West Virginia Department of Education

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West Virginia Department of Education Title I Supplemental Education Services List of Approved Providers FY 2012-2013 *Indicates online service provider Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness A Better Grade Tutoring, Statewide A Better Grade Tutoring ABGT selects the highest ABGT has a demonstrated record of (ABGT), LLC offers a dynamic quality local instructors and effectiveness in improving student LLC Special Services: in-home tutoring program carefully screens each achievement. In the Ohio Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabled delivered by tutors who potential tutor. Tutors are Department of Education SES Grades K-12 LEP (Bosnian, Burmese, accommodate all learning styles either State certified teachers, Effectiveness Report (ODE 2011) Chinese, Farsi, Filipino, through the influence of 1:1 education counselors or published September 2011, ABGT Robert Gaskins, CEO French Mau-Mau, Nepali, tutor interaction. ABGT college graduates with a is listed as "Effective" scoring 45 [email protected] Russian, Somali, Spanish, provides an in-home (or located masters or bachelor degree in (effective range 40-57) as a 3050 Hunsinger Lane #20578 Ukrainian and at an after-school care facility) majors other than education statewide average for all the Louisville, KY 40250 Vietnamese) tutoring experience fostering a (currently 95% of current districts served. This State Phone: 866-936-2248 or student’s desire to learn by staff). In addition, tutors Education Agency report also 502-290-7806 Service Locations: utilizing student centered without a degree must have indicates the ABGT tutoring Fax: 502-290-8593 Home, after-school care activities engaging the student in 60+ hours of verifiable program was rated "Effective" with website: myabgt.com or facility (with authorized motivation for learning. We also college credits (currently 5% the following Local Education abettergradetutoring.com parent/guardian chaperone provide group tutoring of 5:1 of current staff) with one year Agencies; Berea City 44, Cincinnati Office hours: M-Th:11am -7 pm, present) or school facility provided at a students' residence experience. All tutors must Public Schools 54, Cleveland F: 11 am-5 pm or school facility where pass (75% or better) an ABGT Municipal School District 43, Availability of Services: available. pre-employment assessment Parma City 50, South-Western City After School for the pre-requisite reading (Columbus, OH) 47 and Weekends Minimum # to serve: 1 and mathematics skills Warrensville Heights 50. In Summer Maximum # to serve: 2,500 necessary to improve student addition, parents of students Cost: $52/hour/student performance. receiving services were surveyed from 2008-2011 and the following was reported: 1) 92% reported improved student grade level proficiency (numerous 1st time recipients of academic awards); 2) 75% reported more student educational motivation; 3) 99% reported tutors were effective and professional; and 4) 100% reported tutors concentrated on individual achievement goals directly aligned to state CSOs.

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Achieve HighPoints Statewide Achieve High Points (AHP) is a Virtual tutors must have a Recent statistically valid results (by Datamatics, Inc.) state curriculum-driven web- minimum of a bachelor’s from a study conducted by the Mathematics, Special Services: based mathematics tutoring degree in mathematics, University of Georgia have been Grades 2-12 Physical Disability platform for students in grades engineering, science or reported regarding the success of 2-12 that helps students master another math-intensive field. the AHPs program for students Service Locations: mathematics skills from home Potential tutors are also serviced in the state of Georgia. The Devina Singh, SES Administrator Online according to individual pacing. interviewed and tested to study consisted of a large market [email protected] AHP caters to students without ensure good educational and research survey and empirical test 4375 Rivergreen Parkway, Suite 200 Availability of Services: the usual time and transportation communication skills. data on the impact of the program Duluth, GA 30096 Before School barriers. Aligned to State on student’s State mathematics test Phone 770-623-6969, x 240 After School standards curriculum, the scores. According to the study the Fax: 770-232-9463 Weekends program reinforces classroom percentage of students who met or [email protected] Summer learning and helps students exceeded the standard for the website: www.achieves.com retain teaching in a 1:1 Criterion Referenced Competency Office hours: M-F: 7 am-9 pm tutor/student ratio. Regardless of Test, End of Course Test and/or the the districts per pupil allocation Georgia High School Graduation AHP will provide a minimum of Test indicated an average score of 30 tutoring hours with no 66.7% for students receiving AHPs additional cost to parents or tutoring compared to an average of school districts. In addition, 58.3% for all other GA SES students are allowed unlimited providers and 46.2% for students access to the AHP platform even not receiving SES. after the per pupil allocation is exhausted. AHP provides a laptop for students for the duration of the program.

Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 2,000 Cost: $72/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Service Description of Services Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Area(s) Cost Individuals Record Contact Information Providing Services of Effectiveness *ATS Project Success Statewide ATs Project Success offers K-12 SES instructional staff Of the 958 K-8 students completing Reading and mathematics, students support in reading and positions with ATS Project the SuccessMaker reading program Grades K-12 Special Services: mathematics. Services are Success require teachers to be in all states ATS served for the Learning Disabled offered online in the comfort and fully certified as a licensed 2008-2009 school year, the average LEP (HMong and safety of the student’s home teacher by the Michigan starting Initial Placement Motion Renee Weaver-Wright, SES Spanish) with a loaned, pre-programmed Department of Education or (IPM) assessment level was 2.76 Coordinator laptop computer using several meet the parameters stated by and the average final level was 4.03, [email protected] Service Location(s): types of software (i.e., Compass the Department of Education with an average gain of 1.27 20674 Hall Road Online/Web-based in Learning, Pearson Digital’s as a paraprofessional. The instructional levels, achieved with Clinton Township, MI 48038 student’s home SuccessMaker & Odyssey) and current ATS Project Success an average of 28.37 hours of Phone: 586-465-9474 or 800-297- dial-up Internet service at no instructional staff consists of tutoring in reading. While the 2119 Availability of Services: cost. Upon completion of the 130 tutors: 10 have a Master’s expected gain was 0.95 of an Fax: 586-465-9481 Before school program students may keep the Degree, 34 have a Bachelor of instructional level, students actually website: After school laptop computer. Students are Science degree, 7 have a exceeded an expected gain in www.ATSProjectSuccessWorks.com Weekends assessed to determine the Bachelor of Arts degree, 2 reading by 0.33 of an instructional Office hours: M-Th: 8 am-9 pm Summer student’s instructional level and have post-baccalaureate level. Of the 658 K-8 students F: 8 am-5 pm learning objectives and certification, 1 has an completing the SuccessMaker Sat: 8 am- 2 pm curriculum is set and adjusted to Associate’s degree, 1 has mathematic program in all states Sun: 12 pm -5pm provide activities at the Work Keys certification, and ATS served for the 2008-2009 appropriate level. Students are 1 has 60 or more college school year, the average starting encouraged to complete two credit hours. Most tutorial IPM assessment level was 3.89 and one-hour sessions per week. staff are degreed and certified the average final level was 4.98, ATS staff monitors the student’s in the subject areas being with an average gain of 1.09 progress online and follows-up taught or have passed the instructional levels, achieved with with e-mails and/or telephone Michigan Subject Area Test an average of 28.47 hours of calls to the students and parents for Teacher Certification or tutoring in mathematics. While the each week. Since July 2003, the Michigan paraprofessional expected gain was 0.95 of an ATS Project has worked with exam. All tutorial staff are instructional level, students actually 20,000 students from 30 states in high school graduates and exceeded their expected gain in 400 districts. either have an Associate’s reading by 0.14 of an instructional degree, 60 college or level. Minimum # to serve: 1 university credits or have Maximum # to serve: 1,000 successfully completed an Cost: $60/hour/student assessment measuring knowledge of reading, writing and mathematics.

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Provider Name Geographic Service Description of Services Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Area(s) Cost Individuals Record Contact Information Providing Services of Effectiveness Believe-N-U-Youth Statewide Believe-N-U-Youth Local tutors who are part of Analysis of 2010-2011 data Empowerment offers students the WV education community provided by BNUYE shows that, of Empowerment, LLC Special Services: the opportunity to gain deeper will be hired by BNUYE. students who completed Reading and mathematics, Physical Disability understanding of Minimum qualifications for individualized programs, many Grades K-12 reading/language arts and tutors include: realized notable gains. On average, Service Locations: mathematics through fun and individual cumulative scores Demetria Jennings, Executive School innovative instructional methods . Completion of at least (encompassing assessment in Director Business meant to increase overall two years of study at an fluency, comprehension and [email protected] Place of Religious academic ability. Student institute of higher vocabulary) increased by 26.69%. 201 E. Clay Street Worship academic levels are assessed by education or possession Individual vocabulary and Richmond, VA 23219 Community Center administering pre and post of an associate’s or comprehension scores increased by Phone: 804-648-7323 Online assessments which are correlated higher degree; and 39.4% and 33.27% respectively. Fax: 804-234-8797 Home to the State standards. Students The largest impact occurred as a Website: www.believe-n-u.com participate in tutoring 2 to 3 . Experience as a tutor, result of the utilization of the 3 Office hours: M-F: 9 am-5 pm Availability of Services: times per week for 60-120 paraprofessional, essential oral fluency instruction Before School minute tutoring sessions in a instructional aide, as a strategies (read aloud, rereading and After School small group setting substitute or student one-on-one feedback) where Weekends (student/teacher ratio of 5:1) teacher or experience students saw an average increase of Summer using curriculum from Triumph providing programming 59.83% in the ability to not only Learning, a leader in educational or instruction to youth. fluently read passages, but also to instructional materials in read with expression and self- addition to interactive skills- Tutoring assistants must correction. On average, individual based activities. possess, at a minimum, a high cumulative scores for mathematics school diploma and (encompassing assessment in Minimum # to serve: 10 experience working with numbers/number sense, basic Maximum # to serve: 1,000 children in an educational operations/computation/estimation, Cost: $70/hour/student setting. geometry, measurement and algebra/patterns) increased by 47.20% with an average individual increase of 66.15%

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Provider Name Geographic Service Description of Services Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Area(s) Cost Individuals Record Contact Information Providing Services of Effectiveness *Brainfuse One-to-One Statewide Brainfuse provides individual All tutors must possess a four Independent studies indicate that attention from a tutor using a year college degree and students advance an average of one Tutoring Online services available home and/or school computer. demonstrate high proficiency grade level after 30 Brainfuse (a division of The Trustforte in locations with Internet Complete freedom is offered in the areas in which they sessions. During the past six years, Corporation) connectivity when choosing tutoring times. wish to tutor. The company tutors have amassed considerable Reading and mathematics, Sessions are typically one hour has hired and trained tutors experience working with students Grades 3-12 Special Services: in length and are generally held who have experience with from a wide range of backgrounds, LEP (Spanish) 2-3 times per week. Each Title I students. Before many of whom are Title I students, Alex Sztuden, Director program begins by meeting the beginning services with at-risk students, low-income [email protected] Service Locations: parents and establishing specific students, the tutors participate students, students with disabilities 271 Madison Avenue Online academic objectives and a in a four week training and students with limited English New York, NY 10016 learning plan. Progress reports workshop. proficiency (LEP students). Phone 1-866-272-4638 Availability of Services: are provided on an average of Brainfuse has entered into Fax: 212-504-8184 Before School every 15 sessions. Brainfuse approximately 100 contracts with website: www.brainfuse.com After School ensures that students receive districts and schools and is serving Office hours: M-F: 9 am-6 pm ET Weekends customized instruction in approximately 15,000 students Summer programs that are aligned to the nationwide. WV Content Standards and Objectives.

Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 5,000 Cost: $50 per one-to-one tutoring session (each session is one hour)

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Provider Name Geographic Service Description of Services Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Area(s) Cost Individuals Record Contact Information Providing Services of Effectiveness Class Act Tutoring and Statewide Class Act Tutoring and Tutors will be hired from Class Act has primarily served Educational Services provides locally (from WV) and must students in the Detroit Metropolitan Educational Services Special Services: K-12 reading and mathematics have at least a bachelor’s Area since 2007 and assessment Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabilities tutoring in addition to Act and degree and be able to teach data is neither measured by WV nor Grades K-12 Physical Disabilities SAT preparation. Class Act the subject matter. Potential a nationally norm-referenced test. LEP (Spanish) utilizes Study Island, WV/local tutors must make However, tutoring was recently Francine Duncan-Martin, President technology-based/web-based application, interview and completed at a low-achieving [email protected] Service Locations: skills mastery software which is participate in required elementary school in the city of 25240 Lahser, Suite 1 School, business, place of aligned with WV CSOs. This professional development. All Detroit. The Basic Achievement Southfield, MI 48033 religious worship, motivating and engaging tutors are degreed Inventory Survey was utilized to Phone: 877-876-2318, x 103 community center, online, program offers individual and professionals (i.e., engineers, determine an increased or decreased Fax: 248-494-4451 library, student home small group instruction (2-8 lawyers, educators, retired percentage. The annual rate of website: Under construction students). Online tutoring is educators, mathematicians, increase was of 37% in reading and Office hours: M-F 8am-6pm Availability of Services: provided to students in computer programmers, 27% in mathematics. In addition, Before School households where a computer is journalists, etc.) capable of the rate of completion of the After School available. Students work at an tutoring reading and/or program was 100%. Weekends individual pace with an online mathematics subject matter Summer tutor who checks progress and identifies additional lessons. In homes where computers are not available Study Island printable worksheets are utilized. An individual achievement plan identifies the specific areas of WV CSOs to be addressed based on pre-testing and teacher/parent input. The program’s focus is to motivate the athletically/sports and musically-minded students to achieve academically through a point reward program for attendance, behavior, performance and enthusiasm. At the end of the program local sports/music/radio personalities will attend a final session to encourage students to achieve academically.

Minimum # to serve: 25 Maximum # to serve: 1000

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Cost: $65/hour/student

Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness Club Z! Tutoring Statewide Club Z! Tutoring utilizes WV Club Z! Tutoring recruits According to Club Z! Tutoring Reading and mathematics, Content Standards and highly qualified teachers and statistics compiled in Gadsden Grades K-12 Special Services: each individual student’s degreed professionals. A wide County School District, Florida, Learning Disabilities local classroom curriculum variety of educational after 13 weeks of tutoring for 3.5 Todd Walden, Director of Federal Physical Disabilities to develop a customized professionals are included on hours per week, the average grade Programs LEP (Creole, French, program. The Group the Club Z! staff (i.e., certified equivalency increase, as determined [email protected] German, Japanese and Reading (and teachers, former principals, by the Kaufman Test of Educational 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 110 Spanish) Mathematics) Assessment guidance counselors and Achievement (KTEA II), was 3.86 Tampa, FL 33647 and Diagnostic Evaluation special education teachers). grade levels in reading and 4.25 Ph: 800-434-2582 Service Locations: and Intervention Strategies Cumulatively, the staff has grade levels in mathematics. Club Fax : 813-549-0185 School Resource Libraries over 20 years of experience Z! Tutoring also utilized the website: Place of Religious (GRADE/GMADE) working with Title I students. services of a third party research http://www.clubztutoring.com Worship published by American firm, M & I Consulting Network, Office hours: M-F: 9 am-6 pm Community Center Guidance Service, Inc. to conduct an analysis of Home Inc./Pearson Education, services. In early 2007, M & I Inc. are utilized as reported that a statistical analysis Availability of Services: curriculum content. conducted through two sample two- Before School Parents have the option of tailed tests provides evidence that After School the consideration of the tutoring program contributed to Weekends individual or small group positive academic growth of Summer instruction (2 to 4 participants. students) for their child and tutoring services may be delivered at the school, the child’s home or an alternative community center.

Minimum # served: 3 Maximum # served: 2,000 Cost: $50/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Computer ED Statewide Our Computer ED (C ED) Computer ED (C ED) will Computer ED utilizes the Skills Reading and mathematics, Grades NCLB SES tutorial program recruit local certified Tutor internet-based on-line K-12 Special Services: utilizes a Computer-Assisted educators and degreed curriculum from the nationally- Learning Disabilities Instruction (CAI) model of professional that exceed the recognized publisher Houghton Physical Disabilities instruction, Skills Tutor a WV DOE requirements for Mifflin/Harcourt Brace. Skills Kyneth A. Noble II, CEO LEP (Spanish) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt SES tutoring. Direct Tutor’s modules contain content [email protected] Brace internet-based, on-line employment announcements standard instructional lessons 19785 West 12 Mile Rd. Ste. #367 Service Location(s): curriculum directly aligned with are distributed and/or posted aligned to the WV Content and the Southfield, MI 48076 Online/Web-based both the WV Content Standards at local schools where national Common Core Standards. Phone: 877-637-4669 School and Objectives (CSO) and the permitted, at the local An Evaluation and Report funded Fax: 877-637-6402 Place of religious worship National Common Core educational union facilities by the federal government’s NCLB Website: Community center Standards. Our assigned students and the credit unions. To be Act, Title I, Part C and performed www.computeredtutoring.com Apartment complexes are provided pre/post considered for employment, by Dr. Susan Duron of META Office Hours: M-F 9:00-9:00 p.m.; assessments for each grade level all Area/Local Site Associates found the Skills Tutor Sat.-Sun. 9:00-9:00 p.m. Availability of Services: which identify individual student Coordinators and tutors must programs are effective in helping Before school skills gaps. We combine the pre submit a resume and related students achieve a 8%-17% After school assessment outcomes along with state certifications and academic gain after just one Weekends individual student assessment licenses. All required signed summer of instruction. Summer data, report cards, and direct employment forms must be information from each student’s returned within 3 days of Mathematics, English Language contact by the Central Office arts/Reading, teachers and each for review of number of years parent. For students that receive of experience, related Special Educational services, we employment experiences and adhere to each student’s verification of any Individualized Educational Plan professional affiliations and (IEP), and/or the student 504 background checks as service plan. For students required by the WV DOE and designated as English Second the local county school Language, we adhere to the districts. individualized instructional plans.

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Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 500 Cost: $70/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Educate Online Statewide Educate Online Learning is All Educate Online teachers Educate Online Learning has served America's leading provider have the following more than 56,000 students across Learning, LLC Special Services: of live, personalized, at- qualifications: America. Because of our (Formerly Catapult Online) Learning Disabilities home tutoring. After personalized tutoring, individual Reading and mathematics, Physical Disabilities school tutoring programs  Are based in the United attention, and certified teachers, Grades K-12 LEP (Spanish) take place at each student's States or US territories; Educate Online students have home using a computer  Have a current teaching averaged one grade level of growth Service Locations: and Internet connection certification in the US; after completing the program. Angela Belt Online provided free of charge by  Have at least 2 years of [email protected] Home Educate Online Learning successful classroom Educate Online also achieves 1001 Fleet Street, 8th Floor (one computer per teaching experience; attendance rates well above the Baltimore, MD 21202 Availability of Services: household). Programs are national average in comparison to Ph: 410-843-2672  Have successfully passed a After School taught by state-certified full background check other supplemental services Fax: 410-843-6667 Weekends teachers who log in to an providers. Our average session Parents call: 1-866-98-EDUCATE prior to tutoring students; Summer online classroom to teach and attendance rate is over 85%. website: www.educateonline.com specifically needed skills. Office hours: M-F 8 am–6 pm  Have successfully When a child successfully completed a two-tier Additionally, results of parent and completes the program, the interview process and a student satisfaction surveys show family earns the right to three-part training exam. that 85% of Educate Online keep the computer. Learning’s students were “very In addition, all Educate satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” Minimum # to serve: 10 per Online Learning teachers are with the program. Additionally, district monitored on a regular basis 94% of parents surveyed stated that Maximum # to serve: No to ensure teaching they would recommend the Educate maximum proficiency. Online instructional program to Cost: Varies – Educate Online others. Learning’s program fee will vary by district to allow for the maximum number of hours based upon your school district’s per pupil allocation.

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness * Florida Virtual School All middle and high Florida Virtual School is an Experienced teachers are The Florida Virtual School provides Reading, writing and mathematics, schools Internet-based school which trained to be successful online virtual solutions to all 67 Florida Grades 6-12 offers curriculum and instruction instructors who meet the No districts, 50 states, and 57 countries. Online services online. It has become a world Child Left Behind “fully FLVS offers 120+ online courses, available to any leader in delivering middle/high qualified” criteria. Teachers including core academics, Learning st Marie Mitchell, Principal location with Internet school curriculum with 21 have regular contact with Recovery®, electives, world [email protected] connectivity century tools and is a nationally students to establish a languages, honors and Advanced Florida Virtual Global School recognized e-Learning model. personal, one-on-one Placement®. FLVS students 2145 Metrocenter Blvd., Suite 200 Special Services: The provider’s motto “Any time, relationship to ensure continue to score above the state and Orlando, FL 32835 Learning Disabilities Any Place, Any Path, Any engagement with the online the national average on Advanced Ph: 352-443-0438 LEP (Chinese, French Pace,” is indicative of not only course. The Global School Placement Exams. Cell: 352-443-0438 Spanish) flexibility but research-based also communicates with Florida Virtual School annually Fax: 1-888-321-2215 curriculum with implementation school counselors or other undergoes an external satisfaction website: http://www.flvs.net Service Locations: approaches that are data-driven. designated school personnel evaluation with school districts, Hours: accessible via Internet at School A partnership with WV has to share information regarding parents and students. The results of anytime Online brought online courses into the student status. Monthly these surveys are posted on the state. progress reports are made FLVS website. Florida Virtual Availability of Services: available to the student, School is fully accredited. Before School Minimum # served: 0 parent/guardian and . After School Maximum # to serve: unlimited designated school personnel. Weekends Cost: The tuition for a 0.5 credit Courses are characterized by a Summer course is $375; $750 for a 1.0 high level of interactivity, credit course. Advanced using themed lessons for Placement courses $400 for 0.5 student interest. credit and $800 for a 1.0 credit.

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness Focus First Tutoring Statewide Focus First Tutoring (FFT) uses All tutors must be certified Results from the summer of 2010 Reading and mathematics, a study coach’s hotline to teachers with a bachelor’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge Grades 3-12 Special Services: instruct students on how to use degree or demonstrate and Skills testing revealed the LEP (Spanish) the learning tools including a competency in the core program was very effective in laptop. Study coaches assist academic subject area raising the achievement levels of Lester Mayfield Service Locations: students to master the assigned. In addition, tutors approximately 93 students in a [email protected] School, business, place of fundamentals of reading and must have a minimum of two Texas high school (grades 9-11). P.O. Box 40514 religious worship or mathematics in a step-by-step years teaching experience, The following details the percent of Austin, TX 78704 community center and disciplined manner, before pass a criminal background students meeting the standard on the Phone: (512) 213-0232 progressing to more advanced check, consent to random test: 86% (grade 9); 82% (grade 10) Fax: (512) 428-8177 Availability of Services: concepts. Students are provided drug testing policies and have and 86% (grade 11). website: www.focusfirst.us Before School with a laptop computer on which effective communication Office hours: M-F 9am-5pm After School lessons are downloaded. skills. This practice ensures Weekends Students may keep the laptop student’s are in the care of Summer after successful completion of responsible individuals and the program. Tutors conduct that employees have the benchmark assessments in both experience and content reading and mathematics and use knowledge in the needed cumulative progress indicators subject area. throughout tutoring to evaluate program effectiveness.

Minimum # to serve: 5 Maximum # to serve: no maximum Cost: $50/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness FreshWise Inc. Statewide FreshWise provides individual FreshWise employs highly An educator and consultant who had Reading, Grades PK-12 tutoring in reading and competent and qualified staff served on the Board of Directors of Mathematics, Grades K-12 Special Services: mathematics for struggling who must have a minimum of the International Reading Learning Disabled students. Students work either a bachelor’s degree in a field Association and the Association of Physical Disabilities individually or in small groups related to their instruction and Educational Publishers produced a LEP (Spanish) of up to 5 students per instructor. no less than three years’ 2006 study confirming the consistent Lloyd Curtis, President & Owner Instructors are highly skilled, experience in working with success of Continental Press’ Finish [email protected] Service Location(s): motivated, and caring teachers children in an educational Line series in increasing student 3945 Solstice Lane School who are part of the local capacity. Local staff is achievement. Students showed a Dumfries, VA 22025-1871 Place of Religious community. Based on recruited through newspaper significant increase on the NY state Phone 703-987-8330 Worship assessment results, curriculum is ads, job-placement agencies, test using Finish Line reading and Fax: 703-986-3579 Community Center identified and assigned to each alumni associations of mathematics materials. Reading website: Student’s Home individual student. Once goals teaching colleges, career results showed that 48.4% of www.FreshWisetutors.com are set a student learning packet bulletin boards at local students were proficient while Office hours: M-F: 8:30 am-6 pm Availability of Services: is developed which includes colleges, online job search mathematic results showed 42.7% of Before school several workbooks addressing websites and referrals from students were proficient. After school student needs. Reading materials current staff. DataNalytic Consulting conducted a Weekends provided include Continental statistical analysis of Finish Line’s Summer Press, Stack-Vaughn and Great effectiveness. Of the 278 students Source. Mathematics materials analyzed, 208 completed the provided include Continental program (received between 28 to 36 Press and Garlic Press. Each hours of instruction) and participated student from 1st grade or higher in pre/post testing to measure who successfully completes the educational growth. Of the 208 tutoring program of 25 hours or students tested, 195 students (94%) more (attends all sessions) will showed significant growth. Students be provided with a computer with low NCE scores at the start of installed with educational the program showed increases. software in the subject area(s) FreshWise has been serving studied in the FreshWise students, since 2005 and has tutoring program. demonstrated gains of up to 1.5 grade equivalents with 30 hours on a Minimum # to serve: 5 students consistent basis. Current parent per school surveys (with a 90% return rate) Maximum # to serve: 2,000 indicate a satisfaction rate above students per state 90%. Cost: $54/hour/student for small group in school/$70/ hour/ student for tutoring in home, community centers, library, etc.

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness Huntington Learning Statewide Huntington Learning Centers The majority of teachers at Limited formal research studies have (HLC) adheres to an educational HLC hold advanced degrees been completed. However, several Centers, Inc. Special Services: philosophy - comprehensive & credentials usually in examples of effectiveness are Reading and mathematics, Grades Learning Disabilities testing, diagnostics, time-tested education. Each non-certified included in recent evaluations and K-12 (minor) curriculum and individualized teacher must hold at least a reports: LEP (English) instruction. An individualized bachelors degree and earn . Jefferson Co Public Schools, Adriana Nieves, School Services learning plan is developed to Huntington Certification. KY (2006-07): HLC was the Manager Service Locations: focus on each student’s needs HLC’s teachers have only provider of 17 who served [email protected] School based on the results of experience working with 15 or more students to 496 Kinderkamack Road Business diagnostic evaluation. HLC diverse and special student demonstrate significant positive Oradell, NJ 07649 Place of Religious draws upon a wealth of varied populations. effects. HLC was also found to Phone: 800-692-8400 Ext. 506 Worship curriculum items and diagnostic have a significant trend in website: Community Center procedures in order to Local teachers are sought to mathematics. www.freeschooltutoring.com effectively deliver truly fill tutoring positions through . Los Angeles Unifed School Office hours: M-F: 9 am – 5:30 pm Availability of Services: individualized instruction. various means (e.g., District: In a report covering a Before School HLC’s reading program placement of ads in local span of five years it was After School integrates active learning papers, use of Web based indicated that HLC surpassed Weekends techniques, context-based services, placement offices in most providers based on the Summer instruction & a strong reliance local colleges and networks correlation between student on phonics to assist students in within the local educational attendance and performance on improving core reading skills. community. the California Standards Test This is accomplished using (CST). curricula such as McGraw Hill . The Chicago Public School Specific Skill Series and SRA System prepared The 2007 Reading Labs. HLC’s Supplemental Educational mathematics program was Services Program: year 4 adopted from many leading Summative Evaluation, which materials grounded in research found that students receiving such as the National Council of HLC services “demonstrated Teachers of Mathematics significantly greater reading (NCTM) and the National achievement gains than eligible Educational Progress non-participating SES Mathematics Framework students.” The study, which (NAEP) among others. reported student reading gains

among 25 providers, ranked Minimum # served: 50 HLC first in face to face Maximum # to serve: 3,000 tutoring overall with 49% Cost: $50/hour/student greater gains in student achievement than students that had not received tutoring. Note

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the one company listed above HLC was an online provider. Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness Imagine Learning Statewide Imagine Learning Academy Imagine Learning does not Imagine Learning Academy is not Academy helps low income learners, begin hiring Imagine Learning currently implemented in West Special Services: struggling readers, and students Academy tutoring staff until Virginia, so there are not current Reading, Grades K-5 Learning Disabled with disabilities in kindergarten approval is finalized, so there measures of effectiveness using the LEP (Spanish Portuguese, through sixth grade strengthen is not a current staff list. State Assessment. The program has Joe Deaton, Area Partnership French, Haitian Creole, reading and language skills. The However, Imagine Learning been shown to be effective using Manager Japanese, Mandarin, program combines an engaging currently possess sufficient other nationally standardized tests. [email protected] Vietnamese, Marshallese, software program called Imagine resources to hire staff to meet In 2011, the Colorado Department of Tutoring is held at student’s Russian, Arabic) Learning with tutoring by top consumer demand in West Education identified Imagine school. Imagine Learning teachers for twice the Virginia. Learning Academy as a top educational impact. This Imagine Learning Academy technology-based SES program in Academy will provide addresses Service Locations: School combination provides a fun hires tutors directly from each Colorado based on student when contracted. environment, individualized school’s faculty. Potential improvement rates on the 2009-10 Availability of Services: attention, and effective employees are considered Development Reading Assessment Phone: 270-935-8222 Before School instruction. Students gain skills based on recommendations by (DRA2) and 2009-10 Colorado Fax: 800-878-7249 After School in phonics, phonemic awareness, the school principal or Student Assessment Program Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Weekends fluency, vocabulary, and superintendent. Individuals (CSAP). Monday-Friday comprehension. Students also with at least two years of On the DRA2, Imagine Learning learn conversational phrases and teaching experience-including Academy students showed twice the gain skills in listening and background in teaching student improvement rate of other speaking. English learners, students with SES programs. On the CSAP, Imagine Learning provides disabilities, and struggling Imagine Learning Academy students unique instruction for each readers-will receive first showed a student improvement rate student. A placement test preference. Candidates must 35 percent higher than any other determines separate starting have at least a bachelor’s SES program. In both tests, Imagine points in each curriculum area degree and all other licensure Learning Academy students and regulates instruction based required to work as a teacher achieved the highest student on students’ performance, re- in the district. Imagine improvement rate out of all teaching or accelerating as Learning Academy will work technology-based SES programs in needed. Tutors provide with school and district Colorado. Further data is available additional support through policies regarding recruiting upon request. activities designed to help and hiring faculty. reinforce skills and provide additional practice.

Minimum # to serve: 10 students per site Maximum # to serve: 2,000 Cost: $60/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Ivy League Tutors Statewide Ivy League Tutors (ILT) utilizes ILTs online tutors must meet A correlation study involving 218 Reading and mathematics, Grades web-based tutoring in K- basic requirements including a eighth graders in the state of PrK-12 Special Services: 12 reading and bachelor’s or master’s degree Oklahoma demonstrated a LEP (Spanish) mathematics. Students from an accredited university, significant correlation of student Carlos Somarriba, Esq. receive web-based tutoring a minimum of one year of performance between two [email protected] Service Locations: at home under the direct tutoring or teaching assessments (e.g., the Oklahoma 15774 S. Lagrange Road, #178 Online supervision of a experience and excellent Performance Index and the A+LS Orland Park, IL 60462-4766 parent/guardian and with references. ILT prefers to hire Adaptive Assessment). In addition, Phone: 1-424-201-1010 Availability of Services: the support of an ILT tutor tutors with ample experience a highly significant correlation was Fax: 866-575-8840 Before School (available by phone and working with low-income found for English language learners website: www.ivyleaguetutor.net After School online). A computer and a students. and students in special education. In Office hours: M-F 8 am-10 pm CST Weekends mobile broadband internet the state of Kentucky ILT improved Sat-Sun 10 am-6 pm CST Summer connection are supplied to grades 4-12 student reading and each student allowing mathematics scores by an average of learning to occur from 21 points. anywhere. Individually tailored learning programs are available for each student based on initial assessment of the student’s current skill set.

Minimum # served: 1 Maximum # served: 1,000 Cost: $75/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Kinetic Potential Statewide The Kinetic Potential (KP) The Kinetic Potential Scholars Over the past 5 years, the top third of Scholars Program is more than program is staffed with tutors KP Scholars have shown remarkable Scholars Special Services: just tutoring program-KPS pairs and other staff from the top gains (1.7 grade level gain in Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabilities students with tutors and mentors graduate schools of education mathematics and 1.25 grade level Grades K-12 Physical Disabilities that provide academic, social in the country, including gain in reading language arts, on LEP (Chinese, Korean, and professional development Harvard University, Yale average). The top two-thirds Jim Smith, Managing Partner Spanish) for all students. Each student University and the University demonstrated a solid half (.50) grade [email protected] receives individualized tutoring of Pennsylvania. KP Tutors level gain in ELA and approximately 1100 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115A Service Locations: and instruction in the core possess the following a full (.90) grade level gain in Largo, MD 20774 School, online, business, subject areas of reading and attributes: mathematics as exhibited from the Phone: 301-883-8256 or 855-KP- place of religious worship, mathematics. Instruction is . passion for student pre/post ASA test. Tutor community center delivered by one on one (online), success and an Fax: 301-772-8540 small group (up to five) and unwavering commitment website: www.kpscholars.com Availability of Services: large group (5-8) instruction. to improving student Office hours: M-F: 7am-9am & 2pm- Before School Instructional techniques are performance on state 10pm, Sat: 9 am-6 pm, and Sunday After School particularly geared toward assessments by appointment Weekends increasing the academic . doctoral and/or master’s Summer achievement of WV’s low- degree from an income, underachieving students accredited leveraging the latest college/university advancements in technology— . ability to align the latest virtual whiteboards, immersive advances in educational education (i.e., similar to policy and pedagogy Wii/Kinect) and VoIP. . experience working with low-income students, Minimum # to serve: 1 including but not limited Maximum # to serve: no to, Title I schools where maximum there is a familiarity with Cost: $90/hour/individual the unique challenges student or $75/hour/group and needs of this Transportation Cost: Where population. applicable, KP Scholars will arrange individually with parents to cover costs associated with transportation to a tutoring facility.

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Cost Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *Laureate Learning Statewide Laureate Learning Center (LLC) In many cases LLC will hire In 2011-2012, LLCI requested post- offers after school and weekend school district teachers or test scores on FL’s state assessments Center, Inc. Special Services: tutoring services through a small retired teachers with a from all counties served and Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabled group online/web-based bachelor’s or master’s degree received data on four schools. FCAT Grades K-12 Physical Disabilities approach. LLC utilizes as tutors and will provide on- scores of participating students LEP (Spanish) instructional materials which are site instruction at the student’s increased by 35%. Additionally, Dr. Carla Jones, Regional Program correlated to WV State home school. This situation LLCI served high school students in Manager Service Location(s): assessment academic content promotes a stronger tie the Dallas, Texas “Can” program, a [email protected] Community Center and student achievement between LLC staff and the non-traditional public school where om Libraries standards and supplemental school’s staff and enables a 100% passed the TEKS Graduation 113 Poca River Road Online/Web-based materials to reinforce basic more adequate alignment of Test. In 2009-2010 the program Poca, WV 25159 mathematics skills where tutoring with classroom exceeded the state requirements for Phone: 678-519-3659, x 1 Availability of Services: needed. The primary curriculum, instruction. GA LEAs. 74% of LLCI participants Fax: 678-805-4743 After School Triumph Coach 3-1, Triumph passed the GA CRCT although website: Laureatelearningcenter.com Weekends WORKKEYS and WESTEST 2 LEAs were required to have 60% of Office hours: M-F: 8 am-8 pm Achievers! Multimedia 3-12 students pass the test. In 2009-2010, Sat: 10 am-2 pm reading/language arts and 400 of 408 participating students mathematics programs are achieved positive gains on consistent with and aligned to pre/posttests. In 2009-2010, the WV CSOs. participating students showed an increase on reading scores by Minimum # to serve: 30 24.22% and increased mathematics Maximum # to serve: 200 scores by 18.28%. Satisfaction Cost: $50/hour/student survey data collected in 2009-2012 by the GA Department of Education from parents, students and SES directors gave LLCI an overall 85% satisfaction rating, with parent satisfaction at nearly 90%. Respondents overwhelmingly indicated that LLCI provides a quality program and would recommend the program to others. According to the survey, almost 82% of participating students reported raising a grade level. In addition, 93% of SES directors agreed that LLCI communicated effectively.

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*Learning Ladder, Inc Eligible schools in the Learning Ladder is grounded on the LL strives to hire highly LL’s consistent record of success Reading and mathematics, following counties: premise that all students deserve a qualified current and retired for over 4 years is rigorously Grades K-12 challenging curriculum. One that teachers from local school documented by significant 30%- Berkeley, Braxton, Boone, offers interesting content taught at districts. These instructors 60% student gains in all grade Lucia Vega, CEO Cabell, Fayette, each student’s own level to fully are best aware of student levels. As an SES program provider [email protected] Greenbrier, Hampshire, develop individual talents. LL needs and able to help in the state of CA, LL served a total 111 5th Street/P.O. Box 66 Harrison, Jefferson, delivers instruction in one- to-one design individualized of 1,081 students in the past 4 years Gilroy, CA 95021 Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, and small groups (minimum 5:1 programs using Learning with 750 remaining currently Phone: 1-800-207-3415 Logan, Marion, Marshall, student/tutor ratio) focused on Ladder’s instructional enrolled in the program. An Fax : 1-408-846-5560 Mason, McDowell, developing reading fluency and materials and pedagogy in average of 92% of all students website: www.learningladderinc.org Mercer, Mingo, comprehension, written expression coordination with existing enrolled in LL completed tutoring Office hours: M-F 7am-7 pm, Sat- Monongalia, Morgan, and core mathematics concepts and classroom programs. This programs from 2008-2012. All Sun 7am-2 pm Ohio, Preston, Putnam, skills. The LL curriculum matches strategy has proven students served during the past 4 Raleigh, Randolph, the common core State standards for successful due to the years were given pre and post tests Roane, Wayne, Wood K-12 English/language arts and availability of additional and periodic assessments using 2 mathematics. The focus is geared support in the classroom nationally recognized, norm Special Services: toward individual student needs and once the tutoring program referenced and widely used students are grouped accordingly as has been completed. assessment programs (AIMSweb Service Locations: LL tutors tailor interventions to meet and DIBELS). All students at every School state standards. Reading A-Z and grade level showed very significant Community Center Writing A-Z utilize several thousand (p-value<.001) or extremely Public Library on-line books and authentic significant (p-value<.0001) Student Home materials to strengthen reading and progress as measured in a paired T- writing. Singapore Math stresses test with a two tailed P value. On Availability of Services: visual and concrete strategies to average, the majority of students Before School understanding abstract mathematic showed improvements of no less After School concepts. Kahn Academy modular than 30% test-item gain and some Weekends mathematics lessons reinforce as high as 60% above starting Summer specific skills and concepts. scores after completing the 24 hour Students have online access tutoring program. anywhere, anytime to lessons and materials.

Minimum # served: 10 Maximum # served: no maximum Cost: $65/hour/student

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*Learn It Systems, LLC Statewide Learn It Systems provides reading Learn It Systems strives Students are evaluated using a Reading and mathematics, and mathematics instruction to only to hire certified West propriety assessment that measures Grades K-8 Special Services: students in grades K-8 in small Virginia teachers preferably student knowledge of pre- Learning Disabled groups using a curriculum called with an advanced degree established state and local LEP (Spanish) Learn It Reading and Learn It Math. demonstrating subject curriculum standards. These Raquel Whiting, VP of Legal and Instruction is offered either in- matter expertise in the criterion-referenced assessments Government Affairs Service Location(s): person in small groups or online. In- subject areas in which they adhere to the test validity, [email protected] School person instruction takes place at the provide instruction. reliability, development and usage 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 330 Online/Web-based child’s school (average of 6 students However, if certified standards established in the Baltimore, MD 21211 per group) while with the online teachers are not available, Standards for Educational and Phone 410-369-0000, ext. 107 Availability of Services: instructional program students work instructors are required to Psychological Testing (1999). The Fax: 410-369-0137 After school using the Internet with a live teacher have an associate’s degree. assessment series was developed by website: www.learnitsystems.com Weekends in small online groups (up to 5 Preference is given to Advanced Assessment Systems, an Office hours: M-F: 9 am-5 pm Summer students). Students work from home instructors with at least 3 experienced and qualified 3rd party using a computer and Internet years of experience and/or provider. During the 2007-2008 connection provided by Learn It instructors with experience school year, services were provided Systems to access an online platform working in Title I schools. to 10,653 students in 27 districts which includes live instruction using Only United States based nationwide. Students received at Voice Over Internet Protocol and an instructors are hired to least 20 hours of instruction and, on interactive white board. Online provide online instruction. average, students demonstrated a students may keep the computer Typically teaching staff is 16% gain in reading and 15% point provided they complete all required hired from the Title I gain in mathematics. During the sessions and the pre and post schools in which students 2008-2009 school year, services assessment. The Learn It & Learn It attend the programs. These were provided to 8,870 students in motivational program also rewards teachers are uniquely reading and 5,943 students in students for attendance, behavior, qualified to work with mathematics. Students participation, effort and underachieving and low- demonstrated an average gain of 15 achievement. “Credits” are income students. Learn It percentage points in reading and 18 redeemable for age appropriate gifts currently employs more percentage points in mathematics. and prizes usually valued under $25 than 2,000 instructors total for the program. nationwide, of which approximately 90% are Minimum # to serve: 30 currently employed or have Maximum # to serve: 5,000 experience teaching in a Cost: $65 - $80/hour/student Title I school.

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Mobile Minds Tutoring Statewide Mobile Minds Tutoring is dedicated Our full time staff are Our company uses the norm Reading and Mathematics to providing high quality instruction highly qualified in the referenced standard assessments of Grades K-12 Special Services: to each student, made accessible realms of math and reading. Pearson’s GMADE (Group Learning Disabilities through personalized lesson plans. Our Regional Directors Mathematics Assessment & Charles Purdom IV, CEO Physical Disabilities For the past two years, we have seen have multiple years Diagnostic Evaluation) and [email protected] LEP (Spanish, Russia, over 90% of our low income, experience in the GRADE (Group Reading 12400 Ventura Blvd., Suite #1343 Somali) minority, and low achieving classroom, teaching reading Assessment & Diagnostic Studio City, CA 91604 students show academic progress and math on both the Evaluation) as indicators of student Service Location(s): between the start and end of our elementary and high school progress. This past school year, Phone: 877-496-4637 x.7 School program. Over 85% of these levels. The entire Regional 93% of our students showed Fax: 503-961-8764 Place of Religious students far exceeded their program Director team is comprised progress, with 84% of them Worship goals. Each student is assessed and of certified teachers who increasing by more than 10%. In Website: Community Center given an individualized program have had experience math, our students averaged a www.mobilemindstutoring.com Library goal. We utilize Pearson curriculum, working in inner cities, progress increase of 53%, and in In Home in conjunction with lesson plans that low-income schools and reading students increased their Office Hours: M-F 2-9 p.m.; Sat and are structured around differentiated with Title I students. Each progress by 92% on average. In Sun, all day Availability of Services: learning. Because each child is tutor we hire must be 2010-11, our company saw 86% of After school unique, our tutors develop activities pursuing an education our students show improvement Weekends and assignments that incorporate the degree or have a bachelor’s from their pre- to their post- Summer child’s identified and preferred or higher degree. An assessment, 72% of those students learning style. Our curriculum is applicant with an additional met or exceeded a 10% increase in challenging, yet accessible, for 1-2 years tutoring raw score within their 30 hours of struggling students. It is partnered experience is preferred. We tutoring. Our company has also with a 900 page reference guide for expect any tutor we hire to shown success with ELL students, tutors that lists activities, challenges, possess the ability to showing an increase of 79% from websites, and materials to increase evaluate and track progress, pre- to post-assessments, and with effectiveness. In order to keep as well as have the students with special needs, standards high and to track a capability to implement showing an average increase of student’s progress, our program solid lesson plans. In order 141% from pre- to post-assessment. incorporates benchmark activities to be hired as one of our every 3-5 hours to determine if a Lead Tutors, the applicant student needs more time in a must have advanced concept, or if they are ready to move credentials and expertise, onto another topic. This enables such as hold a current state both tutors and parents to know if a certified teaching license as child will be equipped to meet well as have a greater level and/or exceed their goal at the end of experience working with of the program. underprivileged and low achieving students. Minimum # to serve: 3 Maximum # to serve: 1,500 Cost: $65 hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness #1 in Learning Statewide The #1 in Learning model of #1 in Learning employs In 2010-2011, data comprised of Reading and mathematics, Grades instruction includes one-on-one and state certified local WV pre and post test scores K-12 Special Services: small group sessions in reading and teachers (e.g., multilingual, administered using Scantron ED Learning Disabilities mathematics. At the onset of undergraduate, graduate Performance assessments showed Physical Disabilities tutoring all students complete a pre- and post graduates). These that K-12 students participating in Dr. Brandon Edwards, President LEP (Spanish) assessment to identify knowledge tutors are passionate about the language arts and mathematics [email protected] gaps and prescribe learning goals. teaching, experienced programs made significant 10600 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 107 Service Locations: Once student needs are identified #1 working with K-12 youth improvement in performance. Mission Hills, CA 91345 School Learning staff will design a learning and have excellent Overall, in 2010-2011students Phone: 866-698-6537 Place of Religious plan in collaboration with parents communication and improved on average a minimum of Fax: 818-361-3200 Worship and the LEA. Key instructional organizational skills. Tutors 1 grade level. In addition, students Website: www.1inlearning.com Community Center practices include explicit reading must exhibit a level of exhibited a significant impact in Office hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm Public Library instruction and scaffolding for proficiency in the subject positive behavior and attitude. This reading/language arts and strategy area tutored. was reinforced by positive feedback Availability of Services: instruction and STAR techniques for and high retention rates (above Before School mathematics. The program is 60%) of parents returning their After School conducted via live tutoring sessions children to the program. Weekends using Scantron Skills Connection Summer curriculum and materials aligned to WV CSOs. Computers are only used for the pre and post assessments and instructional materials are provided by #1 Learning and include Scantron Skills Connection worksheets, flash cards, learning activities, mathematics manipulatives and visual aids such as graphs and charts

Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 10,000 Cost: $65/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness *1:1 Online Tutoring Statewide 1:1 Online Tutoring uses an online Online tutors must have a While no research studies are learning platform and provides a minimum of a college reported, 1:1 Online Tutoring Services Special Services: laptop or access to the Internet if degree and one year of boasts of improving the Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabilities needed by students. Classes are teaching experience. performance of students receiving Grades K-12 Physical Disabilities conducted 2 to 3 times per week Priority is given to tutors services during the 2009-2010 LEP (Spanish) with each class being of 60 to 90 who have previous school year. Results from three Amit Janweja, CEO minutes duration. A virtual experience working with states (i.e., CA, NY and VA) show [email protected] Service Locations: classroom is utilized which includes Title I students. academic improvement of 9946 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 1, Online a whiteboard with a set of teaching participating students over the Chatsworth, CA 91311 tools to teach students previous year’s results. Phone: 866-99-CLASS Availability of Services: synchronously over the Internet. It is Fax: 888-661-2990 Before School used to promote communication, Website: www.myeduchamp.com After School collaboration and understanding Office hours: M-Sat 8 am-9 pm Weekends among students. Summer Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 200 Cost: $50/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness 1 To 1 Tutor, LLC Statewide 1 To 1 Tutor provides live, online, Online tutors must have a Data from the Texas Educational Mathematics, one on one mathematics bachelor’s degree or a Agency shows the program as Grades K-12 Special Services: tutoring for K-12 students. degree in mathematics, effective in raising students test Learning Disabilities Tutors work from a remote engineering or a related scores on the Texas Assessment of Dawn Zawoysky, Regional Executive Physical Disabilities site and communicate with field. The majority of tutors Knowledge Skills test. Students Assistant LEP (Spanish) students via a headset, have at least 2 years showed an average improvement of [email protected] microphone and white board, tutoring experience. 193 points on standardized tests 2300 Valley view Lane, Suite 623 Service Locations: which are provided to students after program completion. Irving, TX 75062 Online free of charge. An innovative Phone: 972-812-7809 aspect of the program is the Fax : 972-812-7808 Availability of Services: curriculum; Study Island, a website: Before School learning program that allows www.1to1tutor.org After School students to work from home at Office hours: Sun–Sat: 9 am-8 pm Weekends their own pace and level, with Summer an individual, online tutor available via remote access. The Study Island program directly aligns to the WV Content Standards and Objectives and compliments the student’s classroom learning.

Minimum # served: 1 Maximum # served: 2,000 Cost: $60/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served Service Area(s) Individuals Providing Record Contact Information /Special Services Services of Effectiveness Pinnacle Empowerment Eligible schools in the Pinnacle Empowerment Ideal instructional tutors are PEAK utilizes Lexia Reading following counties: Advancement of Knowledge’s recruited from local curriculum which is 1 of only 10 Advancement of mission is to provide tutoring and community schools and programs deemed to show Knowledge Brooke mentoring via empowerment to help possess a minimum of two effectiveness in 2 or more Reading, Grades K-12 Kanawha communities create opportunities to years’ experience working “beginning reading skills” McDowell gain and sustain knowledge in Title I schools and are categories by the What Works Andrell House, Co-owner, CEO Mercer individually and collectively to trained in teaching students Clearinghouse (WWC). The [email protected] Raleigh reach each student’s greatest performing at grade level. program is described by the 2953 Edna Lane Webster potential. PEAK’s curriculum Each tutor meets the USDE’s Institute of Education Decatur, GA 30032 Wood combines a combination of the minimum qualifications for Services as “a central and trusted research proven Lexia Reading Title I para-professional source of scientific evidence for Phone: 1-855-373-2500 Special Services: Program, data based skilled lessons, hours for educational what works in education.” On the Fax: 1-855-373-2500 Learning Disabilities online support and practice and credit. nationally normed GRADE (Group Website: www.ReachingMy LEP (Spanish) access to hundreds of electronic Reading Assessment and Peak.com reading materials. All students Diagnostic Evaluation) test, sample Office hours: 9-9 pm daily w/ live Service Locations: receive hard copies of literature of 200 were considered large tutor School (e.g., such as trade books, and/or enough for evaluating performance 24 hours, 7 days online Online informational student magazines via with significant gains in enhancing Arranged Leased Location mail). Virtual reading book bags are phonological awareness and letter provided online and provide leveled sound knowledge. Documentation Availability of Services: books for student independent for students in grades K-8 showed Before School reading. an increase in pre-post assessments After School and a positive impact on district Weekends Minimum # to serve: 5 and state benchmarks. Summer Maximum # to serve: 1,000 Cost: $65/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Individuals Providing Record Contact Information Services of Effectiveness RESA 1 All eligible schools within The emphasis of the program is RESA 1 providers of RESA 1 provides technical Reading and mathematics, RESA 1 in the following on reading and mathematics. The supplemental educational assistance to low performing Grades K-12 counties: curriculum delivered will be services will be certified schools as part of its duties based on individual student needs. teachers. Minimum assigned by the WV Board Of Michelle Moore, McDowell Students will be instructed either requirements for supplemental Education (WVBOE) and WV [email protected] Mercer in a one on one situation or in educational service instructors Legislature. The Memorandum of RESA 1 Monroe small group sessions. Instruction include a bachelor’s degree in Understanding developed between 400 Neville Street Raleigh in the 5 components of reading education and three years the WVBOE and other state Beckley, WV 25801 Summers will be the focus of the reading teaching experience. entities has identified reading, Ph: 304-256-4712, x 1103 Wyoming program. In addressing Experience in teaching mathematics and data analysis as Fax: 304-256-4683 mathematics, the group will use reading/language arts and the main areas of concentration for Website: www.resa1.k12.wv.us “best practice” teaching strategies mathematics is preferred. RESAs. Provision of supplemental Office hours: M-F: 8:30 am- after diagnosing a child’s specific Preference will be given to educational services correlates to 4 pm Special Services: needs. The goals set for each those applicants who have other services provided to schools Learning Disabilities student will be determined by experience in working with on improvement status. Students Physical Disabilities assessment data, course of Title I students as well as participating in the RESA 1 SES LEP (Spanish) instruction and grade level experience and training in program demonstrated successful specific standards. The program working with skill growth in reading and mathematics Service Locations: will focus on the “whole child” deficiencies. based on pre/post test scores and School approach to improving academic other data. In addition, parents, Online achievement; therefore, any administrators and tutors barriers to student success will be responded positively regarding the Availability of Services: addressed. SES learning process and student Before School success. After School Minimum # to serve: 1 Summer Maximum # to serve: 300 Cost: $25–$30/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Individuals Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Providing Services Record Contact Information of Effectiveness

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Summit Learning Statewide Summit Learning Services offers Summit Learning only hires Summit Learning is an one to one tutoring or small group certified West Virginia teachers established tutoring company Services, Inc. Special Services: sessions (maximum 5:1 ratio) in with 2 or more years of who has been successfully Reading and mathematics, Learning Disabled reading and mathematics. The main experience, at least a bachelor’s providing educational Grades K-12 Physical Disabilities curriculum utilized by Summit for degree and who meet all NCLB services (including SES) LEP (Spanish) reading and mathematics is the highly qualified teacher since 2006. During 2008- Jeanee Thompson, M. Ed., Coach series. Additional Coach requirements for staff positions. 2009, the Florida President Service Location(s): series books are utilized if a Special education students are Comprehensive Assessment [email protected] School student is performing substantially serviced by experienced special Test (FCAT) results showed 6955 West Broward Blvd. Business below grade level. Technology education certified teachers. that 72% of Summit’s SES Plantation, FL 33317 Place of Religious Worship programs, such as Compass students made at least a 20% Phone 954-583-9288 Community Center Learning Odyssey and other gain in overall reading Fax: 954-583-9775 Summit Centers learning websites and hands on comprehension. FCAT website: activities are also utilized to better mathematics results showed www.summitlearning.net Availability of Services: enhance learning. Educators work that 76% of Summit’s SES Office hours: M-Sa: 8 am-8 pm or Before school with parents, classroom teachers, students improved their as needed After school administrators and other school overall percentage by at least Weekends personnel to ensure each child’s 15%. Summer learning needs are adequately addressed.

Minimum # to serve: 1 Maximum # to serve: 5,000 Cost: $65/hour one to one tutoring/ $60/hour small group (2-5 students)

Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Individuals Providing Record Contact Information Services of Effectiveness Sylvan Learning Center Statewide Sylvan Learning Centers offer All Sylvan instructional staff The average academic growth remediation programs in reading and holds appropriate academic after 36 Sylvan Learning #4802 – Bridgeport Special Services: mathematics. An individual degrees and state teaching Center sessions as measured 30 Updated on 8/21/2012

Sylvan Learning Center Learning Disabilities assessment of each student is certification. by the California Physical Disabilities completed using a battery of Achievement Test (Form 5 #4805 - Morgantown nationally recognized tests. The A/B) since October 1998 is: CHARKA Enterprises, Service Locations: student’s strengths and deficiencies Inc. Sylvan Learning Center are identified. From this information Reading voc. 1.55 yrs Reading and mathematics, School a customized learning prescription Reading comp 1.8 yrs Grades K-12 plan is developed in consultation Total reading 1.7 yrs Availability of Services: with parents. Math comp 1.85 yrs Charles White, President/Executive After School Total math 1.7 yrs Director Weekends Minimum # served: 1 [email protected] Summer Maximum # to serve: 200 109 Platinum Drive, Suite G Cost: $39/hour/student Bridgeport, WV 26330 Ph: 304-842-0234 Fax : 304-842-0221 website: www.sylvanwv.com Office hours: M-Th: 9 am-7 pm F: 9 am-2 pm

Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Individuals Providing Record Contact Information Services of Effectiveness Sylvan Learning Center Statewide With over 1,000 centers worldwide, All Sylvan teachers are required Sylvan utilizes incremental Sylvan Learning offers a variety of to hold a bachelor’s degree and assessments to formally #4801 - Charleston, WV Special Services: remedial programs including reading a teaching certificate. Many measure academic growth Reading and mathematics, Grades Learning Disabled and mathematics. Sylvan creates a have a master’s degree or and guide further instruction. K-12 Physical Disabilities profile of each child’s academic further in reading or The Academic Reading

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strengths and needs based on the mathematics. Almost all program uses the vocabulary Lisa E. Henthorn, Director/Owner Service Location(s): results of the Sylvan Skills currently teach in the public and comprehension sections [email protected] Sylvan Learning Center Assessment. A personalized program school system, either as a and the Math Essentials 1522-A Oakhurst Drive is developed which incorporates the classroom, special education or program uses the computation Charleston, WV 25314 Availability of Services: needed content needed to strengthen Title I teacher. Sylvan Learning and concepts and application Phone 304-744-4144 After school student skills. Children will receive is continually seeking dynamic sections to measure student Fax: 304-744-4179 Weekends individual attention in no more than individuals considered as progress. Of 203 students website: www.educate.com Summer a 3:1 ratio in order to improve teachers of excellence as well assessed on the 72 hour Office hours: M-Th: 9 am-8 pm classroom performance. Sylvan’s as those demonstrating a reading progress tests, 84% F: 9 am-4 pm highly skilled and certified teachers positive, praise-oriented were considered “successful”. Sat: 9 am-2 pm create an environment for learning personality. In addition to being Of 94 students assessed on that helps students reach their full a certified teacher, Sylvan the 72 hour mathematics potential. Children are rewarded with requires each teacher to meet progress tests, 97% were tokens to recognize hard work and the goals of the Sylvan considered “successful”. good effort. Students may redeem certification which includes tokens at the motivational Sylvan completion of training and the store. passing of a rigorous test in each program prior to teaching Minimum # to serve: 1 students. Maximum # to serve: 200 Cost: $42/hour/student

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Sylvan Learning Center Statewide Sylvan Learning Center offers All Sylvan teachers are state Upon completion of 36 remedial programs at the Sylvan certified. In addition, extensive hours of Sylvan Learning #4800 - Vienna Special Services: Learning Center in reading and initial and quarterly training in instruction, the average Reading and mathematics Prek-12 Learning Disabilities mathematics to school age Sylvan programs and assessment growth since Physical Disabilities children including children with procedures is provided. January 2003 as measured Sherri Smith, Educational Director special needs and students from by the California [email protected] th Service Locations: a variety of demographics. Achievement Test 5 Form 1100 9 St, Suite F Sylvan Learning Center Students complete a diagnostic A was: Vienna, WV 26105 School assessment using the California  vocabulary 1.4 yrs; Ph: 304-295-5144 Achievement Test 5 Form A in  comprehension 1.4 Fax: 304-295- 5145 Availability of Services: either reading or mathematics. yrs; Office hours: M-Th: 4 pm-7 pm After School From this assessment SLC  mathematics Sat: 9 am-1 pm Weekends pinpoints skill gaps to develop computation 1.8 yrs; Summer an individualized program for and each student. After  mathematics concepts approximately 36 hours of and applications 1.9 instruction, students are yrs. administered a progress assessment using the same CATS test.

Minimum # served: 1 Maximum # served: 200 Cost: $40/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Individuals Providing Record Contact Information Services of Effectiveness *Tutors With Computers Statewide Tutors With Computers focuses on All instructional personnel are The effectiveness of TWC Reading, Grades 3-12 improving academic vocabulary and certified teachers in a core has been demonstrated in Special Services: reading comprehension for grades 3- subject area of reading and/or several Texas school Learning Disabilities 12. The program is designed for all mathematics. Tutors will be districts: 105 El Paso high David Callaway, Program Director Physical Disabilities students, but is particularly beneficial hired locally in WV and are school students showed the [email protected] LEP (Spanish) to English Language Learners. The likely to be state certified. average reading level 701 Brazos Street, Suite 500 curriculum and educational software is However, most tutoring is improved by 1.74 grades Austin, TX 78701 Service Locations: delivered via telephone and Internet provided to students over the as measured on the Phone: 512-419-7983 Online utilizing a handheld computer to telephone or internet with no Northwest Education Fax: 512-469-7811 provide a comprehensive, immersive tutor present. Assessment Tests. Ninety- Website: Availability of Services: and convenient learning environment. four Woodson Middle www.tutorswithcomputers.com Before School All materials necessary for School students in Office hours: M-F 10 am- 10 pm After School participation (including the handheld Houston participated in (CST) Weekends computer) are provided to the student. tutoring for 3 weeks. On Tutoring is available at any time Summer Students proceed at an individual pace average, students gained outside of regular school hours and with access available at a convenient roughly six months in is closed between midnight and 6 am time and location. The program is reading comprehension. daily (Eastern time). designed to be effective with hard-to- More recent studies motivate students who may not conducted in Waco, TX at consistently attend traditional tutoring the Carver Academy and sessions. TWC uses incentives (e.g., Sul Ross Elementary shopping cards from local showed an average establishments such as Wal-Mart or increase of 1.2 grade levels Best Buy, movie tickets or pizza in reading for the 343 coupons) to reward program students at Carver and a completion milestones. An incentive 1.5 grade level increase at worth no more than $25 will be Sul Ross Elementary. provided to students who complete at least half of the program. An incentive worth no more than $10 will be provided for interim “challenge” study activities. The aggregate value of all incentive rewards is capped at $50 unless the local LEA specifies a lower amount. Tutoring remains available at no charge for all assigned students for the rest of the school year.

Minimum # to serve: 20 Maximum # to serve: 10,000 Cost: $79/hour/student

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Provider Name Geographic Service Area(s) Description of Services/ Cost Qualifications of Demonstrated Grade(s) Served /Special Services Individuals Providing Record Contact Information Services of Effectiveness *Tutorial Services Statewide Tutorial Services offers a web-based All tutors are hired from the TS’s program was Reading and mathematics, solution to learning through Michigan area and have no live researched by the Schuett Grades K-12 Special Services: CompassLearning. Each student is interaction while a student is Consulting Group in Ohio. Learning Disabilities provided with everything needed to accessing the program. Tutors Providers are rated Students must have Internet access Physical Disabilities complete the program including a new do interact with students via e- according to the following LEP (Spanish) computer. Students may keep the mail and live to assist with scale: 0-19: not effective; computer upon completion of a 30 student issues via telephone. 20-39 needs improvement; Kristie Schaufele, CEO Service Locations: hour program. Programs offered in Tutors are required to possess a and 40-57 effective. For [email protected] Online reading and mathematics operate 24/7 minimum of 60 college credits the past 2 years TS has 166 S. Industrial Drive allowing students flexible access to with a minimum of 12 received a score of 54 of Saline, MI 48176 Availability of Services: the site. Qualified tutors will monitor education credits. TS currently 57 possible points. The Phone: 734-470-6387 Before School student work and report each two employs all tutors that possess score reflects a positive Fax: 734-470-6402 After School weeks on progress. Students are a bachelor’s or master’s degree. impact on state Website: www.tutorialservices.org Weekends assessed through pre and post Over 50% have a valid teaching assessments, school Office hours: M-Th 9 am-10 pm, Summer assessments with lessons aligned to certificate in Michigan. grades, documentation zF 9 am-8 am, S/S 10am-4pm student needs based on these demonstrating an impact assessments. Each child learns on student achievement, differently, therefore, the program is documentation supporting offered throughout the summer. As evidence of improved the 21st century moves forward, outcomes such as student computers play a huge role in attendance and graduation education. TS provides children with rates, communication and the tools necessary to be successful in provider requirements and tomorrow’s world. assurances. In addition, in Beaufort County, SC Minimum # to serve: 1 results of the spring 2011 Maximum # to serve: 1,000 MAP test showed that Cost: $60/hour/student students participating in the program gained in proficiency across the board using CompassLearning. Students were required to utilize the program 30 minutes per day in reading or mathematics.