Teachers As Advisors: Providing All Students With Adult Mentors

This is a school-wide mentoring and advising program designed by the guidance staff and conducted by faculty members. The goal is to provide 100% of students an adult mentor that works with them throughout high school to ensure students stay on track to graduate, receive college/career planning services, and have an adult to which they may turn should they need assistance with anything.

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1. Teachers As Advisors Providing All Students With Adult Mentors Nelson & Salina Patton, Cross Creek High School
2. Teachers As Advisors (TAA) A State Wide Initiative that seeks to:  erase student anonymity,  provide students with increased opportunities for career exploration,  lead students to make more informed choices,  increase student graduation rates,  and increase postsecondary enrollment rates in your district. Georgia Department of Education 2015
3. What this really means to our students: The goal is to provide 100% of students an adult mentor that works with them throughout high school to ensure students stay on track to graduate, receive college/career planning services, and have an adult to which they may turn should they need assistance with anything.
4. What does TAA look like in our school?  Students are assigned grade level home rooms which create group sizes of 20-25.  Students have monthly home room advisement sessions.  These sessions are created by the guidance department and facilitated by each home room teacher.  Session activities are determined by the guidance department and address topics relevant to grade level needs.
5. Obstacles to Implementation  Administration roles and responsibilities  Guidance roles and responsibilities  Teacher buy-in  Student buy-in
6. Discussion of Grade Level Needs
7. Discussion of Needs Unique to Schools
8. Example from our school:  August – graduation requirements  September – grade level topics  October – bullying prevention  November – college and career readiness by grade level  December – goal setting  January – registration 9-11; graduation topics  February – grade level topics  March – grade level topics
9. Here is the framework from the GADOE: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Programs/Doc uments/Teachers-As-Advisors_Framework- R_FINAL_3-5-08.pdf Here's an overview of the program: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Resources/Pa ges/Tools/Teachers-As-Advisors.aspx Salina Patton pattosa@boe.Richmond.k12.ga.us Nelson Patton pattone@boe.Richmond.k12.ga.us