What qualifications are necessary to become a SAT teacher?
What kind of training do volunteers receive?
How large are the classes?
How are students grouped into classes?
What is the time commitment?
Where and when are sessions held?
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What qualifications are necessary to become a SAT teacher?
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Volunteers must be undergraduates and must demonstrate that s/he can earn a 650 or higher on the subject s/he wants to instruct.
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What kind of training do volunteers receive?
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Volunteers in our program undergo an intense two-day training session during which they learn about educational inequality, the background of our students, the SAT, and teaching and classroom strategies.
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How large are the classes?
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Let’s Get Ready! classes have a student to teacher ratio of no more than 7 to 1.
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How are students grouped into classes?
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Students are grouped in SAT classes according to their level of proficiency in taking the SAT as determined by their entrance diagnostic test scores.
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What is the time commitment?
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At the very least, the responsibilities of our volunteers will require 3-5 hours a week (SAT classes, travel time, and reflection sessions/mentoring). Depending on how volunteers spend time with their mentees, volunteers may spend up to 8 hours in a week for the program. We realize that this is a considerable commitment to make; however, Let’s Get Ready! is a program committed to meeting the needs of its students. As such, we ask that our volunteers be dedicated to our students at this important time in their lives. Moreover, we believe that our volunteers will find working with our students and gaining a deeper understanding surrounding education inequality very rewarding.
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Where and when are sessions held?
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Sessions are held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-8:30pm at Ithaca High school.