[Factc] Incarcerated tutors

Fri Jan 6 14:01:01 PST 2023

Ditto something by Monday & thanks for giving us all a chance to advocate
for these people so integral to our students' success.

On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 1:46 PM Powers, James <JPowers at clark.edu> wrote:

> Same here! Weekend project, and my pleasure to do so!!
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> J. Ron Powers
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> *From:* Anastasi, Kathryn <KAnastasi at clark.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2023 1:43 PM
> *To:* Allen, Justin <jallen at clark.edu>; Zavrel, Lauren <LZavrel at clark.edu>;
> Sheese, Charlie <CSheese at clark.edu>; Sherwood, Kristin <
> ksherwood at clark.edu>; michael.r.ashton at outlook.com; England, Michael <
> mengland at clark.edu>; Stoklosa, Michelle <mstoklosa at clark.edu>; Woitte,
> Kristin <kwoitte at clark.edu>; Morales, Gabrielle L. 'CC' (DOC) <
> gabrielle.morales at DOC1.WA.GOV>; Powers, James <JPowers at clark.edu>
> *Cc:* Wickline, Paul <PWickline at clark.edu>; Harris, Nicole <
> NHarris at clark.edu>; Taylor, Janice (Tutoring Services) <jltaylor at clark.edu>;
> Anne Brackett <abrackett at everettcc.edu>; factc at lists.ctc.edu;
> william.potter at doc1.wa.gov; Valenti, Hannah L. 'CC' (DOC) <
> hannah.valenti at doc1.wa.gov>; david.scates at doc1.wa.gov; Wells, Ezekiel <
> EWells at clark.edu>; Zavrel, Lauren 'CC' (DOC) <lzavrel at DOC1.WA.GOV>;
> Em/Emareena X Danielles <em at meoutloud.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Incarcerated tutors
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> Same!
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> -katy
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> *From:* Allen, Justin <jallen at clark.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2023 1:42 PM
> *To:* Zavrel, Lauren <LZavrel at clark.edu>; Sheese, Charlie <
> CSheese at clark.edu>; Sherwood, Kristin <ksherwood at clark.edu>;
> michael.r.ashton at outlook.com; England, Michael <mengland at clark.edu>;
> Stoklosa, Michelle <mstoklosa at clark.edu>; Woitte, Kristin <
> kwoitte at clark.edu>; Morales, Gabrielle L. 'CC' (DOC) <
> gabrielle.morales at DOC1.WA.GOV>; Powers, James <JPowers at clark.edu>;
> Anastasi, Kathryn <KAnastasi at clark.edu>
> *Cc:* Wickline, Paul <PWickline at clark.edu>; Harris, Nicole <
> NHarris at clark.edu>; Taylor, Janice (Tutoring Services) <jltaylor at clark.edu>;
> Anne Brackett <abrackett at everettcc.edu>; factc at lists.ctc.edu;
> william.potter at doc1.wa.gov; Valenti, Hannah L. 'CC' (DOC) <
> hannah.valenti at doc1.wa.gov>; david.scates at doc1.wa.gov; Wells, Ezekiel <
> EWells at clark.edu>; Zavrel, Lauren 'CC' (DOC) <lzavrel at DOC1.WA.GOV>;
> Em/Emareena X Danielles <em at meoutloud.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Incarcerated tutors
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> I’ll get you a blurb by Monday.
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> Justin Allen, M.A.
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> Adjunct Faculty (BEECH Unit)
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> Clark College
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> jallen at clark.edu
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> “Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.”
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> -- bell hooks
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> *From:* Zavrel, Lauren <LZavrel at clark.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2023 1:34 PM
> *To:* Sheese, Charlie <CSheese at clark.edu>; Sherwood, Kristin <
> ksherwood at clark.edu>; michael.r.ashton at outlook.com; England, Michael <
> mengland at clark.edu>; Allen, Justin <jallen at clark.edu>; Stoklosa, Michelle
> <mstoklosa at clark.edu>; Woitte, Kristin <kwoitte at clark.edu>; Morales,
> Gabrielle L. 'CC' (DOC) <gabrielle.morales at DOC1.WA.GOV>; Powers, James <
> JPowers at clark.edu>; Anastasi, Kathryn <KAnastasi at clark.edu>
> *Cc:* Wickline, Paul <PWickline at clark.edu>; Harris, Nicole <
> NHarris at clark.edu>; Taylor, Janice (Tutoring Services) <jltaylor at clark.edu>;
> Anne Brackett <abrackett at everettcc.edu>; factc at lists.ctc.edu;
> william.potter at doc1.wa.gov; Valenti, Hannah L. 'CC' (DOC) <
> hannah.valenti at doc1.wa.gov>; david.scates at doc1.wa.gov; Wells, Ezekiel <
> EWells at clark.edu>; Zavrel, Lauren 'CC' (DOC) <lzavrel at DOC1.WA.GOV>;
> Em/Emareena X Danielles <em at meoutloud.com>
> *Subject:* Incarcerated tutors
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> Hello all,
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> I have been asked to testify on Tuesday the 10th in support of HB1024
> which would increase incarcerated worker pay, and advocate specifically for
> a larger boost in pay to peer tutors. I will have about 1 minute to speak,
> but was invited to include written testimony from others, which is why I am
> writing you. It's a short turnaround, but if you would like to chime in
> with support for incarcerated tutors, please reply to me with a written
> blurb of any length that I may submit when I testify. I am also getting
> submissions from former tutors.
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> If this helps: in a nutshell, HS+ would not be able to run with any
> success at Larch without the support of the tutors. Our graduation rates at
> Larch have soared from about 15% to now 85% because of the launch of HS+ as
> an alternative to the GED, the smaller class sizes that COVID forced us
> into, and the tutor cadre. Tutors currently earn 42 cents per hour; when we
> cannot hold classes due to wildfire, snow closures, prison lockdowns or
> COVID, tutors continue to provide academic support in the living units to
> students who refuse to quit. They are by far *the most important*
> resource for incarcerated students - more important than books, computers,
> and even faculty in many cases, as many students simply will not trust a
> teacher at first without the intervention and reassurance of a peer tutor.
> Tutors are THE #1 reason our completion rates soar at Larch, THE #1 reason
> we have CLOSED the equity gaps in the demographics of those completers
> since 2018, and THE #1 reason why infraction rates among basic skills
> students have dropped almost to zero.
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> Sorry for the short notice; I only found out about this last night. Please
> message me if you have questions or would like further information.
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> Thank you,
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> *Lauren L. Zavrel*
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> BEdA Faculty, Clark College
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> Larch Corrections Center
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> (360) 260-6300 ext 41357
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> lzavrel at clark.edu
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> lzavrel at doc1.wa.gov
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