State of New Jersey, Department of Education

2009-2010 NJ Approved SES Providers

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Name of Organization American Tutor, Inc.
Provider ID 006
Address
2 Ilene Court,
Building 1, Suite 16
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Contact Information
James M. Wegeler
908-281-0050
Website
Type of Provider For-profit/Private Company
LEAs Where Service to be Provided All of New Jersey
Counties Where Service to be Provided All of New Jersey
Transportation Provided No
Statement of Effectiveness American Tutor, Inc. is recognized by many parents, teachers and school districts as the premier SES provider in New Jersey. Thousands of students have successfully completed our after school tutoring sessions and consistently shown improvement in test scores and classroom performance.
Content Areas Provider Will Serve Reading
Language Arts Literacy/Reading
Mathematics
Grade Level(s) the Provider Will Serve Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Minimum Education of Tutors Certified Teacher
Number of Students Served Previous Year 4,000
Maximum Number of Students Able to Serve Current Year 4,000
Specific Student Population Served Students with disabilities
Migrant students
Economically disadvantaged
Limited English (Spanish, Creole)
Ethnic/racial minorities
Time of Service Summer
Weekends/school holidays
Before school
After school
Mode of Instructional Delivery Individual Tutoring
Large group instruction (6 or more)
Small group instruction (3-5)
Student and Instructor Ratio 5:1
Number of Sessions Provided per Week (if applicable) 1-3
Average Length of Each Service Session (minutes/hours) 1-1.5
Specific Days/Summer/Holidays Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Summer
Progress Reports
Reports toMethodFrequency
Parents Reports After 10 hours of instruction
Parents Meetings Approx. 4 times per program length
Parents Phone Conferences When student is absent or before urgent mailing
Parents Other School events, e-mails, at pick up, letters
School Reports Before program starts, reports & attendance online
School Meetings with Teacher As needed, access code for teachers to follow
School Phone Conferences Meet when needed to discuss details of program
School Other Bi-weekly reminders, Summary at the end, survey
Typical Cost Per Pupil/Per Session $45 - $60 per hour per student for groups and 1:1 $65
Additional Relevant Information