Northfield schools are in session, so academic tutors are needed

Classes have been in session in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS for more than a month now, so academic support tutors now are in great demand.

More than 100 opportunities of varying lengths – first semester/trimester, second semester/trimester and year-long – are available at Nortfield’s three elementary schools (Bridgewater, Greenvale Park and Spring Creek) and Northfield Middle School.

Community members can sign up for tutor opportunities through ACCELERATE NORTHFIELD, which direct tutors into classrooms.

There is no teaching or torturing experience needed to be an ACCELERATE NORTHFIELD tutor. The only requirement is possessing a desire to help students.

The first step for would-be tutors to take is to complete an online version of the MInnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension background check, which is administered free of charge to applicants through the Northfield school district. Once applicants receive notice of their background check approval, they receive instructions on how to sign up for tutor opportunities. They review the opportunities on a spreadsheet linked to ACCELERATE’s website (www.acceleratenorthfield.org), then complete an online registration form. Once the opportunity placement is confirmed, an email is sent to the tutor and the teacher who requested a tutor.

ACCELERATE’s team of academic support tutors is made up of community volunteers, as well as work-study students from Carleton and St. Olaf colleges

The tutor sign-up process, as well as tutor opportunity lists and tutoring instructions and slideshows, are available on ACCELERATE’s website (www.acceleratenorthfield.org).

More more information, email ACCELERATE at acceleratenorthfield@gmail.com or go to the “Contact Us” button of the website.