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"I would definitely recommend it. I know from my own experience that you know... you look at these new programs and they come... you know, they're a dime a dozen these days. But Check & Connect is definitely one that I've seen work with students who otherwise don't have those connections. We only have 2 social workers in our building. We can't get all the kids who are having issues with attendance and just getting their academic lives together to go to those two social workers. So it's two additional people in the building who really know how to connect with our youth, and know how to branch that connection so that it's not a situation where you have one professional in the building siding against another professional, advocating for a student. It's a true advocation where the professionals and the students and the teachers and administrators can all come together and come up with a plan so that everyone's happy with the end product and the student results in being successful. So it's a very good program for getting to that end, having a student who is struggling get to a position where they can be successful."
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"As an experienced administrator, I really appreciate the structure that Check & Connect provides. This tool really provides a roadmap for implementing and sustaining a mentoring program. While Check & Connect is structured, it is also flexible in using the resources that currently exist in a school. This combination of structure and flexibility make it very 'user friendly'.”
- Martha Essenmacher, Behavior Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education
“As a regional consultant for school improvement, I have the privilege of working with some great schools and amazing teachers. I believe what Check & Connect brings to the table is a proven process and structure necessary to put a sustainable system in place that supports schools and communities in their efforts to reach all students. Check & Connect provides the components necessary in assessing needs, resources, priorities, and possibilities. Many schools I work with acknowledge the need for a mentoring program but they feel exhausted at the suggestion of asking their teachers to do 'one more thing.' Check & Connect can help bring schools and communities together in an effort to turn the exhaustion into action and data to validate their efforts and successes.”
- Lois M. Jones, School Improvement Consultant, Missouri State University
"The Check and Connect program offers a unique opportunity for students... to build a positive relationship with an adult at school.... Many of our students have such a deep connection to their mentors that the relationship continues even after they move on to high school. Check and Connect is a wonderful program!!"
- School counselor, Richfield, Minnesota
"Students realized that we cannot have 'glory' without heart.... Check & Connect finds the pulse, then fills it with compassion and love until there is a strong heartbeat!"
- Check & Connect mentor, Florida
