Now Hiring SFSU Students: America Reads and GEAR UP
Please share the following with your SFSU students (undergraduate and graduate):
America Reads and GEAR UP are seeking academic tutors for Fall 2012-Spring 2013!
Get paid and trained to tutor public school youth. Interviews in July
and August.
About us: America Reads:
Since 1997, SFSU America Reads has served schools in the San Francisco
Unified School District. A federally funded program, America Reads
currently pays SFSU students $14/hour in work-study funds to tutor 2nd
and 3rd graders in reading and literacy for 10 hours a week. America
Reads tutors meet Tuesdays from 1pm-4pm in the Fall semester to
receive training. In the Spring semester, they meet monthly to receive
additional support.
America Reads requirements:
*work-study eligibility (check with your financial aid advisor)
*Tuesday 1-4pm training class enrollment (3 units of CR)
*10 hours availability to work per week
*1 year commitment (September – April, includes work during January
and spring break. Off in December and May for finals)
GEAR UP:
Since 2008, SFSU GEAR UP has served schools in the San Francisco
Unified School District. A federally funded program, GEAR UP currently
pays SFSU students $16/hour in to tutor high school students in Math,
Science, and English subjects for 10 hours a week. GEAR UP tutors meet
Wednesdays from 4pm-7pm in the Fall and Spring semesters to receive
training and support.
GEAR UP requirements:
*SFSU enrollment (CEL, out of state and foreign students are welcome -
but please weigh the cost of the 3 unit class versus how much you will
make from tutoring before applying)
*Wednesday 4-7pm training class enrollment (3 units of CR)
*10 hours availability to work per week
*1 year commitment (September – April, includes work during January
and spring break. Off in December and May for finals)
To apply: Complete attached application. Submit with:-
1. transcripts (unofficial copies are fine. Be sure to include grades
in Math, Science, and English subjects)
2. resume
3. brief statement describing relevant paid and unpaid experiences
4. references with contact information and email addresses (1-3
references minimum please)
and mail to:
Cahill Laboratory, Graduate College of Education
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, Burk Hall 319
San Francisco, CA 94132
Feel free to contact Karen Lam for any further questions at (415) 405-3491 or e-mail at . Thank you for your interest
