HIT-RE: SEC: Tutoring Center in the high school

[Paula Zsiray <paula.zsiray@CACHE.K12.UT.US>]

Here is the information I collected about tutoring centers in the High
School.
Thanks to all who answered.

Subject:  Re:      SEC:  Tutoring Center in the High School

From:            "Kleppinger, Margaret" <MKleppin@Hatboro-Horsham.org>
I worked in one for nearly 11 years at my high school.  I am also a
certified reading specialist and ours is called the Learning Resource
Center. It was staffed by two reading specialists and an aide with a
teaching license (who was being horribly underpaid). We were open all
day long and students could come in for assistance in any class.  We
specialized in reading and writing but also took on math and science.  I

taught myself the two year accounting program to offer assistance to
students in that area. I also worked extensively with the computer and
the various classes who used them.  We ran the school book fair and also
did reading evaluations of all new students who entered out school.  In
addition, we tested students currently in the school at the request of
parents, guidance counselors and teachers.  It continues to be an
incredible resource for our high school. Unfortunately in the cutbacks
that always happen in schools, I was not replaced in the LRC and the
other reading specialist is swamped.  I am occasionally called back in
to help with the book fair and running inservice programs for teachers
about reading and writing.  I think schools have a great opportunity to
really help students by providing this assistance during the school day.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Peg
Peg Kleppinger,
Librarian Hatboro-Horsham High School
899 Horsham Road
Horsham, PA  19044
215-441-7907
mkleppin@hatboro-horsham.org or mkleppin@mciu.org
FAX: 215-734-0490


From:            "Roberta Gleeson" <libros@jps.net>
We have tutoring in  the Strategies center everyday after school and the
math and English depts also have tutoring. Teachers from the depts as
well as Strategies(spec ed.) help in the center. The center is also open
all during the day to help kids who may need longer to take a test, need
extra help on a project or just need to study. Many of the individual
teachers also offer help after school. Several of our other high schools
also offer tutoring after school in the library and other places on
campus.  They are all very popular.
Roberta Gleeson
Laguna Creek HS
Elk Grove, CA
libros@jps.net


From:            acedos@marlborough.la.ca.us
We have a program organized through CSF:  California Scholarship
Federation (don't know if there's such a thing as USF?) where students
are identified as eligable for CSF via their grades (roughly) and then
are solicited to join CSF, and be in a pool to be used as tutors.
Teachers make note of students particulary helpful as tutors in french,
math etc, and then I try to match up students who are requesting
tutoring with those able to tutor.  This is a service performed by the
CSF
students, they get a letter in their file saying how helpful they were,
and they can cite CSF as an honor society they belonged to when applying
to colleges.  It seems to be helpful, but it takes a lot of time to
administer.
Shannon Acedo, Assistant Librarian
Marlborough School
Los Angeles CA
acedos@marlborough.la.ca.us


From:            Clete Schirra <schirra@sparksd.org>
We are doing something similar to your "tutoring center".  We refer to
our site as the "Student Study Center".  It is staffed 1/2 day by parent
volunteers and 1/2 day by a teacher.  Students go there for make-up
tests and for help in various subjects.  Students also volunteer to
tutor fellow students.
Hope that this helps, Clete

From:            "Darlene  A. DeHudy" <sanctuary@dellnet.com>
For years our National Honor Society had offered tutoring in the media
center in math and reading and perhaps any subject.  The kids make the
request via their counselors.  Then a student is matched up with them.
I don't know much else about it.  Thank God we now have a couple of
reading teachers who pull kids out of class and teach them the SIMS
method.  They
are very  successful.
Darlene
Darlene A. DeHudy, Media Specialist/Teacher
Muskegon High School    Frank A. DeYoe Learning & Research Center
80 W. Southern Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49441
231-720-2804
FAX 231-720-2888
"Where learning rocks!"  &  "Anything is possible!"
work:  ddehudy@muskegon.k12.mi.us
home:  sanctuary@dellnet.com


From:            Edna Lacap <ednal@gs.xs.edu.ph>
Here at our school, we do have what we call Study Hall.During the study
hall session, our students who really need follow up lessons or who need
more assistance which teachers couldn't really give in the classroom
because of time constraint are recommended to enroll in the Study Hall
sessions which are done after dissmissal.This serves as extension
classes in the afternoon especially when they wait for their
fetchers.Instead of just playing around and make foolishness which
sometimes cause accidents, we recommend them to attend this session. But
of course this is with parents consent.This program most especially
caters for the students with academic problems.During the session, the
students can start with their assignments, follow up lessons,writing
practices and other academic related activities of course with the
supervision ofteachers assigned
daily.Teacher volunteers of course are given minimal fee for this
service and so with the enrollees
 I hope this makes sense. Afterall we just are after the benefit of our
clientile, the students.Hope to hear from you again
   Edna Lacap


From:            "FMORGAN" <fmorgan@ADMIN.LHS.DAVIS.K12.UT.US>
We have a large computer lab with PLATO software (expensive) manned and
purchased with a grant.  There are specific self-paced modules for a
variety of subjects including reading and writing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Fawn Morgan, Library Media Teacher
    Layton High School
    440 Wasatch Drive
    Layton, Ut  84041
    phone  801-546-7950  fax  801-546-7301
    email  fmorgan@admin.lhs.davis.k12.ut.us


From:            "Kay Honaker" <Honak786@alpine.k12.ut.us>
There has been one here at Timpanogos. It was set up by the Honor
Society.  Those members who wanted to tutor signed up to do so, along
with their expertise, and I believe those who wanted to take advantage
of their help contacted them through the faculty advisor. I can't tell
you whether it was effective or not, or whether it still functions--the
advisorship has
changed hands twice since the tutoring was set up.
Kay Honaker, media coordinator
Timpanogos High School
1450 N 200 E
Orem, Utah  84057
801.223.3120 ext. 159
fax 801.223.3134


From:            Pat Leggate <pleggate@admin.houston.k12.ga.us>
We have one after school two nights a week.  Most of the students come
to socialize.  No one appears to be learning anything at all.  Before
you start spending your "own" time on this, I suggest that you have some
built in ways to keep students who do show up on task.  Good luck. Pat
Leggate

From:            "Reggie Buresh" <rburesh@ties.k12.mn.us>
Hi: One of the teachers in our building who runs a tutoring service by
the National Honor Society kids is Kathe Decker, and her email is:
kdecker@ties.k12.mn.us  so contact her and see if she can help you.
Reggie in Minnesota


From:            Monica Thompson
<mthompson@mail.hill-murray.pvt.k12.mn.us>
My name is Monica Thompson and I am the Learning Coordinator/Reading
Specialist (LC/RS) at Hill-Murray School in Maplewood, Minnesota (a
suburb of St. Paul).  Our middle school and secondary education program
encompasses grades seven through twelve.  We have approximately 1000
students with a staff of 100.
Three of our student services are the Math Lab, P.E.E.R. Center, and the
Learning Center.  Students may request a pass to Math Lab during any
study hall period of the day.  Math instructors prefect the lab (various
math classrooms) throughout the day. Students having difficulties with a
particular subject may request a peer tutor from the P.E.E.R. Center and
receive tutoring. Tutoring sessions vary from once to three times a
week. Those students may meet before or after school as well as during a
study hall.
Students at academic risk and those referred by parent and or counselor
attend the Learning Center during their study hall on M/W/F or
before/after school. For many students this is a more structured study
where they do homework, studying, and quiet reading.  (Our high school
students have study hall in the cafeteria.) For other students this is a

place for individual tutoring in coursework as well as general reading &
study skill strategies. There may be as few as one to as many as seven
or eight students in attendance during any given period. Last quarter,
the Learning Center had thirty-five students in attendance logging in
over two hundred and seventy-seven hours of support. The Learning Center
also
provides testing accommodations: scribe, reader, taped tests, and
extended time. Last quarter, the Learning Center had 72 testing
accommodations.
In this position, I am fortunate to work with a counseling team that
keeps me apprised of student progress and success. Also weekly progress
reports provide me with a heads up on target areas requiring remediation
and troubleshooting.
As far as physical space, there is a small loft area which serves as my
office.  The remaining space has a student computer for word processing,
listening center, two tables seating four each, a study/testing desk,
various bookcases, and info kiosks.
If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to e-mail
(mthompson@mail.hill-murray.pvt.k12.mn.us) or call me at 651-748-2220.

--
Paula Zsiray
Library Media Teacher
Mountain Crest High School
255 S. 800 East
Hyrum, UT   84319

435.245-6093, ext. 310
FAX: 435.345.3818

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