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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring was founded by Barbara
3Linder in 1994 at Urbana Middle School and Bottenfield
4Elementary School; and
 
5    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring has grown from 38 mentor
6pairs in 1994 to 670 pairs in 2014; and
 
7    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring meets all elements of a
8quality mentoring program including: 1) Screening procedures -
9fingerprint and DCFS check, interview, application, and
10reference check; 2) Commitment requirement - minimum of one
11year, one hour a week during the school year; 3) Training - 2
12hours of initial training, plus orientation; 4) Matching -
13arrangement and documentation of matches; 5) Support -
14Mentor/mentee check-ins and evaluations, ongoing training for
15mentors; and 6) Closure - Formal policy and exit interview; and
 
16    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring is a cross-district
17program with both Champaign and Urbana public schools that is a
18part of the strategic plan for both districts and is fully
19funded by both districts; and
 
20    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring uses community-based
21mentors who generally begin with a mentee who is in 3rd to 7th

 

 

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1grade and is expected to follow the child through high school
2graduation; scholarships are awarded to all high school
3graduates who have been with a mentor for at least 3 years; 156
4mentees have graduated over the last 10 years with an average
5of 7.3 years with their mentor; and
 
6    WHEREAS, CU One to One Mentoring brings local community
7members and businesses into the schools, with many businesses
8providing mentors each year; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we recognize the positive work being done by CU One to One
12Mentoring and designate November 13, 2014 as "CU One to One
13Mentoring Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to CU One to One Mentoring as an expression of our
16esteem and respect.