating in mentoring programs. Measures ED3A and ED4A are intended to be used together to indicate the retention/drop out rate. 2010 Measures ED3 and ED4 have been retired for new applicants.
Additional data collection tips can be found in the Resource Center at: http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/Education_Outputs_ED3_ %20ED4.doc
Notes: This is the primary measure CNCS will use to establish how many students are participating in mentoring programs. Measures ED3A and ED4A are intended to be used together to indicate the retention/drop out rate. 2010 Measures ED3 and ED4 have been retired for new applicants.