Tutoring and Mentoring Programs

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Tutoring and Mentoring Programs

• A Model for Schools
• Presented by Kimberly T. Perkins

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The capacity to care is the thing which gives
life its deepest meaning and significance.

• By Pablo Casals

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Research

• Mentoring and tutoring, including cross-age
  tutoring, has been shown to be one of the most
  cost-effective strategies used today to enhance
  the academic performance of struggling students
  (Berliner Casanova, 1988 Giescke, Cartledge,
  Gardner, 1993).

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Types of Tutoring

• Teacher to Student
• Mentor to Student
• Student to Student

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Teacher - Student

• The teacher provides support for students through
  one-on-one or small group instruction on various
  skills that the student requires additional
  assistance.

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Mentor - Student

• Mentors are individuals trained to model and
  provide support to students through instructional
  techniques in a one-on-one environment. These
  individuals not only provide instructional
  support, they build students confidence and
  self-esteem.

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What do you mean by mentoring?

• A trained mentor, volunteers to make a commitment
  to assist an identified student one-on-one, for
  about an hour, once a week, on school property,
  during the day, throughout the school year or
  summer school.

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Student - Student

• Through research and techniques of Cross -age
  Tutoring, many high school students serve as
  tutors for elementary and middle school students
  in reading. These techniques are known to be
  successful in settings of at- risk students.

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What is the elementary program like?

• Students are usually easy to get to know.
• Students need extensive remediation on basic
  skills.
• Mentor/Tutor sessions are shorter than middle
  school.
• Employees usually can have a partner that is
  matched with the same student.

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What is the secondary school program like?

• Students are usually a little apprehensive during
  the initial meeting of the mentor.
• Mentor sessions are 45 minutes long.
• Students need some remediation AND someone to
  listen to them, organize them, and help them set
  and achieve goals.
• Employees usually do not have a partner that is
  matched with the same student.

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Benefits of Tutoring/Mentoring Programs

• Improvement of various academic skills.
• Preventing school drop-out.
• Building self-esteem
• Improving students attitudes towards school
  subject matter.
• Increasing attendance
• Facilitating transition from elementary school to
  middle school or middle school to high school.
• Developing employment skills.

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Teen TrendSetters Reading Mentors ProgramMs.
Anita S. RodgersDirector of MentoringMs.
Theresa CorralVolunteer Coordinator
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Leon County Mentor Model

• Ensure that the district has a good plan for
  mentors.
• Timeline and organized plan for Mentors to visit
  with mentees.
• Have a great mentor coordinator. (A member of the
  faculty)
• Solicit various government organizations or
  business to become mentors.
• Remember all mentors must be checked through FDLE
  records.
• Provide instructional training to support the
  mentees needs.
• Encourage mentors to consistently maintain their
  visits with the students.

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For additional information on the Mentor Program
in Leon County

• Contact
• Mrs. Betsy McCauley
• Leon County Public School District
• Leon District Volunteer Specialist
• Ph. [phone]

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Funding for Tutoring Programs

• State Level Funding
• Title I, Part A C,
• Title V
• FEFP
• SAI
• Federal Level Funding
• 21st Century Grant
• Juvenile Mentoring Formula Grant Program
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Mentoring Program

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• "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.
• They seem not to notice us, hovering,
• averting our eyes, and they seldom offer
• thanks, but what we do for them is never
• wasted." Garrison Keillor

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Kimberly T. Perkins

• Reading First Project Manager
• Ph. 850.245.0503
• Kimberly.Perkins_at_fldoe.org