The School to Life Project (Coming in 2024!)
Purpose:
The School to Life Project (“STLP”) is committed to disrupting the special education-to-prison pipeline by providing neurodiverse Black children in the Sausalito Marin City School District with social, emotional, and academic mentors.
Who we will serve:
3rd through 5th grade low-income, Black neurodiverse children with IEPs or 504 plans in the Sausalito Marin City School District.
Program Overview:
Each student will have a mentor, who will provide at least 30 minutes/week of mentorship and will attend monthly community building events.
The mentors will receive extensive training focused on working with Black children with special needs.
Want to learn more?
Contact Jahmeer Reynolds: jahmeerreynolds@marincountycooperationteam.org
Interested in Becoming a Mentor?
Are you persistent, curious, AND thrive in the face of adversity? Do you see the unique value children with special educational needs bring to the world? Can you lead AND follow? If so, becoming a STLP mentor is right for you!
We are looking for asset-centered mentoring, and mentors who understand the growth mindset, appreciate the unique value children with special needs bring to this world as well as the unique challenges they may face in adulthood as neurodiverse people of color.
We also seek mentors who will be persistent in the face of rejection, have a strong constitution, have lived experience with adversity, welcome the higher level needs of the children in the STLP, and/or are willing to go the extra mile. We hope you will join us!
Time Commitment:
2.5 hours of trainings prior to the start of the program
6 hours/month of direct mentorship (can be virtual, by phone, includes one monthly community event)
Commit to at least one year of mentorship
How to Apply:
To apply, please complete the Mentor Interest Form.
