They mentored approximately 30 students in each school. In the school year there were nine mentors at Valencia Middle School and nine mentors at McCorkle K 8 Academy. Project SOAR has partnered with Mexican American Student Services at Valencia Middle School and McCorkel k 8 Academy. Another Partnership that is excellent for our TUSD students is Project SOAR, University of Arizona (Student Outreach for Access & Resiliency) Project Soar (Student Outreach for Access & Resiliency) is a Mentoring Program from the University of Arizona where U of A students mentor and tutor students in Tucson schools. They tutored and mentored Latino students in Saturday math tutoring on Saturdays and in April 2013 conducted end of year college mentoring to Seniors and Juniors at Tucson High School. This school year MASS welcomed six Gamma Alpha Omega sisters as mentors, including their current chapter president, Monique Perez. The sorority sisters volunteer their time mentoring young people here in Tucson. The founding mothers created a spirit of philanthropy through community service and mentoring.

See power point and charts attached titled: Mexican American Student Services Mentoring Presentation Final In, Mexican American Student Services Department partnered with the sorority sisters of Gamma Alpha Omega. By May of 2014 this department had fingerprinted and trained 72 college and community organization volunteer mentors. By March and April 2014 over 800 TUSD students were recipients of MASS community mentoring programs. See chart attached.Ģ Case 4:74-cv DCB Document Filed 10/01/14 of 109 During the months of September and October of 2013, over 169 Latino students in schools such as Lynn Urquides Elementary, Valencia Middle School, Secrist Middle School, Erickson Elementary, Dietz k 6 and McCorkle K 8 Academy have participated in mentoring programs through these partnerships. Ultimately, 36 University of Arizona students signed up to assist in Saturday math sessions and mentoring. Early in the Fall semester, the MASS Director and three Mentor Program Specialists participated in recruiting sessions at the University of Arizona by going into the Modern Languages and Spanish Departments to recruit students into mentoring and tutoring in MASS Saturday math sessions. Other community organizations which also participated were the Urban League, The Mission Continues, Sahuaro Canyon Church, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Tucson, Good Will Industries and Pima Community College. Organizations such as Raytheon Missile Systems, Girl Scouts, Child and Family Resources, Girl Talk, Project SOAR from the University of Arizona, Davis Monthan Airmen, Expect More Arizona and 4Tucson have sent engineers, college troops, Airman, college students and Gama Alpha Omega sorority sisters to tutor and mentor over 100 Latino students in MASS s Saturday math centers.

The standards for mentoring used by MASS are from The International Mentoring Association (IMA), Mentoring Program Standards MASS Mentor Program Specialists Annkatri Littleton, Marla Vera and Angelica Munoz have worked diligently at partnering with community organizations to mentor and tutor TUSD Latino Students. To Cultivate relationships between community and Tucson Unified School District, to increase student confidence utilizing individualized 1:1 learning support and group mentoring programs, and offer middle and high school students an opportunity to explore the resources and activities provided at colleges and by community agencies. Our Goals: To increase academic empowerment and equity. Our mission is to build diverse community partnerships that foster academic success and inspire self confidence, integrity, and social competence by helping students avoid high risk behaviors, stay in school, to graduate from high school and attend college. The mentoring program was implemented in at the following TUSD schools and city locations: Tucson High, Hollinger Elementary, Boys and Girls Club on Grant, Valencia Middle School, Pueblo & Cholla High School, Secrist Middle School, McCorkle K 8, Dietz K 8, Lynn Urquidez, University of Arizona & Pima Community College. MASS coordinates and offers mentoring support before and after school and most Saturday s at three locations: Valencia Middle School (5th 8th grade), Pueblo High School (High School only) and The Boys and Girls Club at Grant and Country Club (6th 12th grade). Developing the resource of college and community partnerships for mentoring is a vital resource for our students. Our primary goal is to establish a strong mentoring program throughout the school year. 1 Case 4:74-cv DCB Document Filed 10/01/14 of 109 Mexican American Student Services Mentoring Program Descriptor: The Mexican American Student Services Department has community volunteers working at various schools throughout Tucson Unified School District (TUSD).

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