
Program Guidelines
Qualifications
Students must have at least one (1) core subject below grade level on their report card/progress report, be in special education (have an IEP or 504), or have a strong teacher referral. If the report card has an S- or C-, a strong teacher referral must be provided.
Attendance Guidelines
Students are required to attend all tutoring sessions. If they will be absent, parents/guardians must call our program office one hour prior to each scheduled session. Only our Program Office staff can excuse absences. It WILL NOT be excused if parents/guardians tell the site coordinator, school staff, or ASAP Staff. Tardies are considered an unexcused absense after 15 minutes. After three unexcused absences, students will be dismissed from the program. After an excessive amount of excused absences, they may be dismissed from the program.
Summer Locations
GECAC Office
Brock Elliott Elementary
Sequoia Elementary
(Locations subject to change)
Call the Program Office at (209) 825-7003 in May of each year for summer schedule and locations.
This program is partially funded by The San Joaquin County CDBG Program.

What is Teach?
Tutoring Encourages Achievement, Coaching & Hardwork (TEACH) mentor/tutoring is the matching of a student receiving one or more below average grades with a volunteer or tutor. Each session allows the student and mentor to talk together and find out how each other’s day was. This bond breeds trust and a healthy, safe, comfortable environment to study in.

Applications
- Must include a parent signature
- Must include your child’s most recent report card

Volunteer
We are in need of caring individuals from 5th grade to adult who would be willing to volunteer as little as one hour twice a week to help make a difference in the life of a child

Support
Sign ups are open for our TEACH Summer Program! All applications must be submitted through Eleyo and turned in no later than May 31, 2022.
This gives students a chance to work on subjects they have been struggling in during the summer. You must submit a copy of your child’s report card, IEP, or 504 form.
Sign up here:
Tutor Locations

Anthony Traina
Jan 18 – May 19
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:10pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:20pm

August Knodt
Sept 13- May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Brock Elliott
Sept 13 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

George Komure
Sept 27- May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

George McParland
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Golden West
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Great Valley Annex
Sept 13 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Joseph Widmer
Sept 27- May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Joshua Cowell
Sept 20 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Lathrop
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Lincoln
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Mossdale
Sept 13 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Neil Hafley
Sept 28 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

New Haven
Sept 28 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Nile Garden
Sept 28 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Program Office
Sept 13 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Program Office - RAP
Sept 7 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Ripona
Sept 28 – May 19
Monday, Wednesday 3pm
Tuesday, Thursday 3pm
Monday, Wednesday 4pm
Tuesday, Thursday 4pm
Monday, Wednesday 5pm
Tuesday, Thursday 5pm

RiTechA
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:05pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:10pm

Sequoia
Sept 20 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Shasta
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

South West Park
Sept 28 – May 19
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Stella Brockman
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:45pm

TFLC
Tracy Family Learning Center
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Veritas
Sept 27 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Walter Woodward
Sept 20 – May 19
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm

Virtual
Sept 13 – May 19
Monday, Wednesday 2:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm
Monday, Wednesday 3:35pm
Tuesday, Thursday 3:35pm
Monday, Wednesday 4:45pm
Tuesday, Thursday 4:45pm
During the 2019-2020 school year
535
YOUTH SERVED
84
GRADUATES
64
GRADE IMPROVEMENTS
Give Every Child A Chance (GECAC) is a leader in providing after school mentor/programs throughout San Joaquin County. GECAC after school programs offer one-on-one mentor/tutoring to children struggling in school. Over 3,000 students annually receive after school programs and mentor/tutoring through our various programs. Literacy programs offered through GECAC focus on family reading time, library materials and support services, reading readiness activities, basic concepts about books, creating a print rich environment, book selection tips, what to expect from the child when reading with him/her, how to share a book with a family member, and other literacy-enhancing materials. Students enjoy the program and have an opportunity to receive support while working on better comprehension skills. On another level, focusing on comprehension and literacy, GECAC plays a key role in the counties annual Great Valley Book Fair, where thousands of people gather to meet and mingle with their favorite authors, discover new ones, or pick up a book they have been excited to read. These experiences all add to the growth and eventual success of those students participating in our programs.
Contact the GECAC program office at 825-7003 in April of each year for more information and locations.



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of teach students had a positive grade change in any subject and in any primary tutoring subject
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of teach students strongly agree that their grades have improved while being tutored at gecac
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