Educators
Promoting Peer Tutoring as an Elective
When you are proposing to begin a peer tutoring class you will need
to fit it into a department as an elective. Some schools allow for general
elective courses, but most schools require that every elective be in a
department. Across the state of Kentucky we have found peer tutoring to
fall into 3 different departments as an elective. We have found it to
be listed as a social studies elective, a vocational elective, and as
a special education elective.
Before making any decision on your own, you should talk
with the school counselor and decide where it would best fit.
After making a decision,you then need to discuss your
decision with the department head of where you are listing the course.
When working with the counselor, make sure that you follow all of the
policies and procedures laid out for getting new electives approved.
Tips for Teachers
Setting Up a Peer Tutor Program