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Julie, at Onondaga Comm. College, we removed that stipulation once we set up a centralized Content Tutoring Center. It had become apparent that a few faculty systematically refused to sign off on the application for their students, apparently thinking that it somehow was a negative reflection on their teaching ability. We now do insist that each applicant sign an agreement to attend classes regularly, come prepared to the tutoring session, etc. It seems to be working. If we discover (usually from tutor) that a tutee is NOT abiding by that agreement, that student is told he/she will no longer be tutored for that course. At 08:54 AM 10/10/00 -0400, you wrote: >When I started my job as Tutor Coordinator at Frederick Community College, I inherited a system where students who wanted 1:1 tutoring are required to first get their instructor's written permission. The reasons given for this were that: >1. instructors could insure that students were first using department resources such as office hours >2. students could not use tutoring as a substitute for attending class >3. staff could "distinguish those students who are truly in need of tutorial services" as the tutoring budget was not bottomless > >I am taking this issue to our advisory board as I would like to remove this stipulation for various reasons. I would welcome any feedback on the pros/cons of asking for instructor's signatures. Do any other colleges require this for 1:1 tutoring? We don't require signatures for drop-in or online tutoring. > >Thanks for your input. > > > >Julie Shattuck >Program Manager, Tutorial Services >(301) 846 2523 >[log in to unmask] >