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42 Parents' Handbook 2020– 2021 and Learning Forum will coordinate tutoring in subject content, academic coaching or reading skills. Tutoring for a fee must be arranged through the Learning Forum within the following guidelines: 1) HIRING TUTORS Prior to tutoring TFS students on campus, all tutors must submit a resumé and a recent police check. An interview with the Executive Director of the Learning Forum will include a review of qualifications and school procedures as outlined in the Manual for Substitute Teachers. All tutoring will take place on campus in a supervised area such as the Learning Forum. Tutors may be TFS faculty, although they may not tutor any student whom they are currently teaching or conflict with times when they are teaching, offering extra help to their students or supporting admissions. Tutors will not be given keys or cards to the school and should sign in at the attendance desk before tutoring. Tutoring arranged through the school takes place at the school only. The school is not responsible for the actions of tutors who meet with students off-campus. 2) ARRANGING FOR A TUTOR Requests for tutoring at TFS may come from a student, teacher, or parent, or the student's homeroom or Learning Resource teacher. This request will be reviewed by the SBST team to ensure tutoring is the best option. A tutoring fee of $75 per hour session will be billed to the student's TFS account. The following questions will be considered: • What kind of help is already in place at and beyond school? • Is the student needing content or academic skills support? • Have other strategies already been tried through the Learning Forum and with teachers? • Is the parent aware that a tutoring fee of $75 per hour session will be billed to the student's TFS account? 3) TUTOR RESPONSIBILITIES • The tutor will arrange times with parents to meet the student and note this on the tutoring form. This location will be confirmed with Dianne Matys at the Senior School and Branch Administrators at other branches. • Follow all procedures and behaviours as outlined by the Standards and Boundaries for Working with Children – ETFO regulations. • Submit a monthly summary of the student's process to the Learning Forum, the child's parent and teacher to outline the content, instructional strategies and progress of the student. • Connect once a month with the student's teacher to support and reflect the teacher's curricular goals and objectives. • Reflect an understanding of the student's individual learning needs and use teaching strategies best suited to the learner during tutoring sessions. 4) STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES • Continue to meet classroom expectations. • Be on time for all tutoring sessions and bring the required materials. • Notify the tutor if unable to attend a session. Students will be billed if they fail to cancel within 24 hours of a scheduled session. 5) LEARNING FORUM RESPONSIBILITIES • Meet with tutors to review credentials and procedures. • Assist tutors in individualizing instruction for students. HARASSMENT POLICY HIGHLIGHTS TFS is fully committed to respecting and protecting the personal dignity and human rights of our students and employees. TFS has a comprehensive Harassment Policy based on the Ontario Human Rights Code. Harassment in any form is against everything for which we stand, and it will not be tolerated. Harassment includes but is not limited to unwelcome or