Mentor FAQ

You must be willing to commit one hour a week throughout the school year, pass a criminal background check, and complete a two hour Center Point training.

Mentor trainings are offered throughout the school year August-March. You can find all of our training dates by clicking here or by visiting our online event calendar.

Yes. Just be sure and tell your student and the school counselor when you will be gone. Knowing ahead of time helps students adjust to your absence.

Center Point Mentor Program is a school-based program. Mentors meet with their students during school hours on school grounds. If over a period of time your relationship develops where you wish to meet with your student off-campus, you must have the parents sign a Parent Release of Liability form and return it to Center Point. This form releases Center Point from liability.

Be patient, speak with the school counselor and Center Point Mentor Program Director to ask for suggestions on how to get the student to focus. Sometimes it just takes time but there also some students that are not ready for a Mentor. If the problem continues to persist the option of matching you with another student is a potential solution.

It often takes several meetings before a student warms to a mentor. Occasionally the mentor-student match is not a good fit. If you have met with your student six or more times and you do not feel that he/she is enjoying the interaction, let the school counselor and Center Point Mentor Program Director know your concerns. It is very important that this be a positive experience for Mentor and Mentee and Center Point will do everything possible to make sure this happens, including identifying a more positive match if the need arises.