The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and the Chicago Public Schools (1992) describe the mentoring program at Phillips High School:
"Phillips High School participates in two initiatives that guide its restructuring process, Project CANAL (Creating a New Approach to Learning) and the Illinois Alliance of Essential Schools. To improve student outcomes, Phillips offers a variety of mentoring programs to its 1,200 students.
In collaboration with 50 community churches through Pastors Allied Under the Lord (PAUL), Phillips provides its first-year students with mentors who are a part of their lives throughout high school. Phillips alumni from the class of '66, the Shirettes, provide one-on-one mentoring to about 10 first-year students throughout their high school years. Life Directions, Inc., trains about 250 students in peer leadership and group decision making. The Elliot Donnelly Youth Centers offer drug education, prevention, and training to 800 students in Project DETER. Volunteer tutors from several universities and community organizations provide classroom support to about 100 students.
All first-year students take a 10-session course in conflict resolution. About 20 students participate in the one-on-one peer tutoring program in all subject areas." (p. 30)
