Study Connection - Additional Information

Statistics

Percentage of Students who showed improvement in academic skills

• Math: 80%
• Reading: 82%
• Writing: 72%

Teachers reported that 68% of students improved in the area of completing and turning in assignments on time.

Gender

• Students: Female: 51%; Male: 48%
• Tutors: Female: 66%; Male: 32%

Total number of volunteers? 500

What volunteers said . . .

• 98% of volunteers had a positive Study Connection experience.
• 95% of volunteers felt prepared to work with their students.
• 88% of volunteers said they saw positive change in their students.

Individual Benefits

We encourage you to become a Study Connection volunteer because:

• It’s a way to help you connect with your community.
• It provides you with a sense of achievement.
• It sends a signal to your family, friends, and co-workers that you have achieved a healthy life-work balance.
• You have an opportunity to meet new people.
• You can ’payback’ what was given to you by other caring individuals throughout your life.
• You can change a life.

Volunteer Qualifications

Individuals do not need any special skills to become a Study Connection volunteer. However, individuals must be willing to commit to the program for one hour each week for one school year. The desire to provide a student with a positive role model, patience, and understanding, dependability, flexibility and discretion are all important characteristics the successful volunteer possesses. Most importantly, before being matched one-to-one with a student, all volunteers must successfully complete the volunteer application process.

As a volunteer tutor, you may be asked to help a student with the following:

• Reading
• Math
• Spelling
• Writing
• Study Skills
• Organization Skills
• Develop positive attitudes about learning and school