Publication: Growing a Volunteer Tutor Program: Engaging Communities to Support Schools

• Northwest Regional Educational Library

Meet Maria Martin, a representative (albeit imaginary)
program director and the heroine of our story. Her
experience launching the TUTOR LINKS project in mythical
Grand Valley captures the essential activities in the
start-up year of a volunteer tutor program. Understanding
this story is essential to the intended audience--those who
are considering finding partners and building their own
programs:
- School administrators, staff, and teachers
- Community-based organizations that deliver volunteer
services
- Businesses and other community groups that can provide
volunteers
This story can serve as a guide to help you envision your
own programs, jump in with both feet, and make your
start-up year successful.

You can browse through this book, reading selectively from
the sidebars and documents to develop a cursory knowledge
of a start-up year's activities and challenges. Or you can
look more deeply into the text of each document to gain
specific ideas about the thinking, planning, and
questioning required by each season's activities. You'll
find a list of helpful resources at the story's conclusion.