Mentoring & Tutoring Program
- Engage the whole student.
- Students are multidimensional and complex.
- Intellectual, social, and emotional learning is intertwined to meet and sustain high intellectual expectations in our schools.
- We must consider all experiences that impact a student’s ability to be successful in the classroom.
As such, our holistic approach to mentoring and tutoring uses high-quality instructional materials coupled with social emotional learning and parent/family engagement and involvement. Through our method of delivery, our Professional Student Advocates (PSAs) strengthen subject matter comprehension, boost confidence, and build essential learning skills. This happens in a small group setting so that students are provided with more personalized learning opportunities to increase their chances for academic success.
Objectives
Improve academic performance in core classes
Enhance social-emotional competencies
Improve attendance
Improve attitudes towards school
Reduce number of in-school and out-of-school suspensions
Program Overview
Tutoring is known and has been identified as an evidence-based practice that produces quantifiable results on reading and math skills among students who struggle. Our established tutoring infrastructure has been created to accelerate student learning, especially among underserved students in schools.
- Four days per week for at least 30 minutes
- Targeted small groups of no more than four students
- Effective for a wide range of tier 2 and tier 3 students at various grade levels
- Moderate principal and teacher involvement
Wraparound support
Mentoring and tutoring only works when students are present to receive the support. Throughout the mentoring and tutoring experience, ensuring that students remain engaged and sustain participation will be necessary. We address this through the following student advocacy methods:
- Home visits
- Parent phone calls
- Daily individual one-on-one check-ins with students
- Classroom observations
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Concentric meets biweekly with district and school personnel to select cohorts of students who demonstrate attendance and discipline challenges. The additional personnel allows us to widen our impact and meet the needs of families as well as provides additional opportunities for us to interact with our families and enhance our relationships. Also, we are able to identify ways to address challenges that negatively impact these non-academic factors and utilize resources to fill gaps in support and services.”