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Staff Spotlight: Krystyna Sarrazin, Program Coordinator At Sedgefield Elementary

Krystyna Sarrazin, who joined Heart Math Tutoring in August 2015, is the Program Coordinator at Sedgefield Elementary.

A Chicago native, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations at Marquette University in Milwaukee and a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management from DePaul University in Chicago. In Racine, Krystyna was the annual giving director for a healthcare system, Executive Director of the Young Professionals, and a district alderman.

She is a mother of three, including two adopted daughters from Poland. She believes … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring Featured On Charlotte Talks

Charlotte Talks, one of the region’s top news talk programs, featured Heart Math Tutoring and other innovative math programs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in its Nov. 3 broadcast.

The hourlong show featured Emily Elliott, Heart’s Executive Director, host Mike Collins and guests Tim Chartier, associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College, and Kaneka Turner, an elementary math specialist at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

Since 1998, Charlotte Talks has become the region’s exclusive forum for the discussion … continue reading

Keep Up With Heart Math Tutoring Through Social Media

We enjoy celebrating the success of students and volunteer tutors through social media. We wanted to share a few ways to learn what’s happening at Heart, depending on your channel of choice. The visual guides below were created on a desktop computer, which we recommend using to adjust your settings.

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The Year Ahead: Community Support Enables Heart Math Tutoring To Expand Reach, Impact

With the program now up and running in all eight schools, we are excited about the year ahead. Here’s a quick look at Heart Math Tutoring’s 2015-16 presence in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

• 390 students will receive tutoring for 30 minutes twice per week.
• 440 community members will be volunteer tutors, giving students foundational math skills and enthusiasm for academics through early May.

Click here for a look at the many organizations that partnered with Heart over the summer to find tutors for Charlotte students. … continue reading

Staff Spotlight: Karen Sutton, Program Coordinator at Pinewood Elementary

Karen Sutton is the newest member of Heart Math Tutoring’s team and will be the coordinator at Pinewood Elementary, our eighth school partner.

Karen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and completed graduate courses in Counseling. She is originally from Columbia, SC, and has two children.

Karen worked for several years as a Case Coordinator with Mecklenburg County, linking children and adults with developmental disabilities to needed services. She has also worked as a … continue reading