Created : January 03, 2013 at 11:35 AM
August 14, 2001
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Approve this agreement with Women of Tomorrow, Inc. a group mentoring program, founded by Jennifer Valoppi, WTVJ,Channel 6 to motivate and raise the awareness of ninth and tenth grade high school females to the opportunities available to them.
Women of Tomorrow founded and headed by WTVJ Channel 6 anchor Jennifer Valoppi, is a group mentoring program comprised of distinguished professional women dedicated to improving the self esteem and future adult lives of teenage girls. These highly successful women endeavor to discuss with the students the endless possibilities ahead of them by sharing their experiences on many levels. This program has been successfully implemented in the Miami-Dade County Public School system since 1997. This cluster mentoring program conducted in conjunction with the districts Youth Mentoring programs will deal with pertinent issues to assist the students to make educated decisions about their future. They will assist them in goal setting and encourage these young women to continue to strive for higher education to become successful citizens with viable career skills. The program criteria will be jointly established by WOT and SBBC Youth Mentoring Programs for establishing WOT in selected district high schools as requested by the principals.
There is no financial impact on the School Board of Broward County for this partnership program.
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Requested Action
Approve this agreement with Women of Tomorrow, Inc. a group mentoring program, founded by Jennifer Valoppi, WTVJ,Channel 6 to motivate and raise the awareness of ninth and tenth grade high school females to the opportunities available to them.
Summary
Women of Tomorrow founded and headed by WTVJ Channel 6 anchor Jennifer Valoppi, is a group mentoring program comprised of distinguished professional women dedicated to improving the self esteem and future adult lives of teenage girls. These highly successful women endeavor to discuss with the students the endless possibilities ahead of them by sharing their experiences on many levels. This program has been successfully implemented in the Miami-Dade County Public School system since 1997. This cluster mentoring program conducted in conjunction with the districts Youth Mentoring programs will deal with pertinent issues to assist the students to make educated decisions about their future. They will assist them in goal setting and encourage these young women to continue to strive for higher education to become successful citizens with viable career skills. The program criteria will be jointly established by WOT and SBBC Youth Mentoring Programs for establishing WOT in selected district high schools as requested by the principals.
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School Board Goals
| Goal 4 - All stakeholders will work together to build a better school system. |
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact on the School Board of Broward County for this partnership program.
Source of Additional Information
** Judie S. Budnick, 712-2151
Merrie Meyers-Kershaw, 765-6970 null
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