Overall, almost half of our students receive free or reduced price lunches. Although we project at least 1,125 students will benefit this year, many more thousands will benefit over subsequent years. Children are selected for tutoring by classroom teachers who use a number of assessment measures including standardized tests, classroom performance and class work Students will receive an hour of tutoring each week divided into 30-minute sessions. There is evidence that the rapport developed between the tutor and student may be as important as the lesson being taught. For that reason, the sessions are all one to one.
Some tutors serve more than one child at different times.
Many businesses in Wichita are allowing work release time to employees to tutor. Work-study students from the Universities and retired citizens from RSVP and Foster Grandparents provide additional tutoring. Tutoring locations vary at each school. Some schools have specific sections of the library designated for tutoring. In other schools, tutors meet with students in the back of classrooms or at the end of a hall.