Timeline And Resource Guide For Mentors

MAY CHECKLIST AND RESOURCES It’s May. Many spring-delivery books have already arrived at schools around the country. The journey that, at times, seemed would never end is almost over. All the hard work and dedication has paid off. Now is the time to get that book out to the audience it was created for and sit back and enjoy all that you and your staff have accomplished. Thanks again for your willingness to come alongside and mentor a new adviser and help them navigate their first year. MAY CHECKLIST Here are a few important things you can share with your mentees this week. Distribution is at hand. Your plan is in place. Just be ready to execute it. Make it a fun celebration for the entire school. You could share with your mentee the insight you have gained from distribution over the years. If you still need ideas, check out all these distribution resources on the walsworthyearbooks.com website. No book is perfect. Remind them to remind their students that as hard as we try, no book will be perfect. Be the role model and cheerleader who helps the editors

“ A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.”

Bob Proctor

and the staff see their book in the light of all they have accomplished, not in a few errors that they will inevitably discover. Include this information with each book at distribution. The staff at McKinney High School originally developed this insert to be included with every book at distribution regarding their policies on lost or damaged books and also includes

sales information for next year. This version was provided by former McKinney adviser Alyssa Boehringer, CJE. AND RESOURCES

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