April 11, 2021

ICS Launches Academic Extension Program: Afterschool Virtual Tutoring

ICS is pleased to announce the launch of a new, in-house afterschool tutoring program that is FREE to all ICS K-12 students. Starting tomorrow, Monday, April 12, students can access the new ICS Afterschool Tutoring Program daily (Monday - Friday), 5 - 8 p.m. The virtual tutoring sessions, available through the Google Meets platform, will be staffed by ICS employees who will coordinate closely with building leadership and teachers. This online FREE tutoring program offers students academic assistance with a special focus on math and English subject areas.

Access the ICS Afterschool Virtual Tutoring Program Step 1: Students should launch the ICS Google Classroom platform from their school device and click on "+" sign in the menu bar. Select the "Join class" option. Step 2: Depending on the assistance needed and grade level, students should enter the appropriate class code to be connected. The current codes are: English Language Arts (ELA) K-6: xebqmzu Math K-6: ixib4yp English Language Arts (ELA) 7-12: hxc4qu2

Meet the ICS Afterschool Virtual Tutoring Team

MJ Robinson | ELA K-6 | Class Code: xebqmzu Dr. Mary Joanne Robinson grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from the Indianapolis Public Schools. She earned a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Tennessee State University, Nashville, and started her career as a Teacher and Instructional Coordinator in IPS.  Shortly after, Dr. Robinson earned a Master of Education degree in Elementary Education/Reading Endorsement at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Upon becoming a grandmother, she relocated to Daytona/Ormond Beach, FL and earned a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.  Dr. Robinson became Chair of the Elementary Education Department and Assistant Professor of Reading. After returning to Indianapolis, to care for her elderly parents, she served as an adjunct at IUPUI School of Education.

Jacqi Newsom | Math K - 6 | Classroom Code: ixib4yp Hello! My name is Miss Newsom. In 2020 I received my Art Education Degree from Herron School of Art and Design. I obtained two minors, one in Art History and another in Book Arts. In the past year I have spent my time as a Cheer Coach at Shortridge High School and an ELL assistant at Avon Intermediate School West. I’m the biggest fan of Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order SVU. In my spare time I enjoy painting and going on long walks!

River Karner | ELA 7-12 | Class Code: hxc4qu2 I have been teaching in higher education and K-12 for more than 30 years and genuinely love it as much and more than when I first started. I think that the teacher who consistently remembers she is a student has an important vantage point because it means she knows she can be a receiver, as well as a giver, abundantly broadening the possibilities of what can happen in even the most average of classrooms (if there is such a thing). I encourage students to think of our class as a community. I may be the teacher, but inside the scope of a group framework they can begin to see that they too have information important enough to share, that their presence and the expression of their ideas are indeed necessary to the learning experience.

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