Insurance waivers must be filled out and turned into Rutgers Readers before volunteers can start tutoring at Redshaw

TB test documentation is required by the school. Test results up to 12 months old are valid. Please have this with you for your first day of tutoring.

Dress Code: Please dress casually but tastefully when you go to Redshaw. Sneakers are permitted.

Name tags must be worn at all times while you are at the school. It should be read “Miss/Ms/Mr” followed by your first name.

Attendance Policy: No more than 3 shifts may be missed over the course of the semester.

You must notify your Reader Leader if you cannot attend a shift, and Reader Leaders must notify their shift if they cannot attend a shift.

If you are in the morning shift, you must contact the school if you are going to be absent so that your teacher knows you are not coming.

Tutoring bags are available for all members to carry books, games, paper and crayons in.

Books, games, and other materials are all located in the Rutgers Readers office, located in the SAC. To get into our office, go to the front desk and ask for the key to office V, Rutgers Readers. You will have to give them your student ID.

Please return all games to the office after your shift so that others may use them.

Always walk to Redshaw with your group, or make other arrangements to go with a buddy.

Upon arriving at the school, don’t forget to sign-in! This is required by the school and is our way of monitoring volunteer attendance.

On the first day of tutoring, your Reader Leader will accompany you to the vice-principle Ms. Smith’s office, and she will direct you to your assigned classroom. After the first day, you will proceed directly to your assigned classroom.

If you will be playing the gym, you must be wearing sneakers and follow gym rules and guidelines.

Problems? Always feel free to contact your Reader Leader or the officers if you have questions or concerns (rutgersreaders@yahoo.com)