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| The mission of SUCCESS in the Middle is to tap the magic of relationships to support and encourage middle schoolers as they develop the academic and psychosocial skills needed for their future education, career and civic life. Volunteers are needed to tutor and mentor middle schoolers at several schools around Wichita, neighborhood sites near Wichita State University and in some community-based programs. | To volunteer or update your information Click here or call 316-973-6669 |
| Volunteers complete an online info form and attend an orientation/training (where they complete required registration forms) and are then placed at any of the following schools or sites based on their interests, availability and preferences. Click here to see where and when volunteers are needed. Kansas Mentors. Youthfriends (partnering with USD259) and Big Brothers Big Sisters are Gold Star programs of Kansas Mentors, which means they have met the highest standards of practice for mentoring. Volunteers may indicate a preference for a Gold Star program when they complete a volunteer information form. Click here for more information about Kansas Mentors, including options for volunteers outside Wichita. CONTACT INFO, ADDRESSES, VOLUNTEER OPTIONS, click here. Schools with an on-site coordinator: Brooks, Coleman, Curtis, Gordon Parks, Hadley, Hamilton, Jardine, Marshall, Pleasant Valley, Robinson, Truesdell, Wilbur Neighborhood Sites with an on-site coordinator: Atwater, Dellrose, Fairmount, Tabernacle Community-based Options for meeting with a middle schooler: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Compeer, Youth Horizons | |
| CALENDARS Progress Reports were distributed last week (12/7) December 18 - last day of first semester January 4 - first day of second semester | CURRENT FOCUS Recruiting new volunteers for test prep starting in January Small Groups (academic, assessment prep, social, interest-based, career-based) | 25 BOOK CAMPAIGN All USD259 middle schoolers are required to read at least 25 books this year. Ask your students regularly about the books they are reading. Book Lists |
| FOR PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS | FOR CURRENT VOLUNTEERS Click here for news, contacts and updates Resources, articles, websites, research: click here Tutoring math Tutoring reading comprehension | OTHER SUPPORT NEEDS Click here for a list of ways (other than tutoring or mentoring) to support SUCCESS in the Middle. Immediate needs: strategy board games, clerical help, incentives for students, funds to pay for volunteer background checks. |
Research from Johns Hopkins University has found that high-poverty 6th graders who failed English or math, whose attendance fell below 80% or who received an out-of-school suspension (or failing behavior grade) "had only a 10% to 20% chance of graduating on time," and fewer than one out of four graduated in five years... The majority of students’ off-track indicators appeared in 6th grade, and those who started falling off track then "had worse outcomes than students who did not begin to develop off-track indicators until at least the 7th grade." Read the full report here.
SUCCESS: Students Undertaking Control of their Character, Effort, Skills and Support. See more details.
Volunteers are placed with students at a school or site or program listed here. Click on any link for more information about the organization.
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