First Presbyterian Church

Thomas S. McCormick Memorial Scholarship Fund

This program provides tutoring services to GCMS students who do not have any other extra help.

"Education opens the doors to success."

Facts about the program:

• This program offers qualified tutors, observes confidentiality, and
  follows professional policies and procedures.
• Students are referred by their teacher to the guidance counselor.
• Students are tutored two times aweek for forty minutes.
• Substitute tutors are available.
• This program receives no state or federal funding.
• The cost to pay a tutor to provide services to a student for a calendar year is $680. Other expenses include the cost of the director and other operating funds.
• In three years we have expanded from two to seventeen students, five regular tutors, two substitute tutors, and a program director.
• There are seventeen students currently enrolled with a definite need for expansion.
• Additional funding is needed to maintain the quality of our current program and hopefully expand in the future.

Out of seventeen students surveyed, 93% reported having an improvement in their attitude towards school.

Parent Comments

• "Without this program my child would have been miserable at school and at home. The tutor helped with comprehension and the tension eased at home."
• "My daughter was able to direct more energy to other skills while she continued to improve at school."
• "This program helped my child feel more confident in all subjects. The tutor was very caring and an excellent teacher."
• "Thank you for giving my son the opportunity to benefit from the tutoring program. Having a tutor helped him complete and turn in homework that normally he struggled with. Also, he developed a better understanding of the subjects he was getting help in."

100% of parents surveyed reported this program had accomplished it's purpose
and the student's attitude towards school had improved.

Student Comments

• "This program has helped me understand my school work better."
• "This program is very helpful. Keep it going and get students involved who have goals they want to accomplish!"
• "This program is very helpful, I get better grades, and I know a lot more now."

The students of today are our future leaders tomorrow. Let's help them to be the very best they can be.

Interested?

Write or Leave a Message for:

Marinell Jones
Program Director
First Presbyterian Church
401 North Church St.
Gibson City, IL 60936
217-784-5422

Contact Marinell

All contributions made to this program are tax deductible.

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