Assembly Bill A10174

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10174
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 4, 2022
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. K. Brown) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  establishing  the  Northport  high  school peer mentoring pilot
   program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The Northport-East Northport union free school district  is
 authorized  and  directed  to  establish  a  Northport  high school peer
 mentoring pilot program. Such pilot program shall include,  but  not  be
 limited to:
   1. prior to the 2022-2023 school year:
   (a)  a  review  of  Northport High School's existing mentoring program
 model;
   (b) the collection of resources and the  solicitation  of  recommenda-
 tions  to strengthen a peer mentoring model and ensure the best outcomes
 for both the mentors and mentees utilizing evidence-based research;
   (c) the collection of resources and the  solicitation  of  recommenda-
 tions around elements of effective practice in mentoring, including, but
 not  limited to, recruitment, screening, training, matching and initiat-
 ing, monitoring and support, and closure;
   (d) a review of best and emerging practices  to  recruit  and  onboard
 both mentors, mentees and stakeholders throughout the community;
   (e) the development of an articulated recruitment and support outreach
 plan;
   (f) the implementation of a mentor screening tool;
   (g)  the  creation  of communication tools and marketing collateral to
 support recruitment and communication efforts, including, but not limit-
 ed to:
   (i) position description;
   (ii) promotional materials;
   (iii) letter to families; and
   (iv) information for faculty;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (h) the design and facilitation of onboarding  training  for  mentors,
 mentees, and all coordinators and liaisons; and
   (i)  a  determination  and implementation of the best pre-and-post-ap-
 proach in evaluating the efficacy and impact of the program  on  mentors
 and mentees;
   2. during the 2022-2023 school year:
   (a) the implementation of a peer mentoring program;
   (b)  a  2-hour virtual training for all school staff to infuse mentor-
 like characteristics employ tactics to impact students positively;
   (c) the creation of a team of trainers that can help  quickly  onboard
 future mentors as needed;
   (d)  a recorded training for mentors and volunteers to access at their
 convenience;
   (e) the use  of  the  search  institutes  developmental  relationships
 framework  to reinforce existing strengths in the school's relationship-
 centered culture, and encourage reflection in potential growth areas;
   (f) the providing of continuous support and  training  including,  but
 not limited to:
   (i)  enrichment  training in specific content areas including, but not
 limited to:
   (A) improving listening skills;
   (B) identifying youth sparks;
   (C) discovering our boundaries;
   (D) personal assumptions and biases;
   (E) helping youth work through challenges; and
   (F) addressing challenging behaviors;
   (ii) peer-sharing roundtables; and
   (iii) additional  resources  for  crucial  practices  to  enhance  and
 strengthen mentoring relationships; and
   (g)  a  virtual  relationship mapping exercise which creates an inten-
 tional plan to ensure that  all  students  graduate  with  a  meaningful
 adult-youth relationship; and
   3. following the 2022-2023 school year:
   (a)  an assessment of the pilot program which includes recommendations
 for improvement;
   (b) the promotion of the pilot program to state-wide partners;
   (c) the advocation for funding to continue the  pilot  program  beyond
 the 2022-2023 school year; and
   (d) the creation of a report on the Northport high school peer mentor-
 ing  pilot  program which shall be submitted to the governor, the tempo-
 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the  minority
 leader  of  the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly no later
 than August 31, 2023.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2024.