Tutors will be recertified every three years effective beginning July 1, 2001, by the Executive Director and/or Coordinator or the LVA-GRC.

Tutors must meet the following criteria:

· regular attendance at and timeliness for tutoring sessions
· recording and reporting of student progress and volunteer hours on a quarterly basis

Tutors must meet a minimum of 2 of the following criteria:

· attend one in-service training per year (This may be fulfilled by attending one of our in-service workshops for tutors or attend related sessions at local, regional, state or national conferences.)
· attend one tutor-sharing session per year
· attend other planned gatherings of affiliate (e.g. - Annual Dinner, Fall Festival Dinner, planned student/tutor outings, etc.)
· submit sample lesson plans
· have a tutoring performance review conducted by staff

Guidelines for Implementation

· A file will be kept on each tutor with the appropriate materials (e.g.- proof of attendance at workshops or gatherings, lesson plans, etc.).
· These files will be reviewed by the Executive Director, Coordinator, or qualified volunteer each April to ensure that the tutor is fulfilling his/her responsibilities.
· The tutor will be issued a new tutor card every three years at our Annual Meeting in June.

Evaluation of the Process:

· Each June the Program Committee will review the process to recertify the Tutors and make changes as necessary.