Ten Wayne State College students are currently serving as tutors for the Nebraska SMART (Success Made Accessible Through Rural Tutoring) tutoring program through the Nebraska State College System.
Nebraska SMART is a free virtual tutoring program for students in grades K-12 in Nebraska Educational Service Units 1, 4 and 13. Teacher education candidates from Wayne State remotely tutor students from ESU 1 through an online tutoring platform.
The program is administered across the Nebraska State College System with students at Chadron State and Peru State serving their respective regions.
Wayne State students serving Educational Service Unit 1 schools are:
Castana, Iowa – Kaitlyn Nelson; Blair – Bre Matzen; Broken Bow – Buddy Osmond; Coleridge – Mikayla Walker; Columbus – Emily Beckman and Travis Schoch; Herman – Reese Hansen; Holdrege – Avery Michalski; Humphrey – Allison Durkop and Wisner – Tymarie Ott.
Educational Service Unit 1 schools are:
Allen Public Schools, Bloomfield Community Schools, Cedar Catholic High School, Creighton Community Public Schools, Crofton Community School, East and West Catholic Elementary School,
Emerson-Hubbard Community Schools, Hartington-Newcastle Public Schools, Holy Trinity Elementary School, Homer Community Schools, Isanti Community Schools, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School,
Niobrara Public Schools, Pender Public Schools, Ponca Public Schools, Randolph Public Schools, St. Augustine School, St. Ludger School, St. Mary’s School, St. Michael’s School,
St. Rose of Lima School, South Sioux City Community Schools, Umó Ho Nation Public School, Verdigre Public School, Wakefield Community School,
Walthill Public School, Wausa Public Schools, Wayne Community Schools, Winnebago Public Schools, Winside Public Schools and Wynot Public Schools.
Nebraska students in grades K-12 within Educational Service Units 1, 4 and 13 have free access to online tutoring with a qualified tutor in specific subject areas. Students can request pre-scheduled appointments with a tutor or log in to be connected with the next tutor available in the queue. Students should provide homework for which they wish to receive help or topics that they would like to cover.
To schedule an appointment, parents must initially register their student(s) before they can receive tutoring services. Once registered, students or parents on behalf of students, can schedule a tutoring session at least 24 hours in advance. Students can join on-demand tutoring to be connected with the next available tutor.
Parents can register their student(s) at https://nebraskasmart.tutorwithpearl.com/self-onboarding. Students can connect with the next available tutor at https://nebraskasmart.tutorwithpearl.com and schedule a tutoring session at https://nebraskasmart.tutorwithpearl.com.
Tutoring is offered from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays during the Spring 2024 semester through May 3.
Tutors are full-time students at Wayne State College who have been admitted to the teacher education program, have completed background checks, and received training through their teacher education program coursework.
