PENCIL will recruit and train volunteers, and work with Metro Nashville Public Schools and Vanderbilt’s Tutor Nashville to match volunteers with individual students. Volunteers commit to:
- A background check, provided by PENCIL at no cost to the volunteer
- Training consisting of two, two-hour sessions, which can be done remotely at the volunteer’s convenience
- One-to-one sessions via secure virtual classroom with an MNPS student, three times/week for 30 minutes each session, over 10 weeks (scheduled according to the volunteer’s availability)
Using a high-impact, research-based model, volunteers help ensure that each student is known, supported, and academically on-track.