BEST! Beginnings, Cache, OK

Amber DeWinter, Randy Batt, Rhonda Clemmer
and Shana Mellot

Cache's BEST!, an acronym for Building Extraordinary Students Today, held its first meeting on November 20, 2017, and launched the program at the beginning of the academic year in 2018. Slides follow.

One Recipe for Success of the One-hour Kickoff:

A leader...Rhonda Clemmer, who researches models and best practices, plans, etc.



Community leaders, who will perhaps drive the program and mentor, e.g., potential board members, school officials, pastors, etc. .

Objectives of the one-hour initial meeting:

• Serve as kickoff.
• Identify five to seven individuals to serve on the advisory board/committee from this group.
• Stir some excitement about our initiative and mentoring in general.
• Provide basic information on how a mentoring program works.
• Develop a list of potential mentors.

Agenda:

1.  Introduction of our community-school based mentoring initiative.

2.  The makings of an effective mentor program (mentor/mentee relationship, vision/mission of mentoring programs, outcomes expected, stakeholder roles, expectations of mentors, etc. 

3.  Call to action to get involved with as a donor, mentor, or advisor. 

Pre-approval to run the mentoring program under the Cache Schools Education Foundation and support of the school officials 

Completion of a mini-needs assessment to identify the target audience.  

More movers and shakers at the kickoff

David Fritz, David Dorrell and Tammy Fritz

Dr. Bruce Reeder, Teri Reeder, Brad Clemmer and Christy
Taylor, principal of Cache 5th & 6th Grade Center.

Chuck Rettig, Nolan Watson and Jan Watson

Presentation Slides

Thanks to Rhonda Clemmer for her diligent, thoughtful work done with her excellent  business acumen and experience. Congratulations to all who are making this mentoring program a reality and success.

The post of the 2018 Kickoff with mentors and mentees is in a subsequent post.