Vol. 2, Iss. 8 | April 2021 Sharyland ISD Continues Virtual Mentoring Program The 2020-2021 school year is wrapping up, but Sharyland ISD is going full speed ahead with their RGV LEAD - Sharyland ISD Mentoring Program. Utilizing the RGV Mentor curriculum, counselors at the Sharyland high schools are supplying mentors with topics of discussion while meeting with mentees. Mentors are given an opportunity to meet with mentees once a month during the lunch period in which they can discuss career skills as well as life skills. Janie Johnston Lopez, RGV LEAD, met with her mentees to discuss [...]

Vol. 2, Iss. 5 | January 2021 Sharyland ISD Reboots Mentoring Program [Pictured above are several Sharyland Pioneer mentors and mentees.] Not rain, nor sleet, nor a pandemic can stop the Sharyland ISD, RGV LEAD-inspired, mentoring program from going forward! Mentors reconnected with their mentees after the mentoring program came to a screeching halt last spring. Yoelia Nava, CTE director, and her administrative staff strategized how to get the program back on track and they concluded that virtual mentoring is the way to go. Mentors will meet during the lunch hours at least six more times before the [...]