Expectations of Humble ISD AVID Tutors

1. Tutor attendance is of utmost importance to the AVID elective teacher and to the AVID
students. Tutors missing more than 2 days per semester may be removed.

2. If a tutor is going to be absent, it is expected that they notify their Tutor Expert
supervisor on campus via e-mail or phone as soon as possible.

3. Absolutely NO cell phones allowed in the classroom during tutoring.

4. Tutor training is mandatory. Each tutor is expected to attend 6 hours of official AVID
tutor training per semester and an additional 4 hours (minimum) of district training.

5. Tutors must be able to attend 16 hours of mandatory tutorial trainings as offered by the
campus.

6. Tutors will take an active part in developing the academic and personal strength of AVID
students who have made a commitment to become actively involved in their own
education.

7. Tutors will become masters of reassurance and the AVID strategies (WICR: writing,
inquiry, collaboration and reading) and will attend mandatory tutorology sessions.

8. Tutors become masters of the stages of the tutorial and inquiry learning process and will
require the following of their students:
 To take Cornell Notes and formulate higher levels of questions.
 To complete tutorial request form and include 2 higher-level questions from
Cornell notes, homework, or tests.
 To turn in tutorial request forms and prepare for tutorial by gathering resources.
 Divide into tutorial groups.
 Begin tutorial by having a student presenter write a high level question on the
board.
 Check students’ understanding of the problem by asking clarifying questions.
 Repeat inquiry process for all group members.
 Reflect in writing about the inquiry process used.
 Turn in tutorial form to receive feedback and a grade.
 Debrief the tutorial session.

9. Tutors will:
 Lead collaborative tutorial groups.
 Assist students in the writing process.
 Discuss common areas of concern.
 Help students take and use Cornell notes from lectures and textbooks.
 Help students learn through asking questions (use of inquiry), not providing
answers.
 Provide evaluation of student binders.
 Assist the coordinator in other duties as assigned.
 Apply motivation strategies to keep students on task.
10. Tutors are expected to be active learners, not experts. Because you have been
selected as a tutor for this special class, it is expected and understood that you
will:
 Understand and support the AVID philosophy of learning.
 Be positive and professional at all times.
 Be on time and prepared at all times.
 Act as a role model in behavior and wear appropriate attire at all times.
 Inform the teacher in advance of absences on a tutorial day.
 Become familiar with the specific routines and expectations of each AVID
teacher’s classrooms.
 Underscore the importance of learning and achieving academic success.
 Take an active part in developing the academic strength and personal pride of the
AVID students
 Demonstrate the commitments tutors make to students.
 Communicate effectively with students to amplify motivation and subject area
mastery.
 Assist AVID students in developing personal pride.

Susan Tibbetts: 281-641-8215 susan.tibbetts@humble.k12.tx.us