MCPER’s Preventing School Dropout With Secondary Students project is working collaboratively with the UT Austin chapter of the Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity and Manor ISD’s Project Mentor to provide mentors for at-risk students enrolled in Project GOAL at Decker Middle School. Sigma Lambda Beta mentors will participate in “lunch bunch” groups and other mentoring sessions with their mentees, with discussions focusing on engagement in school activities, important life choices, and future opportunities. The goal is to provide at-risk eighth-graders with a role model with whom they can relate. Mentors also will participate in a community service project with their mentee as well as attend Project GOAL’s Explore UT field trip on March 6.
