The Schuler Scholar Program is a private, non-profit foundation that serves students in 11 high schools located throughout the northern suburbs and the city of Chicago. The mission of the program is to equip bright, motivated youth with the support they need to gain access to and succeed at highly selective colleges and beyond. Schuler Scholars are typically first-generation college-bound, are students of color, or come from low-income families. http://www.schulerprogram.org/

AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 80,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, community, and the environment. Through AmeriCorps, the Schuler Scholar Program seeks recent college graduates to serve as AmeriCorps Scholar Coaches.

Scholar Coaches (SCs) serve a two year commitment and are based at a partnership high school. Service is mainly performed at the assigned school and occasionally at other sites or during college visits. SCs monitor the academic and personal/social development of the Scholars and serve as role models. Coaches work directly with Scholars in one-on-one and in group settings. Each SC will manage and deliver reading programming daily to a caseload of 10-15 Scholars. SCs tailor their tutoring and teaching style to meet the needs of each student. After school, SCs deliver Scholar Training and Enrichment Programs (STEPs) that focus on topics such as: the transition to high school, writing, math, decision making, and the transition to college. Additional SC responsibilities may include but are not limited to: subject specific tutoring with junior and senior Scholars, lead college-style seminars with junior and senior Scholars, design and implement new programming, plan and chaperone exposures (trips to the theatre, ballet, opera, museums), chaperone college visits, assist Scholars with the college and summer college program application process, participate in the Scholar selection process, plan and facilitate summer school programs, and manage the student information database.