November 8, 2011

Auburndale senior group tutors h.s. students

By Paula Stuart, News Chief Correspondent, NewsChief.com originally published on 8/22/11

As financial cut-backs take hold in Polk County schools, a group of volunteers from Auburndale are making efforts to ease the impact on the students. The Hampton’s Educational Foundation is a group of 60 retired residents from the Hampton community of Auburndale who are turning their attention from giving scholarships to providing tutoring for high school students. “We have to help these schools one way or another,” Kevin Dunn said.

Tenoroc High Principal Ernest Joe said this tutoring will help with student testing and SAT and ACT scores. “Now with budget cuts, this is a blessing. I am blessed to be in a community where folks are coming in and helping us win the game,” said Joe, whose school and Auburndale High School will benefit from the free tutoring.

In the past, the Hampton’s foundation has awarded scholarships have been awarded. “Up until now, our work has been scholarships. We have given a total of 33 from the foundation since it formed in 2008,” he said.

In addition to that going, Dunn and other members of the group wanted to offer help on a daily basis and make it available for the entire student body. “I started volunteering at the high school and found out that the need is beyond belief and scary,” he said. “Our graduation rate isn’t really spectacular. The state is cutting so much funding.” The tutoring program, Dunn said, could benefit up to 3,000 students. “You know what the economy is like right now and they are cutting teachers, but this program will help and you will see that in the state test scores,” he said.

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