Elements of Effective Practice Tool Kit
Tools to Design and Plan a Mentoring Program
These tools are part of the Elements of Effective Practice Tool Kit and while helpful on their own, they will be much more effective when combined with the information available in the free tool kit. Please take a moment to download the tool kit to make sure you get the most out of these tools.
Program Planning and Design
- Diagnostic Tool (Word, 36k)
- Informational Overview of Types of Mentoring Programs (Word, 67k)
- Tips from the Experts Program Parameters (Word, 38k)
Program Parameters
- Program Implementation Timeline (Word, 52k)
- 12-Month Activity Calendar (Word, 23k)
- Writing a Mission Statement (Word, 29k)
- Establishing Goals and Objectives and Worksheet
(Word, 25k) - Mentoring Program Outline and Worksheet (Word, 29k)
- Program Outline (RBS/The First Tee) Program Planning and Management (Word, 86k)
Program Planning and Management
- Job Descriptions and Duties of Mentoring Program Staff (Word, 35k)
- Program Coordinator Position Description (Word, 30k)
- Workplace Mentoring Program Liaison
(For community-based mentoring) (Word, 23k) - School Liaison Responsibilities (Word, 23k)
Policies and Procedures
- Program Liability and Risk Management (Word, 45k)
Financial Planning
- Budget Items for a Mentoring Program (Word, 25k)
- Financial Internal Controls Checklist (Word, 24k)
E-mentoring
- E-mentoring Program Fact Sheet (Digital Heroes Campaign) (Word, 3k)
- E-mentoring Program Implementation Timeline (Word, 30k)
- E-mentoring Program Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities (Word, 30k)
- Sign-Up Form for Mentors (Word, 24k)
- Parent/Guardian Permission Form (Word, 26k)
- Congratulations/Matched E-mail (Word, 23k)
- E-mentee Profile Form (Word, 25k)
- E-mentor Profile Form (Word, 24k)
- Mentee Conversation Tip Sheet (Word, 24k)
- Conversation Starters for Mentees (Word, 25k)
- E-mentee Writing Lesson (Word, 23k)
Downloadable Tools
These tools are part of the Elements of Effective Practice Tool Kit. The tool kit contains OVER 160 ready-to-use tools that you can download and adapt to your program's needs. While the tools will be helpful on their own, they are much more effective when combined with the information available in the free toolkit. Please take a moment download the toolkit from the list on the right.
Tools available
Afterschool Mentoring Clearinghouse
The After School Clearinghouse is designed to provide you with tools and resources to add a mentoring component to your after school program. It also provides resources you can use to implement, manage and strengthen your after-school program. Here you'll find information on how to implement a mentoring component in a new or existing after-school program as well as a clearinghouse of after-school program resources, including:
- Program Design and Planning: Resources on how to start an after-school program, best practices and more;
- Program Management: Resources on fundraising, staff/professional development, training, developing partnerships and more;
- Program Operations: Resources on activities and curriculum guides, standards, research and more;
- Program Evaluation: Resources on evaluation and research on after-school initiatives, outcomes, best practices and more;
- Mentor Trainer's Manual: Originally developed by Baylor University to train college students to mentor young adolescents;
MENTOR's After-School Clearinghouse is made possible through the generosity of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Afterschool General Resources
A Resource Guide For Planning and Operating After-School Programs, SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool.
After-School Toolkit: Tips, Techniques and Templates for Improving Program Quality (PDF). Authors: Nora Gutierrez, Molly Bradshaw and Kathryn Furano. Published by: Public/Private Ventures, February 2008.
Afterschool Program Models, National Center for Community Education
AfterschoolPRO.net, Afterschool Professional Network
American Youth Policy Forum Publications
Building Community Partnerships: Tips for Out-Of-School Time Programs (PDF). Published by: The Atlantic Philanthropies, March 2008.
Developing the Afterschool Professional & the Profession (PDF). Published by: Partnership for Afterschool Education.
Impossible Choices: How States are Addressing the Federal Failure to Fully Fund Afterschool Programs, Afterschool Alliance
New Report On Quality Pre-Teen After-School Program, Public/Private Ventures
Running an Afterchool Program, Afterschool.gov
School-Age Notes, Resources for Afterschool Professionals
State Afterschool Profiles, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
Strategies for Improving Out-of-School Programs in Rural Communities, (PDF). Published by: The Atlantic Philanthropies, May 2008.
Teen Trendsetter™ Reading Mentor Program, Florida Trend's Next
The Starbucks Foundation Literacy Program
Tips for Effective Service Learning Projects in Out-of-School Time Programs (PDF). Developed by: National Institute on Out-of-School TimeCenter for Research on Women, Wellesley College, 1999.
Tips for Promoting Reading and Literacy in Out-of-School Programs for Children Ages 5-12, (PDF). Developed by: National Institute on Out-of-School TimeCenter for Research on Women, Wellesley College,1999.
Tips on Homework Help and Academic Skill-Building Activities for After-School Programs, (PDF). Developed by: National Institute on Out-of-School TimeCenter for Research on Women, Wellesley College, 1999.
Tips on Program Planning and Activities for Children Ages 5-11 in Out-of-School Time Programs, (PDF). Developed by: National Institute on Out-of-School TimeCenter for Research on Women, Wellesley College, 1999.
Tips on Summer Curriculum Planning and Activities for Children Ages 5-12 in Summer Programs, (PDF). Produced by LEARNS, a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education.
Using NCLB to Improve Student Achievement An Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders, Public Education Network
Afterschool Research Resources
After School Programs in the 21st Century: Their Potential and What It Takes to Achieve It, Harvard Family Research Project
After-School Programs and Academics: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research, (PDF). Authors: Robert C. Granger and Ed.D.illiam T. Published by: Grant Foundation, 2008.
Afterschool Makes the Grade, (PDF). Author: Charles Stewart. Published by: Mott Foundation, September 1999.
Community Counts: How Youth Organizations Matter for Youth Development (PDF). Author: Milbrey W. Mclaughlin. Published by: Public Education Network.
Critical Hours, (PDF). Author: By Beth M. Miller, Ph.D. Commissioned by: the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't and At What Cost? RAND Corporation
Expansion of Out-of-School Programs at Improving Student Achievement, EdSource
Gaining Ground: Supporting English Learners Through After-School Literacy Programming (PDF). Published by: The James Irvine Foundation and Public/Private ventures, 2008.
Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time Programs (PDF). Published by: American Youth Policy Forum, January 2006.
Learning Together A Look at 20 School-Community Initiatives (PDF). Author: Atelia Melaville. Published by: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation,September 1998.
Midcourse Corrections to a Major Initiative: A Report on The CORAL Initiative (PDF). Author: Gary Walker. Published by: Public/Private Ventures, May 2007.
Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in Out-of-School Time Prog, Harvard Family Research Project
NIOST 2008 Fact Sheet: Benefits from Aftershool Program Participation (PDF). Published by: National Institute on Out-of-School TimeCenter for Research on Women, Wellesley College, 1999.
Review of Extended-day and After-school Programs and their Effectiveness (PDF). Author: Olatokunbo S. Fashola, Johns Hopkins University,October 1998.
School-Based Mentoring: A Closer Look (PDF). Author: carla Herrera. Published by: Public Education Network.
The ABCs of School Based Mentoring (PDF). Published by: The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, revised September 2007.
The Future of Children: When School is Out, A Collaboration of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution
The Growth of After-School Programs and Their Impact, The Brookings Institution
The William T. Grant Foundation
Understanding and Measuring Attendance in Out-of-School Time Programs
Afterschool Training Resources
Disney Learning Partnership Workshop on After-school Programs, Educational Broadcasting Corporation
From Vision to Reality Afterschool Workshop, Educational Broadcasting Corporation
Afterschool Recruitment Resources
Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family Centered Practices in After School, Harvard Family Project
Online Volunteer Resources, ServiceLeader.org
The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook, ServiceLeader.org
Afterschool Activities Resources
After-school Lesson Plan Database, SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool
After-School Program Tool Kit, Communities In Schools, Inc., MetLife Foundation and National Dropout Prevention Cente.
Hidden Heroes Lesson Plan (PDF).
Partnerships for After-School Success Toolkits, National Youth Development Information Center
Promising Practices in After School Resources, AED Center for Youth Developmen.
Afterschool Funding Resources
Financing and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Programs in Rural Communities (PDF). Published by: The Finance Project, January 2008.
Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives, The Finance Project
Funding for Afterschool, AED Center for Youth Development
How to Get Money, Afterschool.gov
How to Get Money for Faith-based and Community Initiatives by the United States Department of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Major Sources of Afterschool Funding, Afterschool Alliance
Sample Grant Proposals, SchoolGrants.org
The Finance Project, Out of School Time Project
Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs (PDF). Published by The Finance Project, August 2005.
Afterschool Evaluation Resources
Advancing Achievement: Findings from an Independent Evaluation of a Major After-School Initiative (PDF). Authors: Amy Arbreton, Jessica Sheldon, Molly Bradshaw, Julie Goldsmith with Linda Jucovy and Sarah Pepper Published by: Public/Private Ventures, February 2008.
Afterschool Outcomes, Afterschool Alliance
Detangling Data Collection: Methods for Gathering Data, Harvard Family Research Project
Out of School Time publications and tools, Harvard Family Research Project
Out-of-School Time Learning and Development Project/OST Evaluation Database, Harvard Family Research Project
Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation: Tools for Action, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Performance Measures in Out-of-School Time Evaluation, Harvard Family Research Project
Promoting Quality Through Professional Development: A Framework for Evaluation, Harvard Family Research Project
Should After-School Programs be Measured by How Well They Improve Academic Outcomes? (PDF). Author: Robert C. Granger, Ed.D., William T. Grant Foundation, 2008.
Supporting Success: Why and How to Improve Quality in After-School Programs (PDF). Authors: Jessica Sheldon and Leigh Hopkins. Published by: Public/Private Ventures.
The Evaluation Exchange, Harvard Family Research Project
Afterschool Startup Resources
Mentoring Program Development: a Start-up Toolkit (PDF). Author: Mark Fulop. Published by: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
The Building Blocks of a Good After-School Program (PDF). Published by: Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, August, 1998.