[Boltman]

What works for us pretty well... We have the team student officers decide the workgroups for the season, we then have a meeting and let mentors decide which workgroup to join. We tend to get all basis covered by letting students pick the groups and where they want to be as well as the mentors. We kind of self police to make sure each group is strongly represented for a season with key students and a strong mentor in that area or two. For returning student mentors we allow them to be floaters to help any group that needs help, since they came from the prior actual team environment and get it.

I think both students and mentors should be in areas the want each season not where they are told to be.
Also during the season each mentor has autonomy along with the student officer over what happens in a specific group (we don't step on each others toes). There is some cross- help but mostly each unit does their own thing to deliver the final bot and gameplay.

This is our fourth year and out of the main mentors the groups are pretty consistent as new ones come in they pick and can bolster/replace. In some areas we force change like finance. In others its semi-permanent and voluntary.

Size wise we are fairly small... 30+ students 8 mentors

This year we are pretty solid with students and mentors, its challenging though because this being out 4th year the original Freshman will graduate... so we are trying to bolster continuity this season and find new strong student leaders and need to find new drivers for next season and beyond.