Plan Elements
Goals
- Short-term: Design a Business Led At-Work Mentoring Program
- Medium-term: Implement Business Led At-Work Mentoring Program – Every Chamber member will mentor at least one student in their business
- Long-term: Every “at-risk” student is paired with a mentor
Organizational Home/Plan Champions
- Home: Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce (and BRIDGE intern) or UF’s College of Education
- Champions: School Board of Alachua County, Chamber of Commerce, UF’s College of Education, local businesses
Resource Requirements
- Leadership: Champion the project, help recruit mentors, and serve as a supervisor for the interns who work on the project
- Infrastructure: Physical space and virtual space (dedicated website)
- Capital: Investment in physical space and salary for coordinator
Assessment Criteria
Metrics
- Number of students actively engaged in mentoring programs
- Number of students serving as mentors
- Number of Businesses serving as mentors
- Number of adults in the community serving as mentors
- Number of after-school programs for students
- Number of mentoring programs for students
- Graduation Rate
- Truancy Rate
- Number and age of youth in criminal activities
Investment Requirement: Medium (some new infrastructure, both hard and soft)
Impacts: High (large-scale mentoring project could impact significant numbers of kids)
Readiness: Medium (Some relationships in place but need significant leadership infrastructure)
Implementation Timeline: Near-term; planning and business outreach to begin immediately
| High (large-scale mentoring project could impact significant numbers of kids) |
