Mentor onboarding checklist¶
Start here: Mentor guide — full step-by-step (Freedcamp, rules, scores, portfolios, equipment).
Access: Invited account on docs.apexstem.org · Owner: team_lead + board
Week 1 checklist¶
- [ ] Read Mentor guide Steps 1–5
- [ ] Freedcamp access + project URL on integrations
- [ ] Import or verify timeline tasks — how to import
- [ ] Review results & examples (Regionals scores, Nationals debrief)
- [ ] Skim official rules + virtual training guide
- [ ] Student-led boundaries: you enable; students own design/build/present
- [ ] On meeting checklist distribution
- [ ] Request Drive link to
REGIONALS/portfolios & graded PDFs (team lead) - [ ] Background check policy when board adopts (see volunteer policy)
- [ ] If hosting HS volunteers: Junior Mentor Program — you are the adult supervisor; HS students never count as adults
Week 2+¶
- [ ] Run first meeting with meeting template
- [ ] Read equipment & supplies
- [ ] Bookmark team hub and competition runbooks
Do not access by default¶
Sponsor CRM/donor amounts · raw board conflict minutes · student roster emails in git