SPEAR
Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention
For the past nineteen years, Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention Project (SPEAR) has worked hard to serve the community by continuing the past successes from previous academic years, improving upon the weakness that have been brought to light, while still upholding a vision of progress and growth. SPEAR will continue to utilize and refine tracking methods from previous years in order to continue to understand the growing need of students while staff members will continue its work on facilitating the growth of students’ ability to practice self-advocacy, self-learning, peer organizing, community service while maintaining their overall health and wellness. This year’s particular focus will be on increasing the students’ ability to peer organize and participate in community service. With an outcome-oriented approach, SPEAR plans to continue to work towards 100% retention and community advancement through academic empowerment and holistic development.


PEER COUNSELING
SPEAR’s Peer Counseling Component envisions our students to be academically and holistically retained by beginning a process of taking ownership of their education. To ensure that all of our students are best served, we will focus outreaching to Academic Action and Dismissed students by making these students a priority from the beginning. AA outreaching and tracking sheets will be implemented like last year. One-on-ones with a counselor and Peer Counseling coordinator and counseling squads will help counselors develop plans of action address counseling challenges or deficits in the number of sessions. Counselors will engage each of their students in the process of the spiral model so students can begin to personalize their education and make it their own.


STEP Internship
 
Samahang Teaching Through Experience Program (STEP) is for individuals who are interested in learning about the organization's history and inner workings. STEP interns are given the unique opportunity to shadow Samahang Pilipino Board members, participate in program planning, and develop valuable leadership skills.

OSA MENTORSHIP 
 OSA families are about bonding and learning the importance of community. The spirit of community is created through mentorship. By lightening each others' loads, individuals can recognize the power of working together to accomplish a goal. OSA families serve as a foundation for students to grow individually and together.
SPEAR Staff 2012-2013 
Project Director: Rose Lyn Castro 
Assistant Director: Kenn Dela Cruz 
Peer Counseling Coordinator: Jackie Aganon 
OSA Mentorship Coordinator: Zach Tugaoen 
Administrative Assistant: Elaine Rimban 
Peer Counselor: Sara Villegas 
Peer Counselor: Josh Santos 
Peer Counselor: Julie Avanena 
Peer Counselor: Roberta Ryan 
Peer Counselor: Micah Carnate
Peer Counselor: Kathleen Besas
Retention Coordinator: April Enriquez
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