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Getting Involved
America Reads is part of the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. To become an America Reads tutor a student must be awarded FWS on his or her Financial Aid Award. |
The FWS program is open only to students who demonstrate unmet financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process and the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA). Please visit UGA's Federal Work-Study Web site for more information regarding the program. |
Applying |
The America Reads Tutor position is listed as an FWS position along with the other FWS job listings. When a student has accepted his or her Financial Aid Award, OSFA will send the student an e-mail with instructions regarding the FWS job application process. Prospective tutors will apply for the position. In addition to the regular FWS job application process, each prospective tutor must sign a consent form to allow a criminal background investigation. OSFA will review the applications, select tutors and notify the applicants. |
Training and School Assignment |
America Reads Tutors are required to attend tutor training. This training is conducted under the guidance of the Clarke County School District. Tutors learn skills and appropriate goals for tutoring sessions, as well as activities they may use with their readers. The initial training session will be held in Athens on Saturday, August 15th from 10:00am to 1:00pm. This session is mandatory. You must be able to attend this session in order to participate in the America Reads program. Other training sessions are scheduled for August 18th at 5:15pm, August 20th at 5:15pm, August 24th at 5:00pm. |