America Reads

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America Reads

• What you need to know as a tutor

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Commit to one semester of service
• Absences
• At most 3 from scheduled tutoring
• At most 1 from monthly meetings
• Communication
• If absent, contact teacher beforehand by email
  (CC to kernodle_at_elon.edu) and call school day of.
• Let carpool members know day before so that other
  arrangements can be made.

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Monthly meeting are required
• Talk with your teacherlet them know how things
  are going and ask for feedback
• Let coordinators know if you are having any
  problems

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Coordinators

• In your handbook are our current hours
• Our hours are posted on Blackboard and any
  changes or updates will be posted there.
• If we make changes, we will also post an
  announcement so you will know there is a change.

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Policies/Procedures

• Timesheets
• Paper version
• Teacher signatures
• Turn in by deadline (First of each month)
• Online Version
• Getting Paid
• 15th of the month
• All paperwork has to be filled out before you
  will receive a paycheck
• Direct deposit

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Policies/Procedures

• Schedules
• If changes need to be made to schedules, please
  do it through Anna Lisa or Kristin.
• You are responsible for communicating Elons
  breaks to your teacher, as well as being informed
  of your classs schedule.
• Carpools
• Help out with gas money
• Be on time (to leave for school and from school)

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School Sites

• Materials
• Teachers should provide work
• If you want to work out your own lessons, clear
  with teachers first. You are expected to provide
  materials for these lessons unless teachers offer
  materials.
• Teacher Communication
• Let your teacher know if youre having problems,
  ask for suggestions, give them feedback for your
  sessions.

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In School Expectations

• Sign in at school office
• Name Tags
• Appropriate dress
• Respectful attitude
• Positive attitude
• REMEMBER! You are there to encourage these
  students to achieve in math and reading skills.
  Everything you do in the classroom should reflect
  this goal.

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School logistics

• School Closings
• Look at provided schedule for regularly scheduled
  closings
• If the weather seems bad, check radio or tv
  listings for area closings.
• Asking for help
• Your teacher
• Kristin and Anna Lisa
• School literacy facilitators

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Tutor Contract

• Because we desire commitment from you as tutors,
  we have a document outlining the policies and
  procedures. We would like you to read over the
  information and sign this as your work contract
  with us.

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Name Tags, Schedules, Carpool

• At this time, we will hand out your name tags,
  schedules, and carpools (if applicable) to you.
  Please remember to wear your name tag to each
  tutoring session.
• We will also e-mail a copy of the schedule and
  carpool information, as well as put it on
  Blackboard.