Colorado Tutoring Corps to expand in Weld County, aiming to help students succeed
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By Kelly Ragan
Colorado Tutoring Corps is expanding in Weld County in response to COVID-19-related learning challenges faced by students of all grade levels, according to a news release.
United Way of Weld County, Colorado Youth for a Change, AmeriCorps, local school districts, and Colorado Tutoring Corps are collaborating to help students catch up in reading and math.
As it stands, Colorado Tutoring Corps is working with Weld RE-5J (Johnstown/Milliken), Greeley-Evans School District 6, and Weld RE-8 (Fort Lupton).
Thanks to an investment from Serve Colorado, the Governor’s Commission on Community Service, Colorado Youth for a Change will be partnering with more Weld County school districts to offer Reading Corps for pre-k through third grade, Math Corps for middle school students, and Corps for a Change in high school, according to the release.
“For the 2020-21 school year there were 192 Reading Corps students in 10 Greeley-Evans schools. All of these children were behind in their reading skills,” said Sheri Hannah-Ruh, United Way director of early childhood Initiatives, in the release. “After working one-on-one with their Reading Corps tutors, 84% of these students are now back at or doing even better than the expected reading ability for their grade.”
As the number of students who need tutoring increase, the need for adults to serve as tutors increases as well.
Tutors become AmeriCorps members who are trained in reading and math instruction. They receive a living allowance and earn an education award for college tuition or to pay back college loans.
For more
For more information, contact Sheri Hannah-Ruh (Sheri@UnitedWay-Weld.org or 970-353-4300) to find out more about Colorado Tutoring Corps. Contact Mary Zanotti with Colorado Youth for a Change (maryz@youthforachange.org) to become a tutor or if you are with a Weld County school or school district and would like to host Colorado Tutoring Corps for your students.