K-12 STUDENT MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAMS GRANT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NOW AVAILABLE

The Delaware Mentoring Council announces the availability of a Request for Proposal for DDOE grant funds. Those eligible to apply are public school districts and public charter schools in Delaware. Programs requesting funds must be structured to support a sustained one-on-one volunteer to student mentoring/tutoring relationship that serves academically and socially at risk students in grades K-12. See the complete request for proposal and application and budget forms for all details.

Mandatory RFP meetings will be held at the following locations and times:

Newark, Delaware 19716 May 6, 2008, 10 – 11 a.m. University of Delaware Alison Hall (located between Courtney and Lovett Streets on Academy Street) Second Floor Alumni Room

Dover, Delaware 19901 May 8, 2008, 10 – 11 a.m. DDOE Townsend Building Cabinet Room 401 Federal Street

Please RSVP the name of your district/charter school's representative who will attend to delawarementoring@udel.edu. Clearly mark the subject line: RFP MANDATORY MEETING. Remember to indicate which meeting they will attend.

FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Our Mission

The Delaware Mentoring Council advocates for the mentoring of children in our schools and communities with the ultimate goal of providing a mentor for every child who needs one.

Our Vision

Youth who benefit from mentoring become well-adjusted, responsible, contributing members of society.

What is Mentoring?

Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship of consistent contact between a volunteer and a child. The relationship sets out to build the child's self-esteem, teach life, academic skills and to encourage the avoidance of negative behavior, so that the child grows into a productive adult.

Strategic Plan

The Delaware Mentoring Council met in August 2004 to hold a strategic planning discussion. The organization's top priorities for the next three years were identified and a strategic plan and action steps were developed. This plan was adopted in June 2005.

View our Strategic Plan

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The Delaware Mentoring Council

The Delaware Mentoring Council (DMC) is a coalition of mentor programs, local corporations and businesses, government agencies and organizations committed to providing mentors to youth in need throughout the State of Delaware.

Established by former Governor Tom Carper in 1998, the Delaware Mentoring Council comprises representatives from education, government, businesses and mentoring service providers with the common goal of increasing the impact of mentoring across the state.

The Delaware Mentoring Council:

  • Identifies and promotes best practices and standards
  • Raises awareness and promotes the recruitment of mentors
  • Works to insure adequate levels of resources to support mentoring programs statewide
  • Supports efforts to provide and improve training, technical assistance and evaluation of mentoring programs

Public School & Community Mentoring Survey

2007-2008 PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MENTORING SURVEY NOW AVAILABLE

The mentoring survey for the 2007-2008 school year is now available! Surveys are due to the Delaware Mentoring Council by May 7, 2008. Please help us gauge the status of mentoring programs in Delaware so we will be able to offer the support you need. If you have an in-school program and your district or charter school is not currently funded through the DDOE K-12 Student Mentoring/Tutoring Programs grant OR are a community mentoring program, held at a non-profit site or at a school site after school hours, please click here to access the survey.

If you are a school in a district that receives mentoring funds through the K-12 Student Mentoring/Tutoring Programs grant, please contact the Delaware Mentoring Council for further instructions at delawarementoring@udel.edu.

Notable Mentoring Moments

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Dr. Claudio V.Cerullo presents Senator Tom Carper of DE with Mentoring Award. Senator Tom Carper started the DMC in 1998 when he was Governor of the State of Delaware. Senator Carper is the state's all-time Mentoring Champion. Senator Carper stated, "I formed the DMC so that a legacy program could be established to benefit all the children in the State of Delaware."
Mayor James M. Baker of Wilmington Joins forces with Dr. Claudio V. Cerullo, Director of DMC to proclaim the partnership of the Wilmington Mentoring Commission.