Recruitment

The purpose of recruitment is to actively find students to be part of your classroom or school’s Peer to Peer program. It is critical that ALL students have the opportunity to be peer partners. Historically, the practice of recruiting students with a specific social and academic profile has been commonplace. While honor roll students, athletes, and other established student leaders can be wonderful LINKs, it is critical to have a broader view. Seek out and include ALL students, including those who may be considered behaviorally, socially, and/or academically “at risk.” These students absolutely have the capacity to be amazing peers and will rise to meet high expectations. Additionally, unintended benefits including fewer behavioral reports, improved attendance, and increased academic successes have been documented. Peer to Peer may just be the “one thing” for these LINKs as well. There are no prerequisites for Peer to Peer.

In the early stages of your program, students may be unaware of Peer to Peer, so your team may need to provide information to students, teachers, and families. Your ultimate goal is to find students who are interested in participating. Below are several options and examples for recruitment.

Plan for Recruiting Students

Discuss with your team, your plan for recruiting students to join Peer to Peer. Many schools develop and present a recruitment presentation for potential LINKs peer partner students. This can be presented in the classroom, in announcements, a commercial, or an assembly.

• Ideas for Recruitment

• Grand Blanc Announcement Commercial

• Secondary Recruitment Slides

Develop a Brochure

Develop a brochure describing the Peer to Peer program. This brochure must include the purpose of Peer to Peer, the names and contact information of program leaders, and the reciprocal benefits of Peer to Peer.

• Brochure Template

Design a Permission Slip

Design a permission slip for the program. Each focus student participating in a Peer to Peer support program must have permission from their parent(s) and/or guardian(s).

• Focus Student - Secondary Peer to Peer Permission Slip