Partners Program

Academic year mentoring (aym) program: in 2023-2024, partners partnered with 13 local middle schools for its academic year mentoring (aym) afterschool program. Aym mentors and scholars continued to use resources from freckle education, an online software platform that "differentiates instruction across math, language arts, social studies, and science." mentors built profound relationships and supported their partners scholars with customized learning plans, as well as with their positive role-modeling and uplifting support. During the spring semester, scholars also enjoyed after-school elective workshops, such as debate and forensics, music, drawing and visual arts, and digital media. A mentor-mentee tutorial may include reviewing class notes, previous tests and preparing for standardized exams. The consistent pairing of the same mentor and mentee provided high quality and individualized academic enrichment.

High school advising (hsa) program: in 2023-24, partners high school advising (hsa) program supported all 29 8th grade scholars with the following: high school options counseling and advising for all ousd traditional community high schools; ousd charter high schools; independent, non-religion-affiliated private schools; and religion-affiliated high schools. In addition, for the private school application requirements, partners provided student section and family section support and guidance, financial aid forms workshops, standardized test prep for hspt and interview simulations. In spring 2024, partners 8th grade scholars matriculated to these area high schools: oakland charter academy; oakland high school; oakland tech high school; skyline high school; st. Mary's college high school; alameda community learning center; kipp king hs in san leandro; arroyo high school in san lorenzo; bishop o'dowd; and holy names hs.