(Katy, Texas) ~ Keep Encouraging Youth toward Success – KEYS – the Katy ISD mentor initiative, is hosting a mid-year program kick start on Friday, January 19th, from 8-9:30 a.m. at Legacy Stadium. Katy ISD campus KEYS Liaisons will be on hand to greet and host their mentors along with any community members who might be interested in becoming a mentor.
KEYS is a relationship, not a tutoring, program that matches a caring adult with a student on the brink of success. Mentors make a one-school-year commitment and meet with their students for up to one hour each week, on campus, during the school day, during the school year. Recent KEYS survey results showed that 88% of KEYS students increased grades, 80% decreased absences and 87% decreased discipline referrals.
Over its 22-year-history, thousands of mentors have changed the trajectory of their KEYS student’s lives. And although the school year is at the halfway point, hundreds of Katy ISD students are waiting for a mentor of their own. If you have ever thought about becoming a mentor, or if you are already a KEYS mentor, please join us at the KEYS Kick Start. Please RSVP online, or go to www.katyisd.org and click on “Partners in Education” under the “Community” tab to learn more about KEYS. For additional information please contact Martha Brown at 281.396.2468, or marthabrown@katyisd.org.
About Katy ISD Partners in Education – Katy ISD Partners in Education creates school-support opportunities for parents, businesses and the community by offering a wide variety of options amenable to every schedule, talent and expertise. We bring volunteers into Katy ISD classrooms at each campus and all grade levels. To learn more, visit Partners in Education under the “Community” tab at www.katyisd.org.