2. Link Crew
Each Link Leader is assigned a team of 6-8 freshmen to mentor through their first year of high school. They receive phone numbers, assigned guidance counselor, home room teacher and ninth grade team for each of their ninth graders. Initial pre-orientation contact with the freshmen is a personal phone call from the Link Leader. During the school year, the Link Leader is responsible to check in with those freshmen, to support them in academics and social situations. Link Leaders may also get messages via Link Alerts from teachers of their freshmen, and they are expected to handle the information and situations responsibly.
3. Link Orientation
Each Link Leader then gets to practice the skills learned at training by leading her/his
freshmen Crew through a small group session on orientation day.
4. Academic Follow Ups
An Academic Follow Up is a lesson taught by Link Leaders in freshman classes or in an
advisory meeting time. Link Leaders attend a two-hour training that continues the Leaders
practice and understanding of leadership and group dynamics. Follow Up topics include:
Making Good Choices, Using Resources at School, Dealing with Peer Pressure, and Striving
for Excellence.
5. Link Commissioners
The Link Commissioners are the “student leader” of the Link Crew. They work directly with
the Coordinators to help with the details and maintenance of the program.
6. A-Team
The A-Team is a group of four to six students who work to support the logistics of the
orientation day. These students are commonly used to provide additional support to Link
Crews during the year. They will also be responsible for transfer students at the beginning and
throughout the year and students who may need one to one or smaller group support.
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