Collierville, Tenn.,  Oct. 1, 2021 – Collierville Schools BAM Program is a mentoring program that pairs an administrator, faculty or staff member, or a community member with a student to provide support and encouragement for educational success and foster social and emotional development and growth. The BAM stands for Be A Mentor!

All mentoring is done on the school campus and during school hours in order to accommodate all students.

What does mentoring look like?

• Establishing a positive relationship with your mentee
• Maintaining consistent contact with your mentee throughout the school year
• Collaborating and identifying both areas of strength and areas to improve
• Assisting the mentee in the development of goals, both academically andpersonally
• Encouraging positive school success skills
• Building positive peer relations and social skills
• Developing a healthy self-esteem
• Instilling a positive attitude towards school and education
• Promoting academic success
• A smile, a handshake, a note of encouragement, or a kind word

• Reading with your mentee
• Leaving a positive note for your mentee
• Eating lunch with your mentee
• Offering encouraging words about an upcoming test, sporting event, etc.
• Celebrating your mentee and their accomplishments

Contact:

Mentoring would include meeting on a weekly basis or every other week, helping your student engage in positive relationships and attitudes towards school, sharing career information, and more. To be a mentor, fill out this for HERE and forward it to Bailee Vick, FRC Liaison, at bvick@colliervilleschools.org.