Fall 2025 Tutor Registration

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Fall 2025 Tutoring CalendarThe Koopersmith Family Literacy + Math Program follows the NYC DOE calendar. Please reference the dates below to determine your availability for tutoring this year + let us know as early as possible of any days you cannot tutor. The calendar is subject to changes through the end of the school year (e.g. snow days, unexpected school closures).
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Weekly ScheduleOverview of all Fall 2025 Programs
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PS 145 Program Descriptions
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PS 163 Program Descriptions
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PS 84 Program Descriptions
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PS 87 Program Descriptions
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West Side Commons Program Descriptions
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Which of our programs would you like to participate in?* This field is required.Due to limited volunteer slots, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be assigned their first choice volunteer opportunity. In the event that we cannot match you to your desired program(s) and you have obtained background clearance, we will reach out to you to share more available opportunities by December.
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K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
Reading to the Tinies @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 4-4:30pm (Not a weekly commitment)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 84 (32 W 92nd St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 Literacy or Math Tutoring @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ P @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
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Please rank your school/program placements in order of preference.* This field is required.In the event that we are not able to place you at your first choice of school/program, please let us know your second and third choices. If you do not have 3 preferences, you can list your desired programs more than once here.
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K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
Reading to the Tinies @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 4-4:30pm (Not a weekly commitment)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 84 (32 W 92nd St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 Literacy or Math Tutoring @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ P @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
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K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
Reading to the Tinies @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 4-4:30pm (Not a weekly commitment)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 84 (32 W 92nd St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 Literacy or Math Tutoring @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ P @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
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K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
Reading to the Tinies @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 4-4:30pm (Not a weekly commitment)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ PS 145 (150 W 105th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 English Language Learners After School Support @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 3-4:30pm
Grades 1-2 Intensive Literacy Tutoring @ PS 163 (163 W 97th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm
K-5 Reading Buddies @ PS 84 (32 W 92nd St) - Mon-Thu, 10am-1pm
K-5 Literacy or Math Tutoring @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
K-5 General Classroom Assistance @ P @ PS 87 (160 W 78th St) - Mon-Thu, 8am-2:30pm (Limited Availability)
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Tell us about your availabilityPlease select the days and times that you would like to volunteer. Due to the high volume of interested volunteers and limited tutoring slots, we are unable to guarantee that you will be matched with a student by the first day of tutoring in October. Morning: 8am - 12pm. Afternoon: 12pm - 3pm. After School: 3:30 - 5:30pm (PS 163) II 3-4:30pm (PS 145) II 3:30 - 6pm (West Side Commons) Reading to the Tinies volunteers do not need to choose weekly availability.
Monday morning
Wednesday morning
Monday afternoon
Wednesday afternoon
Monday after school
Wednesday after school
Tuesday morning
Thursday morning
Tuesday afternoon
Thursday afternoon
Tuesday after school
Thursday after school
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Tell us how many sessions per week you'd like to volunteer.* This field is required.*Please note that the Intensive Tutoring programs at PS 145 and PS 163 require a minimum commitment of 2 sessions / week
1 session per week
3 sessions per week
2 sessions per week
4 or more sessions per week
Reading to the Tinies Only - No Weekly Commitment
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Are you a high school student?* This field is required.Volunteers who need community service credit for school must keep records of their hours, tutoring dates, and tutees. We ask that you request documentation of community service by email to litmath@mmjccm.org no later than one month after your participation in the program has ended. Note that if your tutee cancels a session without prior notice when you were otherwise available to tutor, we will include the missed session as community service time.
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What is your current high school?
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What is the name of your school's Community Service Advisor?
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What is the email of your school's Community Service Advisor?
example@example.com
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What is your age range?* This field is required.Volunteers must be 16+. This information is private and will only be used for internal JCC reporting.
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16-17
18-20
21-39
40-59
60+
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Date of Birth* This field is required.Please enter in mm-dd-yyyy format. This information is private and will only be used for internal JCC reporting and background check initiation.
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Have you tutored with the JCC before?* This field is required.This does not include Reading to the Tinies in the 2024-25 school year.
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How many years of experience do you have as a tutor?
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Which of the following skills and experience do you have?Please feel free to elaborate on the following page.
Teaching - Literacy
Teaching - Math
Teaching - Other
School Leadership
Teaching English as a New Language
Tutoring
Curriculum Design
Play-Based Learning
Volunteer Coordination
Event Planning
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Do you speak any languages other than English? (Conversational Proficiency+)
Spanish
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Hebrew
Other (Please elaborate on the next page)
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What other languages do you speak?
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Please select the option that applies to you.* This field is required.
I will volunteer at a school only.
I will volunteer at West Side Commons only.
I will volunteer at a school and West Side Commons.
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I have successfully completed a GoPass background check with the JCC before.* This field is required.If you have been cleared through GoPass by another (non-JCC) organization, please select NO, as we will need to have all of your information to transfer your past clearance for school-based programs.
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Terms and Conditions* This field is required.
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Enter your 9-digit Social Security Number* This field is required.Please read the following options carefully: All volunteers who will tutor in a school and who have not been GoPass-cleared with the JCC, please enter your 9-digit social security number. If you have never tutored with us, this is you. If you have previously obtained GoPass clearance through the JCC, write "Past Clearance" here. If you will ONLY volunteer at West Side Commons, write West Side Commons here. The JCC will erase all records of your SSN after inputting it into the GoPass system. If you do not feel comfortable submitting this information by secure online form, please write "prefer call" email litmath@mmjccm.org to schedule a call to share it by phone.
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Emergency Contact Name* This field is required.
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Emergency Contact Email* This field is required.
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Emergency Contact Phone Number* This field is required.
Please enter a valid phone number.
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Emergency Contact Relationship to Tutor* This field is required.
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Absence Policies + Procedures for Tutors* This field is required.Regular and prompt attendance is important. The children look forward to seeing their tutors and they are disappointed when their tutors are not at a session. The following absence protocols do not apply to Reading to the Tinies volunteers. Readers only, if you will be absent from a session, email litmath@mmjccm.org as soon as possible. 1. If you have to plan an absence for an important event, email your student's classroom teacher and cc litmath@mmjccm.org. If you need to be absent unexpectedly, call the school main office. 2. Tutors may be asked to leave the program if, during the course of the program, they accumulate more than three absences taken with prior notice, or two absences taken without prior notice.
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Code of Conduct* This field is required.1. I understand that abuse occurs in our society and I pledge to do my utmost to prevent it. I will follow the abuse prevention protocols provided by the JCC in order to understand and recognize the signs of abuse, to report suspected cases, and to support best practices that protect all parties. 2. I understand the importance of guarding against bullying, cyber bullying and inappropriate behavior, including peer-to-peer acts (i.e., involving children of similar age). 3. All programs operate with the safety of participants foremost in mind. I will not engage in any form of abuse, including verbal abuse (humiliating, degrading, threatening), sexual abuse (speaking inappropriately or showing children inappropriate materials), or emotional abuse (shaming, being cruel, belittling). 4. I understand that contact with the students outside of the JCC programs is not permitted under any circumstances and that the JCC and partner schools and sites do not condone and will not be responsible for individual at-home tutoring sessions, babysitting, outings, or other such activities. I will not develop outside online, telephone or in-person relationships with my student, nor request my student's home address or other contact information. 5. I will not use my cellphone while tutoring my student (except as required for tutoring sessions or in emergency situations). I will not access adult-oriented internet sites and/or social media sites in the presence of the student. 6. I will be a positive role model at all times. I will be mindful of appropriate behavior when working with a student. I will use positive behavior management techniques and will not resort to emotional forms of discipline during tutoring sessions with the student. I will not raise my voice, tease the student, nor engage in sarcasm. I will not touch, hug or hold hands with a student. I will sit up straight, wear appropriate clothing, and refrain from eating or chewing gum while tutoring.
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Photo Release* This field is required.Email litmath@mmjccm.org if you would like to opt-out.
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Touching Policy + Guidelines* This field is required.Staff and volunteers who interact with children should show affection toward those children in a manner that is safe and appropriate for all parties. As human beings we tend to use affection to enhance our relationships. Because some children feel uneasy with any form of physical contact, please refrain from touching or holding your student. A “thumbs up” gesture or “high five” may be given as congratulations for work well done. Generally, when working with children, the following guidelines are recommended: Guideline 1: The Observer Standard This guideline emphasizes the need to consider how a situation appears to others. Imagine if an outside observer (either someone related to the child or a total stranger) walked into the room. Would the person think that the affection being shown to this child was appropriate? If not, you must change the situation immediately. Guideline 2: Child-Initiated Affection Children may choose to do something that a staff person never would. In some circumstances, that makes the behavior acceptable, such as when a young child holds a staff person’s hand or climbs into the staff person’s lap. Other circumstances remain unacceptable. An older child spontaneously kissing a staff person, for example, is to be discouraged, and staff should respond only briefly (although warmly) to full frontal hugs. Guideline 3: Age-Appropriate Affection Consider the age and developmental stage of the child involved. Is the behavior typical of that child’s peer group, or is it cause for concern? For instance, children who display overly-affectionate or inappropriate touching behavior may be victims of child abuse. Touching behaviors that are deemed appropriate for a 3 year old are often inappropriate for a 13 year old. Please report any inappropriate affection to the Koopersmith Family Literacy + Math Program team at litmath@mmjccm.org. Guideline 4: Gentle Limits Establish gentle yet firm limits regarding a child’s spontaneous affectionate behavior. Use techniques to redirect a child without making him/her feel rejected. For instance, after a minute of hand-holding or lap- sitting, ask the child to sit next to you, distract them with something else to do, or encourage them to return to a previous activity. Guideline 5: Witnesses When a situation requires unusual physical contact with a child, be sure to have witnesses who can verify that your actions and responses are appropriate. During a tutoring program, situations probably will not arise that may merit unusual physical contact (e.g., the need to assist a young child with a private activity such as dressing or using the restroom, or during programs such as aquatics, gymnastics, and other sports that require physical contact as part of the instruction); however, if they do, the key is to balance your need for corroboration with the child’s need for dignity and/or privacy in front of others.
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Parent/Guardian Signature for Volunteers Under 18Please skip this question if you are 18 or older.
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Name of Signing Parent/Guardian + Relationship to Volunteer TutorPlease skip this question if you are 18 or older.
Name, Relationship
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Signature of Volunteer Tutor* This field is required.
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Today's Date* This field is required.
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When will you join us for general tutor orientation?Orientation is required for all new volunteers. West Side Commons volunteers will attend a separate orientation on-site with West Side Commons staff and do not need to attend a JCC orientation. Separate trainings will be held for specific programs. If you have signed up for a program that requires additional training, you will be invited by email. You can find all training dates on the program calendar in this registration form.
Tuesday, September 16, 6-7pm (Zoom)
Thursday, September 25, 4:30-5:30pm (Zoom)
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How would you rate your registration experience? We are eager to refine the program to give our volunteers the best experience possible at all stages of the tutoring process.
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