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BVSD spotlights youth-built mentorship program linking high-school mentors with fourth graders
Summary
Teens Inc. and BVSD students described a mentorship program pairing high-school mentors with fourth graders to ease transitions; presenters said the program, launched in 2023, now includes 22 mentors and 32 fourth-graders and is sustained by PTA and Teens Inc. support.
Board members heard on Nov. 18 from students and staff about a peer mentorship program coordinated by Teens Inc. that pairs high-school mentors with fourth-grade students to ease the transition into middle and high school.
Superintendent Dr. Rob Anderson introduced the student guests and said the district welcomed the work. Max Marshhausen, community mobilizer at Teens Inc., said the program began…
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