45 C.F.R. Subpart F—Program Management Requirements for Grantees
Title 45 - Public Welfare
Source: 70 FR 39606, July 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
Tutor is defined as someone whose primary goal is to increase academic achievement in reading or other core subjects through planned, consistent, one-to-one or small-group sessions and activities that build on the academic strengths of students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and target their academic needs. A tutor does not include someone engaged in other academic support activities, such as mentoring and after-school program support, whose primary goal is something other than increasing academic achievement. For example, providing a safe place for children is not tutoring, even if some of the program activities focus on homework help. The qualifications requirements in §2522.910 of this subpart do not apply to a member who is a K–12 student tutoring younger children in the school or after school as part of a structured, school-managed cross-grade tutoring program. (a) If a member serving as a tutor does not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent, or a higher degree, the member must pass a proficiency test that the program has determined effective in ensuring that members serving as tutors have the necessary skills to achieve program goals. (b) The program must maintain in the member file of each member who takes the test documentation on the proficiency test selected and the results. A program in which members engage in tutoring for children must: (a) Articulate appropriate criteria for selecting and qualifying tutors, including the requirements in §2522.910 of this subpart; (b) Identify the strategies or tools it will use to assess student progress and measure student outcomes; (c) Certify that the tutoring curriculum and pre-service and in-service training content are high-quality and research-based, consistent with the instructional program of the local educational agency or with State academic content standards; (d) Include appropriate member supervision by individuals with expertise in tutoring; and (e) Provide specialized high-quality and research-based, member pre-service and in-service training consistent with the activities the member will perform. (a) If your program does not involve tutoring as defined in §2522.900 of this subpart, the Corporation will not impose the requirements in §2522.910 through §2522.940 of this subpart on your program. (b) At a minimum, you must articulate in your application how you will recruit, train, and supervise members to ensure that they have the qualifications and skills necessary to provide the service activities in which they will be engaged.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 2522—AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS, PROGRAMS, AND APPLICANTS
Subpart F—Program Management Requirements for Grantees
§ 2522.900 What definitions apply to this subpart?
§ 2522.910 What basic qualifications must an AmeriCorps member have to serve as a tutor?
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Then the tutor must meet the If the tutor is: following qualifications:------------------------------------------------------------------------(a) Is considered to be an employee of Paraprofessional qualifications the Local Education Agency or school, under No Child Left Behind as determined by State law. Act, as required in 34 CFR 200.58(b) Is not considered to be an employee (1)(i) High School diploma or of the Local Education Agency or its equivalent, or a higher school, as determined by State law. degree OR (ii) Proficiency test, as described in § 2522.930 of this subpart; and (2) Successful completion of pre- and in-service specialized training, as required in § 2522.940 of this subpart.------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 2522.920 Are there any exceptions to the qualifications requirements?
§ 2522.930 What is an appropriate proficiency test?
§ 2522.940 What are the requirements for a program in which AmeriCorps members serve as tutors?
§ 2522.950 What requirements and qualifications apply if my program focuses on supplemental academic support activities other than tutoring?
