Partner Teacher Resources
Who Are We
We continue our commitment to our partners and aim to work together to meet the needs of our students through flexibility, creativity and innovation.
The Pathways Partner Teacher Resource page lists the above expectations, links to forms, and additional information about our program. Pathways Tutors are carefully vetted through an application, interview, background check, and livescan. Tutors complete learning modules and a collaborative tutor training to prepare for their role as a tutor in your classroom. Many of our tutors are currently enrolled in a service-learning course and have projects to support their growth. In addition, tutors attend professional development workshops led by our Pathways Team.
Tutor start dates will be contingent upon the completion of their onboarding, which may cause delays.
What We Do
- Be punctual and follow their approved schedule.
- Tutors are required to notify teachers and email the Pathways Office before tardiness
or absence - Tutors can request time off for upcoming exams, study sessions, projects, etc.
- Schedule changes must be approved in writing by the Pathways Admin Staff
- Tutors are required to notify teachers and email the Pathways Office before tardiness
- Tutors are role models to students
- Tutors actively engage in appropriate conversations with students using academic
language - Tutors are not paid by the school site. Tutors are seen as volunteers in the classrooms
and schools - Tutors are not to be left alone with the students
- Tutors are not to make copies or sit in the back to grade papers.
- Tutors set learning goals, self-evaluate, and meet with the Tutor Coach.
- Tutors complete a daily log with notes about the tutoring sessions. The link is provided in the placement email and is accessible by the tutor and the school site
- Tutors keep track of their hours each day on paper and then enter it electronically
- Tutors will request a signature from the teacher or substitute daily
- Tutors follow the school site dress code and wear their name badge
- Tutors sign in at the main office
- Tutors utilize the adult restrooms
- Tutors follow the parking rules at the school site if they are driving
- Tutors are not on their phones for personal use. They can utilize tools that are relevant to the class and approved by the teacher.
- Communicate with the assigned tutor
- Reply to the placement email to welcome them
- Introduce the tutor to your class on their first day, share about their role in your class
- Share your classroom schedule, upcoming calendar, and daily expectations
- Provide a seating chart with student names and photos to help the tutor learn names
- Let the tutor know if there are specific students you want them to work with
- Communicate about your students’ needs, grades, and learning goals
- Let them know how they can best support the learning environment
- Collaborate and check in with your assigned tutor regularly
- Discuss the plan for the day/week
- Identify the tutor's role during activities (lead part of a group activity or rotation, work with specific students, check in with groups, etc.)
- Provide feedback to the tutor
- Ask the tutor about student participation
- Exchange contact information and share your preferred contact method
- Provide feedback on the tutor’s performance by completing two tutor evaluations (google form) per semester per tutor
- Midterm evaluation completed after 3 weeks of tutoring
- End of semester evaluation (December & May)
- If at any time you want to provide feedback on your tutor’s performance, please let us know ([email protected]).
- Tutors cannot sit at the back of the class and work on their homework,
- Tutors cannot be left alone in the class (they do not have district or our program permission),
- Tutors cannot make copies, run errands for the class,
- Tutors cannot grade papers,
- If your tutor is on their cellphone, or otherwise distracted from their duties, please email Toby McNelly.