Term of Service:
• Start Date: Late August 2008
• End Date: Late May or early June depending on school placement
• Average work week: 43 hours
• Complete 1,700 hours of community service


Expectations:
September-October: Orientation & Yampa Valley Science School
• Successfully complete a week long comprehensive orientation
• Plan and implement an education block for the duration of Yampa Valley Science School
• Assist and guide the Junior Leaders from the high schools for the duration of Yampa Valley Science School
October-June: In-school Placement
• Maintain a case load of 6-8 target students
• Complete, at minimum, one hour of direct contact with each target student per week
• Provide case load with social-emotional and educational support throughout term of service
• Maintain case notes on each target student
• Plan & implement all aspects of one weekly after-school program
• Run all aspects of the school’s Green Team Environmental Club
• Assist Partners in Routt County with any grant related data collection and evaluation
• Plan and run all aspects of National & Global Youth Service Day Project
• Attend and complete all Friday professional development sessions and meetings
• Participate in school, PRC, City of Steamboat Springs and community functions as requested
• Complete all hours, training and service logs on a regular basis

May-June: Wrap-up
• Complete a portfolio highlighting your School-Based Mentor experience
• Attend the Life After AmeriCorps Retreat

School Placement Sites: Determined by PRC staff after orientation: dependant on mentor’s personality & work style.
• Hayden Middle School:
o Located in Hayden, about 20 miles west of Steamboat Springs
o Hayden has agricultural roots
o Smaller school, about 120 students in 6th-8th grades
• Steamboat Springs Middle School
o Located in Steamboat Springs, Partners hub is also located in Steamboat
o Steamboat is a resort town with a ranching background
o Medium sized school, around 175 children per grade in 6th-8th
• Soroco Middle School:
o Located in Oak Creek, 20 miles southeast of Steamboat
o Oak Creek has mining roots
o Small school, around 80 students in 7th-8th grades only

Program Objectives:
Target students will experience:
• Increased school-bonding
• Increase in school attendance
• Decrease in delinquency and behavioral incidences
Mentors will experience:
• Gain specialized experience in programming and working with “at-risk” youth
• Increased knowledge of public school structure and non-profit management
• Transferable and/or varied professional development and work experience
• Increased desire to engage in life-long service