NYSCRA INITIATES MENTORING PROGRAM
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
NYSCRA is committed to, among other goals, increasing enrollment and retention rates at New York’s court reporting schools. This is essential to every reporter in New York because if we cannot maintain a large enough pool of reporters from which all verbatim reporting needs can be met, then attorneys, judges and others will have no option but to utilize electronic recording. This can potentially impact every court reporter – officials, independent freelancers, firm owners, even captioners.
To increase retention rates, we are seeking volunteers to act as a "mentor" to a court reporting student – to provide encouragement, helpful hints for speedbuilding, a positive outlook for the future, whatever support the student needs to keep him or her in reporting school. It may be as simple as an occasional e-mail to the student, or, if you and the student wish, you may even want to get together for lunch or invite the student to shadow you for a day. The level of involvement is totally up to you.
If you would like to become a mentor, fill-in this form or please call, write or e-mail me with your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and tell me what type of reporting you are doing currently. Matching will begin soon thereafter. If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to contact the following at any time.
| Anthony D. Frisolone, CSR-R,
RMR, CRI Mentoring Chair U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York 225 Cadman Plaza East Rm. 377 Brooklyn, New York 11201 Ph: 718-613-2487 E-mail: AFrisolone@aol.com |
Student Guidelines
 | I respect my mentor's time and I promise to keep my e-mails short and to the point. |
| I will try to keep requests for expedited responses to a minimum. |
| I understand that the relationship between my mentor and myself is a professional one and that our communications should remain private. |
| When venting frustration or concern, I will not use profanity, make derogatory remarks, or specify names of people or entities in my communications. |
| I will notify my mentor when I am unavailable to receive/send e-mails. |
| I understand and acknowledge that any views, opinions, guidance or remarks of my mentor are specific to him/her and may not reflect the views, opinions, guidance or remarks of the New York State Court Reporters Association or any other professional associations. |
| I promise to abide by the guidelines, or any other guidelines in the future, adopted by the New York State Court Reporters Association Mentoring Program. If I fail to adhere to these guidelines, I understand and agree that my name may be removed from the mentoring list. |
| I understand that the assignment of mentors is voluntary. If my mentor elects to discontinue his/her participation in the Mentoring Program, and I desire to be assigned another mentor, I may choose another mentor through the NYSCRA Mentoring Program or request reassignment via e-mail: www.NYSCRA.org. |
Mentor Guidelines
| I respect my mentee's time, and I promise to answer e-mails in a timely fashion. |
| As a working court reporter, the production of a transcript in a timely fashion is my first responsibility. |
| If there is a request for an expedited response, I will answer it as soon as I can. |
| All communications between the mentor and the mentee will remain a private matter between the mentor and mentee. |
| I will take care in listening to my mentee's concerns or frustrations and be patient with their questions; I will take care in their answering questions so as not to mislead them. |
| I will also refrain from using profanity and/or derogatory remarks, or specify names of people or entities in my communication. |
| The relationship between the mentor and the mentee is a professional one; any relationship beyond that shall be avoided at all costs. Failure to keep the relationship a professional one will have swift and certain consequences ranging from removal from the mentoring program and/or excusal from membership in the New York State Court Reporters Association. |
| Any views expressed by the mentor are are specific to him/her and may not reflect the views, opinions, guidance or remarks of the New York State Court Reporters Association or any other professional organization. |
| I will keep in mind that I may be the first contact the mentee has with the profession of court reporting outside of school; I must set a good example for my mentee. I must also remember that my mentee will remember me for the remainder of his/her court reporting career for better or worse. |
| As a member of this association, I will explain to them the benefits of being a part of a professional organization and that participation in one's professional association, in one form or another, is the only way the profession of court reporting will continue to thrive and keep its rightful place in the justice system of the United States of America. |
| I will also encourage my mentee to attain certification and explain to them the benefits of being a certified court reporter e.g. CSR, RPR, et cetera, and that continuing education is a way to furthering their career by improving existing skills and learning new skills which will benefit them into the future. |
| I will notify my mentee when I am unavailable to receive/send e-mails. |
| I promise to abide by these guidelines, or any other guidelines in the future, adopted by the New York State Court Reporters Association Mentoring Program. Failure to do so will result in removal from the mentoring list. |
| I understand that participation in this program is voluntary and that I may withdraw from the program at any time. Also, I understand that the mentee my request a change in mentor through the mentoring program at any time via e-mail: www.NYSCRA.org. |