McKinney ISD Tutoring Program

McKinney ISD is in search of quality tutors to provide support and resources to the staff and students of McKinney ISD for the 2007-2008 school year. Studies have shown that students that have tutorial support with academics tend to be more successful in school. When a child needs help with assignments, it is an opportunity for an adult to make a difference in that child's life.

With this in mind, McKinney ISD developed a new tutoring program for secondary students that pays adults who contribute their time and efforts to tutor students.

Approved tutors receive

•  $100 per day
           Middle School - 8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
           High School - 9 a.m.  - 4 p.m.

• A one-hour lunch.

• Three days a week-specific schedule.
           Determined on campus need.

• Direct contact with campus principal concerning tutoring opportunities.

• Days available between Sept. 17, 2007 - through April 25, 2008.

Teachers and other school staff members count on tutors to be resources and colleagues, complementary to the faculty rather than additions to the student body. While teachers may want to supplement your tutor training with specifics related to the workings of their individual classrooms or other tutorial settings, it is incumbent upon tutors to enter the classroom prepared to act as a supplement to the teacher, knowledgeable about the expectations teachers have for tutors.

Individuals interested in being a paid tutor with the district must complete the on-line employment application. Click here, or on the link below to complete the on-line employment application.

McKinney ISD On-Line Employment Application

Tutor Expectations and Commitments

Classroom teachers expect that tutors will:

· Be positive and professional at all times

· Be on time and prepared at all times

· Act as role models in behavior and appropriate attire at all times

· Communicate with principal and/or staff in advance of absences or deviations from the tutorial schedule

· Become familiar with the specific routines and expectations of teachers’ classrooms

· Underscore the importance of learning and achieving academic success

· Take an active part in developing the academic strength and personal pride of students

· Demonstrate the commitments tutors make to students

· Conduct tutorial and underscore the principle of collaborative learning and the practice of teaching students through questions and discussion in a small group or one on one

· Determine from teacher directions and your evaluation of student work the concepts that need to be the focus of tutorial sessions

· Support students in all stages of the learning process, from getting started to evaluating a final product

· Use a variety of strategies and technology to assist students with mastery of material when called for

· Help students master skills that will allow them to read and understand a variety of materials

· Allow students to shoulder the responsibility for their own learning, while guiding them with strategies that they will become accustomed to using independently

· Reinforce the idea that learning extends beyond mere studying to form the basis for long term accomplishments

· Become familiar with students’ textbooks, materials and assignments

· Assist in developing resources for use in tutorial sessions

· Take responsibility for the tone and atmosphere of the tutorial environment

· Acknowledge the individuality of all students and work to develop their academic and personal pride

· Communicate regularly with teachers regarding student progress and areas of concern

· Set an example of personal excellence and high expectations for students to follow

Tutors have the ability to guide students toward academic and personal excellence that will reach far beyond their secondary school years. Tutors are active participants in the learning, growth and personal development of students.

Individuals interested in becoming part of the McKinney ISD Tutoring Program should contact MISD principals directly at the following numbers: