State of New Jersey, Department of Education

2009-2010 NJ Approved SES Providers

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Name of Organization Education Link, Inc.
Provider ID 309
Address
6 East 45th Street, Suite 201
New York,, NY 10017
Contact Information
Michael A. Poolin
212-697-8000
Website
Type of Provider For-profit/Private Company
LEAs Where Service to be Provided All districts in Camden County All districts in Essex County All districts in Hudson County All districts in Mercer County All districts in Passaic County All districts in Union County Lakewood in Ocean County
Counties Where Service to be Provided Camden County Essex County Hudson County Mercer County Ocean County Passaic County Union County
Transportation Provided No
Statement of Effectiveness Education Link's mission is to provide each student with the tools, skills, and support mechanisms to succeed in today's competitive, global environment. By combining the best practice of personalized skills-based instruction taught by certified classroom teachers with the differentiated assessment and instruction that only a scientifically-proven, dynamic interactive online program can provide. Education Link's SES programs provide the opportunity for each student to achieve unprecedented personal academic success in the areas of Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics. For the 2008-09 school year, Education Link will have served over 4,000 students form over 60 public schools and managed over 500 instructors. Most notable for the second year in a row, students increased their reading ability by 9/10ths of a full grade level across all grades as evidenced by the Lexile Framework for Reading pre- and post-test results.
Content Areas Provider Will Serve Reading
Language Arts Literacy/Reading
Mathematics
Grade Level(s) the Provider Will Serve 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Minimum Education of Tutors Certified Teacher
Number of Students Served Previous Year
Maximum Number of Students Able to Serve Current Year 1500
Specific Student Population Served Students with disabilities
Migrant students
Economically disadvantaged
Limited English (Spanish)
Ethnic/racial minorities
Time of Service Summer
Weekends/school holidays
After school
Mode of Instructional Delivery On-line/Web-based tutoring
Individual Tutoring
Large group instruction (6 or more)
On-site Computer-based tutoring
Student and Instructor Ratio 1:10 group and Individual 1:1
Number of Sessions Provided per Week (if applicable) Groups 2; Private 1
Average Length of Each Service Session (minutes/hours) 2
Specific Days/Summer/Holidays Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Summer
Holidays
Progress Reports
Reports toMethodFrequency
Parents Reports At start, monthly and final
Parents Meetings Orientation & Parent Workshops
Parents Phone Conferences As needed; absences reported daily
Parents Other Important informaiton sent home with students
School Reports Assessment report; mid program and final reports
School Meetings with Teacher Start; training and mid-program training
School Phone Conferences Weekly
School Other Two meetings with district representatives
Typical Cost Per Pupil/Per Session Group Instruction Rate: $45.00 per hour/per student; Individual Tutoring (1:1) $75.00 per hour
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