A+ participants must perform a minimum of 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring. The tutoring/mentoring must be:

• Coordinated through the LSN A+ Office
• Up to 12.50 hours can be from job shadowing (upon pre-approval of the A+ office).
• Up to 12.50 hours can be from out-of-district tutoring/mentoring (upon pre-approval of the A+ office).  They must be working with children for the hours to count.
• All hours can now be done through Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation if the hours are available (upon completion of a background check provided by LS Parks and Rec).  Park & Rec does all the scheduling of the students once their background checks have been approved.

Guidelines

• A+ participants must complete all A+ required paperwork.  Students must also attend a tutor training session BEFORE they can begin a tutoring/mentoring assignment.
• A+ participants must receive a confirmation sheet from the A+ Office before engaging in tutoring/mentoring activities unless other arrangements have been made.
• Tutoring/mentoring time must be documented on the A+ Student Tutor Log. When they sign up for a tutor assignment, these will be given to the student. Additional logs will be available in the A+ Office.
• Tutoring/mentoring may also be counted as community service as long as it meets the guidelines of both programs and appropriate forms for each program are completed and turned in.  Please ask for clarification if you have questions.
• Tutoring/mentoring activities are to be conducted in a controlled, disciplined, and orderly manner and only for as long as the experience is productive and necessary.
• Participants should consider themselves guests of the school and/or supervisor and conduct themselves according to all rules, regulations, and guidelines discussed at training. A+ participants who do not meet the behavioral expectations of the supervisor during any portion of the tutoring experience risk forfeiture of tutoring opportunities.
• The signature of the supervisor must verify all tutoring/mentoring time. Tutoring/mentoring time must be recorded and verified on the A+ Student Tutoring Log.  Tutor logs are available in the A+ Office or emailed to students upon request. Students will not receive credit for unverified tutoring hours or for forms that are lost or not turned in.
• Tutoring/mentoring for A+ hours must be unpaid and working with children.