Iowa Maple "TEAM" Group Up and Running

Iowa Maple School's Teachers Educating and Mentoring group has been up and running strong. "TEAM" is a mentoring group that matches 7th and 8th grade students with an individual staff member (teachers, custodians, cooks, secretaries, paraprofessionals, and SPO officers). Once paired with a mentor, students are encouraged to meet with their mentors whenever they have an issue or need someone to talk to. 

"TEAM" has been in existence at Iowa Maple for the last three years, and was recognized early this school year by Channel 3 News. In addition to school meetings and breakfast and lunch gatherings, TEAM mentors also take their mentees to Playhouse Square outings, museums, sport events, and youth conferences.

The goal, as explained by Principal, Stacy Lambert-Johnson, is "to make sure our young adolescents know that the adults at school care about them beyond the walls of the school building."