Agreement Between All Parties

Agreement Between Mentors, Participants and Their Parents




Dear Parents,

Your child has been chosen to participate in The Literacy Project, a mentoring project at El Centro del Pueblo. A volunteer will meet with your child for 50 to 60 minutes every week at either El Centro or at Virgil Middle School, where they will work on improving your child’s skill in language arts. The mentor will also consult periodically with the program’s coordinator and perhaps with the classroom teacher to assess your child’s needs.

CHILD’S NAME________________________________________________________________

MENTOR’S NAME______________________________________________________________

DAY, TIME AND PLACE OF MENTORING SESSIONS___________________________________________

A mentor journal will be kept in which the participant, mentor, program coordinator and teacher may place their progress notes. The journal will be kept at the El Centro and you are welcome to leave notes in it as well. The mentor will contact you monthly to report on your child’s progress. A participant journal will also be issued to your child to write notes, progress or problems or any other issues in reading, writing and understanding.

You are a vital part of the network that supports your child’s academic progress. The attached Literacy Project Team Contract outlines the responsibilities of each team member: parent, student, mentor, teacher and program coordinator. Please review the sections of the contract with your child and discuss your responsibilities and theirs. Please sign your name on the back of the contract where indicated and have your child do the same. Return the contract to Sydney Levine, Luisa Crespo or Sandra Figueroa at the center. It will be kept in the child’s file at El Centro.

Please feel free to call if you have any questions. This promises to be a distinguished year for us all. We look forward to working with you and your children.



Sydney Levine

Project Director

SydneyJLevine@gmail.com

201 887 3469



Luisa Crespo

Project Administrator

LCrespoart@aol.com

562 882 3994



LITERACY PROJECT CONTRACT



Child:

I, ______________________________________ will work with The Literacy Project to maximize my academic potential.

I understand that my responsibilities are to:

1. Attend weekly sessions with my mentor

2. Come to the sessions ready to learn, cooperate and do my best

3. Share with my parent/ guardian what I have learned after each session

Parent/ guardian:

I, _________________________________________will work with The Literacy Project to maximize the academic potential of ____________________________________

I understand that my responsibilities are to:

1. Attend an orientation session for the program

2. Participate in training sessions and special events when possible

3. Inform the mentor or contact at El Centro by phone on mornings when my child will not be able to attend

4. Maintain monthly communication with the child’s mentor

5. Ensure that my child will come to the session on time, rested, fed and ready to learn

6. Listen to what my child has learned and share with my child what was learned after each session

Mentor:

I, ___________________________________________will work with The Literacy Project to maximize the academic potential of ________________________________________.

I understand that my responsibilities are to:

1. Attend an orientation/ training session for the program

2. Participate in ongoing training sessions when possible

3. Maintain consistent attendance at weekly mentoring sessions

4. Inform The Literacy Project coordinator of any cancellations of mentoring sessions or call the partipant’s parent/ guardian if it has been advised

5. Maintain monthly communication with the participant’s parent/ guardian

6. Faithfully record each session in the mentoring journal

El Centro Administrator Team Leader:

I ,__________________________________will work with The Literacy Project to maximize the academic potential of _______________________________________.

I understand my responsibilities are to:

1. Attend a first meeting of the Literacy Project team for each student

2. Inform mentor administrator of scheduling conficts in advance.

3. Review participant’s progress with mentor at least every 3 months.

4. Review mentor comments and report on student’s progress in mentoring journal.

5. Proved assessment data (pre and post test scores, attendance records and any other reports) to The Literacy Project Administrator as needed in a timely fashion.



The Literacy Project Administrator

I will work with The Literacy Project team to maximize potential of ____________________________.

I understand my responsibilities are to:

1. Maintain communications between all parties on the team.

2. Provide continuing learning opportunities for mentors and parent/ guardian.

3. Provide materials and other resources to support academic success.

4. Monitor and evaluate team progress.

________________________________________ ______________________________________

Student Parent/ Guardian



_______________________________________ _______________________________________

Mentor El Centro Staff



_____________________________________ ____________________________________

The Literacy Project Administrator Date