Leodis V. McDaniel High School – Academic Mentor

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students have the opportunity to peer mentor and assist in teaching coursework in the 9th grade science, language arts, math, or Modern World History classroom. This coursework involves a commitment to attend a two- day training and meetings once a month during the school year with the academic mentor coordinator and/or teacher(s). Academic Mentors will be taught effective classroom strategies to assist teachers with general classroom activities, to help small groups of students, and to work one-on-one with individual students. Students who choose this course should have strong academic skills, enjoy mentoring, and have the desire to help build the academic skills of younger students. This is a great course for student who are thinking about becoming a teacher or for students who just want to help freshmen be academically successful. Please list a focus area on the forecast sheet: Science, Language Arts, Math, or Modern World History.