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Mentors Care coordinator reports student gains; junior says mentoring changed his outlook
Summary
Mentors Care staff told the Venus ISD board that mentors have been matched with students and reported improvements in bullying, self‑harm indicators and school engagement; a junior, Ethan Sanders, described how his mentor reshaped his plans for college and career.
At the April 21 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Venus Independent School District, representatives from Mentors Care described program results for Venus High School and the wider service area from August 2024 through January 2025.
Program staff said Venus has an on‑site coordinator, Nicole Weldon, who managed recruitment and matches. Mentors Care presented aggregated program statistics and local results, saying 75 students had been referred in January and 39 students had been matched with mentors; the district reported 44 mentors on record and noted Venus is one of the few partner districts with mentors waiting on a roster rather than…
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