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U.S. Army representatives offer tutoring and recruitment resources to Amherst schools
Summary
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, Sergeant Benjamin Knode described free tutoring available through March2Success and encouraged the district to consider Troops to Teachers and other military transition programs as pipelines for substitute teachers and future hires.
At the start of the meeting’s public-comment period, Sergeant Benjamin Knode, who said he is stationed in the Amherst area, addressed the Amherst Central School District board to describe tutoring and recruiting resources the U.S. Army offers to local schools.
Knode said the Army provides free online tutoring through a program he identified as March 2 Success and gave the website as marchnumber2success.com. He said the tutoring is available to students and can be proctored by faculty and counselors.
“We’re here to assist each individual of your faculty and staff that need help with the students getting through the class,” Knode said. “We have free tutoring through a program called March 2 Success.”
Knode also described workforce and recruiting resources: he said his recruiting detachment covers roughly 1,500 square miles of western New York, employs 20 recruiters and that most recruiters hold college degrees and are authorized to substitute-teach when requested. He recommended the district consider the Department of Defense’s Troops to Teachers transition program as a potential recruitment pool for veteran teachers.
Knode said the Army offers simultaneous education pathways for enlistees, including “concurrent application” and letters of intent the military provides for many colleges, and he described ROTC and reserve officer training options for students interested in pursuing commissioned careers.
Knode said the Army also connects recruits to civilian employment options and corporate partners. “We can get your students a good paying job,” he said, listing a range of career paths from skilled trades to sales, and noting several large employers as examples.
The remarks were made during the public-comment period; the board did not take action on the items Knode raised.
Ending
Knode said he looked forward to working with Amherst counselors to increase the Army’s presence in the schools and to offer tutoring and recruitment information to students.
