Presented by Sue Kennedy, Brandon Lempke, Nich Herrington

1. Become a Gold
Standard Board

2. TeamMates Mentoring Program
• Mission: to positively impact the world by inspiring youth
to reach their full potential through mentoring
• Core Values:
• Commitment to Youth
• Integrity & Trust
• Inclusion
• Safety

3. TeamMates Strategic Plan
• Vision: to become the gold standard for school-based
mentoring programs and serve 12,000 youth by 2020
• Key Indicator: Match Length
• Goal: 100% of matches remain together for at least 3
years

4. Elements of Effective Practice
• Developed by MENTOR: The National Mentoring
Partnership
• Research-informed practices
• TeamMates School-Based Checklist
• Model-specific Elements expected soon

5. The Elements
• Recruit
• Screen
• Train
• Match
• Monitor & Support
• Closure

6. Elements – Version 4
Version 4 emphasizes:
• Parent Engagement
• Monthly Contact and Support
• Safety

7. True or False?
Each TeamMates Board of Directors is an advisory board.

8. Liability Issues
• Personal liability for board members
• Protecting yourself and your chapter
• Quarterly board meetings (minimum)
• Quarterly financial reports
• Scholarship committee
• Meeting minutes
• Coordinator employment
• Board of Directors Liability Insurance Coverage

9. Word Scramble
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10. Gold Standard Governance
What defines the Gold Standard for governance?

11. Gold Standard Governance
Gold Standard Boards:
• Establish local policy within TeamMates policy
• Know the Elements of Effective Practice
• Develop a strategic plan every three years
• Evaluate the program annually
• Set yearly goals based on the strategic plan
• Report to the school board annually
• Recruit new mentors
• Donate each year
• Promote TeamMates in the community
• Provide regular assistance to the Program Coordinator

12. Strategic Planning
• Process
• Chapter Vision
• Chapter Goals
• Action Plans
• Monthly, Annual, and 3 Year goals

13. Annual Meetings
• Election of new board members
• Election/verification of officers
• Conflict of Interest form
• Program evaluation
• Coordinator Evaluation

14. Site Visits
• Program Evaluation – Mentor/Mentee/Board Surveys
• Review Progress Report
• Mentee Interviews
• Review Previous Year’s Action Plan
• Establish Next Year’s Action Plan
**Board Engagement in the Site Visit is critical to the success
of your chapter**

15. True or False?
TeamMates will be expanding beyond Iowa and Nebraska
during the 2016-2017 school year.

16. Officer Roles and
Responsibilities
• President
• Sets the date for board meetings
• Provides the meeting agenda
• Runs the meetings
• Vice President
• Trains new board members
• Treasurer
• Obtains certification from Central Office
• Reports on chapter finances at least quarterly
• Secretary
• Takes minutes at each meeting
• Distributes minutes to all members

17. Committee Roles and
Responsibilities
• Recruitment Committee
• Fundraising Committee
• Match Support Committee
• PR/Marketing Committee
• Scholarship Committee

18. Recruiting New Board
Members
• First, who? - Who are the best people in our community that
are not on the TeamMates board.
• What seats do we need to fill?
• What are our needs now and in the future?
• Which areas of the community need to be
represented?
• Is this the best person for this seat?
• What strengths does this person have?
• Will this person help us meet our needs?
• Does this person fit well with our mission?
• What skill, resource, or niche is needed?

19. Name That Resource
What is the new name for TeamMates Post-Secondary
Mentoring Program?

20. Board Resources
• TeamMates Websites
• teammates.org
• playbook.teammates.org
• Central Office Support Staff
• Regional Coordinators

21. Where is Your Board Gold?
In what areas does your board meet the gold standard?

22. Gold Standard Governance
Gold Standard Boards:
• Establish local policy within TeamMates policy
• Know the Elements of Effective Practice
• Develop a strategic plan every three years
• Evaluate the program annually
• Set yearly goals based on the strategic plan
• Report to the school board annually
• Recruit new mentors
• Donate each year
• Promote TeamMates in the community
• Provide regular assistance to the Program Coordinator

23. Next Steps
• What steps does your board need to take to reach the
gold standard?
• What two steps will you take to work towards reaching
the gold standard?
• What resource(s) will you use to help your board reach
the gold standard?
• Playbook Resources
• Central Office Support Staff
• Regional Coordinators
• TeamMates Leadership Development
Opportunities