K-3 Math Tutor

Program Overview

CYC brought Math Corps to Colorado in 2021 to provide math supports for 4th- 8th grade students. In 2024, CYC started implementing Math Corps with Kindergarten – 3rd grade students. Colorado Math Corps is an Ameri Corps program with the mission of ensuring that Colorado students in Kindergarten – 8th grade who are struggling in math receive individualized support in order to improve math skills.

The Math Corps program combines the power of national service with numeracy science to deliver proven approaches that help struggling learners transform into confident students – something that translates into all areas of their lives.

This is an Ameri Corps service member position within an Ameri Corps program, Colorado Math Corps. The K-3 Math Corps Tutor is placed at one elementary school to provide supplemental practice children in kindergarten through third grade to develop their math skills. The tutor will use scripted, evidence-based math strategies as guided by their coaches and will conduct assessments to ensure each student is on track to reach proficiency in math, based on their grade level.

Members serve during school hours and are needed for the entire school year. The position is full-time (35-40 hours per week), with school breaks and holidays off. This position begins on October 19th, 2026 and ends on May 28th, 2027.

Early Math Strategies and Assessment

• Identify students who qualify for Math Corps tutoring services based on a Math Corps designed assessment with direction from coaches.
• Conduct paired tutoring sessions with students using scripted, evidence based math strategies provided by the program; achieve a high degree of fidelity to the scripted strategies.
• Develop and maintain a weekly tutoring schedule which maximizes the number of students served and allows each student pair to receive daily 20minute tutoring sessions using prescribed math strategies.
• Assist students in improving their math skills and abilities to reach grade level expectations.
• Provide complete, accurate, and timely documentation of students’ daily progress and strategies using an online database; maintain confidentiality of all student data.
• Regularly review student data with coaches to gauge the effectiveness of the math strategies being used and determine if a change in strategy is necessary.
• Assess, with a high level of accuracy, students’ continual progress through progress monitoring and benchmarking.
• Participate in regular coaching sessions (including observation of tutor) to review student progress, plan, problem solve, and set goals; act on constructive feedback from coaching sessions.
• Provide opportunities for family involvement for students receiving services, including implementing program family engagement strategies.

• Communicate and interact with students in an age and developmentally appropriate way.
• Foster a welcoming and supportive atmosphere through modeling respectful behavior and communication.
• Build and maintain professional relationships and communicate regularly with classroom teachers, internal coaches, and school site personnel regarding student schedules, interventions, student progress, etc.
• Build and maintain professional relationships and communicate regularly with CYC Math Corps staff and members.
• Record data in online systems in a timely and accurate manner.

• Demonstrate regular, timely attendance and adherence to hours as scheduled.
• Commit to service for the full service term, serving the total commitment of hours within the term.
• Participate in all required Math Corps sponsored training sessions, meetings, and coaching sessions, including peer professional development/cluster meetings, and member meetups; travel as necessary.
• Engage in independent service activities as needed to ensure completion of required service hours.

Members serve full-time (35-40 hours a week), during a typical school schedule. Daily hours are usually within the time frame of 7:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, however these may vary slightly from site to site. Members may attend site-sponsored activities outside of…