Overall Responsibilities
What does the Literacy Corps uniform consist of?
Literacy Corps Shirt/Sweater
AND
Nametag
How many absence hours are you allowed for a semester?
10 absence hours
How many missed punches on TCP are tutors allowed to have?
3 missed punches per month
How many minutes to you get paid for transportation?
Up to 15 minutes to your site, and up to 15 minutes back to campus
How are tutoring logs and time-sheets printed?
Double sided
What are three things you should NOT do at your site?
Be on your phone
Do your homework
Sleep
Who do you notify for an absence?
Your Site (Supervisors and/or teacher)
Shaw Center Literacy Staff
What trainings are required throughout the semester?
Returning Tutor Training
In-service training
Final tutor training
Where do you find your bus pick up time?
Shaw Center 'Cuse Activities Website
Bonus (50 pts): When should you arrive to the bus stop?
5 minutes before your scheduled pick-up time
When are tutoring logs and time sheets due?
Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Wednesdays from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM
In the after-hours folder before Thursday 8:00 AM
Who signs your timesheet?
Site supervisor unless otherwise discussed and noted.
Note: If site supervisor is not present, an alternative signature with position may be received.
Where can you find the template for the absence procedure?
Blackboard
Tutor Manual
Name the supervisors it is essential to maintain open communication with:
SULC supervisor
Site supervisor
Teacher
What happens if there is a snow-related two hour delay in the Syracuse City School District?
All bus times before 10:30 AM are cancelled, and all bus times after resume.
BONUS: Where do you find out about a school closing or two hour delay?
Local news, SCSD website, Shaw Center page on 'Cuse Activities
What should you include in your tutor log?
Date
Group size of students worked with
Subject area of material worked on
Summary of the tutoring session
Three places where it is acceptable to work with a student include:
Library
Hallway
Classroom, with a teacher present
Note: You should never be alone with a student!
By what time must you communicate an absence?
Sick absences: by 8 AM the morning before your shift
Approved absences: at least 72 hours before your shift
Why is it important to look at the Key Dates calendar?
It contains important information like due dates for forms and documents, orientation dates, break dates for SU and SCSD, and the first and last days of tutoring for the semester.
What do you do if you miss your bus from your site back to campus?
Before 5:00 PM: Call the Shaw Center
(315) 443-3051
After 5:00 PM: Call DPS
(315) 443-2224
How many late timesheets are you allowed throughout the academic year?
Three per semester.
The first things you should do when you arrive at your site is:
Sign the sign in binder and clock in on TCP
What is the absence template?
Name:
Date of absence/Transportation Cancellation:
Site:
Bus route color (if applicable)
Time of transportation drop-off and pickup (estimate if needed):
Whether you are cancelling transportation for one way or both ways:
Length of scheduled shift/absence hours:
Reason for absence/transportation cancellation:
What four things to you need to discuss with your site supervisor?
Who signs your time sheet
When they will sign your timesheet
The hours you work after allotting transportation time
Who to notify of an absence
Where you will be placed at your site
A tutor leaves campus from her site at 8:35 AM and arrives to her site at 9:00 AM. The tutor leaves her site at 12:30 PM and arrives back to campus at 12:45 PM? How many total hours did this tutor log for the day, including transportation time?
4.0 hours.
Samantha works at Dewitt Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM, and Hillside Fridays from 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM. She hands in one time sheet with illegible purple ink and a separate tutoring log attached. She records that she worked for a total of 7.3 hours. What are four corrections to be made?
Submit two separate time sheets
Legible
Blue/Black ink
7.5 hours
Print the timesheet double sided