This document proposes a revamp of the tutoring and mentorship program formerly known as ECU Reads/Counts, to be renamed Bright Buccaneer's. It outlines the program's mission and vision to increase academic skills for elementary students through ECU student tutors and mentors. A leadership team would manage volunteer training and support, supplies, and communication with community partners at local Boys and Girls clubs. Recruitment goals on a timeline are provided through the academic year. Expectations for one-time and ongoing volunteers are defined. A communication plan and learning outcomes are also included.

1. VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE LEARNING CENTER
Bright Buccaneer’s
Previously ECU Reads/Counts
Destiny Devone
4/1/2015
Proposal and concepts for the jumpstart of the tutoring and mentorship program formally known as ECU
Reads/Counts. This document outlines the timelines, organization and methods that could potentially
set in place to start, revamp and retain this programs place as a Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
Signature Program.

2. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 1
I. Mission and Vision Statements
The “What?”
Bright Buccaneer’s make it a mission to serve children of Greenville by being tutors and
mentors that educate, invest in, and inspire future generations of leaders.
The “So What?”
The vision of this program is to increase the academic skills and performance of elementary
students within Pitt County and the surrounding area; Bright Buccaneer’s seeks to recruit and
prepare volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors to local grade school aged children. This
program provides tutor/mentor training prior to placement and scheduling, and then ties local
students to ECU student-tutors. Through community partnerships with three local Boys and
Girls club afterschool programs, we hope to address the educational issues and barriers faced by
many impoverished communities; we seek to give the support and guidance that could make a
difference in a child’s life.

3. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 2
II. Leadership Team Overview “The Now What?”: Leadership Development
B&G Club Branch
Coordinator
1 of 2
Volunteer
management
•OrgSync management
and messaging
•Hours verification
•1st stop for questions
•Make sure volunteers
know school openings
and closings, current
curriculums for their
grade
Supplies,
evaluation and
scheduling
management
•Inventory
•Supplies check in and
out for volunteers
•Note supplies that will
be needed in the future
•Match volunteer
schedules with B&GC
needs
•Manage
monthly/semester tutor
reports and reflections
Coordinator
2 of 2
Community
Partner
relations and
orientation
•Meetings and
communitcation with
commpunity partner
•Working with
community partner to
establish orientation and
volunteer procedure
•Evaluate volunteer
performance with B&GC
Branch
VSLC
communication
•Coordinate weekly and
monthly meeting tmes
with the VSLC
•Create a comprehensive
note of the needs,
strength, weaknesses and
goals to discuss based on
reports from volunteers
and CP evaluation
•Runs team metings

4. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 3
Being a leader in the Bright Buccaneer’s program would entail the responsibilities of
developing and creating partnerships with community agencies that serve the same purpose and
set a priority on education; certain individuals would need to be responsible for contacting
community partners, managing and training volunteers, planning and scheduling tutoring
sessions. The leaders of the Bright Buccaneer’s would need to be organized, have great
communication skills and have the capacity to teach and train other individuals on working with
The “Now What?”: Active Leadership Development
 Must have a 2.75 or above GPA
 Receive a background check
 Make an academic year length commitment
 Complete an application and interview
 Attend training orientation
 Will be held responsible for:
Volunteer Management:
o Monitoring the progress each tutor is making with their child.
o Train volunteers on the responsibilities they have as a mentor/tutor.
o Collect and make a note of the hours and performance of each tutor.
o OrgSync management and messaging
o Hours verification
o Make sure volunteers know school openings and closings, current curriculums for
their grade

5. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 4
Supplies, Inventory and Scheduling Management
o Inventory
o Supplies check in and out for volunteers
o Note supplies that will be needed in the future
o Match volunteer schedules with B&GC needs
o Manage monthly/semester tutor reports and reflections
Community Partner Relations
o Meetings and Communication with community partners
o Working with community partner to establish orientation and volunteer procedure
o Evaluation volunteer performance with B&GC branch
VSLC Communication
o Coordinate meeting times with the VSLC
o Create a comprehensive note of needs, strengths, weaknesses and goals based on
reports from volunteers and CP evaluation.
o Leads team meetings
III. Recruitment Goals- SMART Goals
 February –April
o Promotion of Student led programs open house
 March 6-20
o Create application

6. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 5
o Ideas for training and interview process
 April 6
o Student-led Programs Open House
 April 8
o Student-led Programs Open House
 April 10
o Open applications for students leaders through the 17th
 April 10
o Open applications for tutors through the 17th
 April 17
o Interview Process through the 24th
 April 24
o Selection
 April(end)- May
o Background checks
 March- May
o Connect with community partners ; establish times and needs
 August- September
o Orientation
o Assignment
o Tutoring begins 1 time per week (Last Week of Sept)
 October
o Tutoring (Weekly)
o Work on Spring Action Plan (Mid October)
 November
o Tutoring (Weekly)
o Submit Spring Action Plan (Mid November)
o Wrap up event??? (Late November)
 January-Early February
o Open applications to students (Late January)
o Review new application/ have old participants verify for the semester (Late January)

7. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 6
o Select new applicants (Early February)
o Orientation for new applicants (Early February)
o Assignment (Mid February)
o Tutoring begins 1 time per week (Mid February)
 February
o Tutoring (Weekly)
o Work on fall proposal (Late February)
 March
o Tutoring (Weekly)
o Interested student leader search and interview (Early March)
o Submit fall proposal (Early March)
 April
o Tutoring (Weekly)
o Wrap up event???
IV. Volunteers
 One Time Volunteers
o This position warrants a semester long commitment
 On Going Volunteers
o Have a 2.5 GPA.
o A semester-long commitment; one day a week at minimum.
o At least 1 hour of tutoring per visit.
o Timely arrival to site; transportation is not provided by the VSLC.
o Be actively involved and knowledgeable of the assigned child; check their
homework, test and quiz grades weekly.
o Encourage the child to excel academically; motivate them to do their best.
o Must be familiar with and knowledgeable about the grade level material for their
student.

8. Destiny Devone Bright Buccaneer’s Rough Draft Proposal 7
o Must make any absence know to the Coordinator and Shift leader in advance so
that they are able to inform the child.
o Must follow a dress code.
o Allowed one unexcused and two excused absences per semester.
o Use of inappropriate language is prohibited.
o Do not go into any area alone with a child; if you need a separate space, bring
another tutor with you.
o Sign in and out during each visit; these hours will be collected every Friday.
o Must keep information learned about students during tutoring confidential.
V. Communication Plan
o Volunteers will log their volunteer time through the VSLC Bright Buccaneer’s
portal on OrgSync in addition to signing in on site.
o Volunteer Engagement
 Volunteers will be recruited during the VSLC signature program
open house, social media and word of mouth.
 Bright Buccaneer’s tutors will be trained at the beginning of the
semester and follow up during a reflection meeting that will take
place mid-semester and at the end of the semester.
 Bright Buccaneer’s can spread awareness and knowledge about
illiteracy and the importance of education through our mission.
VI. Learning Outcomes
 Develop civic leadership skills and learn how they can use those skills to contribute to the
common good
 Explore facets of their identity related to diversity, privilege, race, class and gender and
reflect on how those identities impact their perspectives
 Learn about social inequalities and structural injustices and how to respond in creative
and productive ways