Another successful year of after-school tutoring

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Photo courtesy Lynn Rose Debbie Moore coaches students (clockwise) Deisi Baxim, Josh Trout and Dayana Quintana as they spell words in shaving cream. Photo courtesy Lynn Rose
Debbie Moore coaches students (clockwise) Deisi Baxim, Josh Trout and Dayana Quintana as they spell words in shaving cream.

By Lynn Rose

Special to The SUN

The after-school tutoring program at Pagosa Springs Elementary School is in its last month of operation as the school year begins to wind down. The final tutoring sessions for the year will be on Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12.

Debbie Moore, a first-grade teacher who serves as the coordinator of the program, reports that nearly 50 students have been served altogether, with 20 students on average participating on any given day during the school year. Several elementary school teachers and high school students, along with Moore, work as tutors to coach students in fundamental skills — math and language arts — that need attention. Moore relies on teacher referrals to recruit students.

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