Home Tutoring Plus Options for Connecting Waters Charter School

Fall 09

 

Home Tutoring Plus (HTP) is pleased to continue to provide CWCS students with tutoring and portfolio management options. New this year: www.charterschoolresource.com/cwcs lists our special CWCS prices and unique CWCS options. Please note that HTP offers portfolio management, NOT portfolio reviews.

 

Details and guidelines about each service type are listed below each “quick info” grid.

 

Tutoring Services

 

Service

Session Length, Etc.

Minimum # of Sessions/Notes

Rates, 8 or more hours

Rate: 2-7 Hours

Online

We recommend a high-speed internet connection and headphones with microphone.

15 minute minimum. Some students will benefit best from short sessions 2-5 times per week.

2 hours. We recommend a minimum of 8 hours. NOTE: Grade NOT given. See Portfolio Management below.

$40/hr all K-12 subjects. 

$40/hr all K-12 subjects. 

In-home

San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and surrounding counties. Ask if outside of these general locations – some locations are higher.**

1 hour minimum per session. Can be divided among siblings.

8 or more hours required for discounted rate.

 

NOTE: Grade NOT given. See Portfolio Management below.

General K-12 Courses

$47/hr

 

Advanced courses* $50

 

Some locations are higher.**

General K-12 Courses

$52/hr

 

Advanced courses* $55

 

Some locations are higher.**

Best Values General Courses

 

Some locations are higher.**

15-Minute minimum per distance session/one-hour minimum per in-home session.

Special packages!

#1 Suggest 1-hour in-home and 1, 15- minute distance session per week. This extra “check-in” keeps students on-task.

 

#2 Suggest alternate weeks in-home and distance tutoring (30 minutes).  Best for motivated students.

#1 $450

 8 hours in-home and 2 hours distance.

 

 

 

 

#2 $530

8 hours in-home and 4 hours distance.

Some locations are higher.**

n/a

*A/P, SAT prep, levels 3 or higher of Spanish, French or any level of other languages, math at Trigonometry/Pre-calculus and higher, high school level or higher chemistry and physics and specialty teachers (Special Education, Credentialed Reading Specialists, Lindamood-Bell, etc).  Some advanced college-level courses or areas may require special arrangements. Please call for rates.

**Bay area rates $65-$70

 

 

Tutoring Details and Guidelines

 

Before we speak with the students’ parents, it’s helpful if you’ve discussed and agreed upon the subjects to be tutored, the type of tutoring (online or in-home), and the number of tutoring hours needed.

 

We recommend at least one hour per week per subject. We will do two subjects in an hour per week, but if the student is remedial it spreads the tutoring time quite thin. We prefer to concentrate on one subject so the student sees improvement as quickly as possible. If HQT Grading required, see details on portfolio management.

 

Once you’ve agreed upon the subjects and number of hours, we need to speak with the parents. Use our handy tutoring request form to give us the necessary information to efficiently provide tutoring for your students. Alternatively, email or call us to let us know that you’ve submitted paperwork for a particular student. If not using our on-line form, be sure to give us this information:

 

·         Parent’s name & phone number

·         Student’s name, age, subject and grade level

·         For on-line tutoring, include parent and student email addresses

 

We will email you once the tutoring is arranged and will give you the tutor’s contact information.

 

Portfolio Management Details

 

All options include pacing guide/Timeline and Report, mid-term, and final creation as well as postage! To add in-home or online tutoring, see rates in Tutoring Chart above.

 

Option

Notes

Rate

Basic Portfolio Management

Suggested only for students who have previously had a review through Home Tutoring Plus and who are strong, self-starting students.

Monthly review of completed, corrected, and delivered work; feedback to student and ES. No tutoring. Semester grade given.

$125. Additional charge for test proctoring or tutoring.

If added to at least 8 hours of in-home tutoring, $100

Plus Portfolio Management

This package is strongly suggested for students who need minimal motivational or organizational help.

 

 

Same as Basic Portfolio Pkg. AND: Students check-in weekly with HQT. 30 minutes of phone/online tutoring.

$185. Additional charge for test proctoring.   

 

A-G Portfolio Management

This package meets the CW requirements for UC A-G courses. Assumes 1 hour weekly instruction by knowledgeable parent (or additional cost for tutor), and ES proctoring exams.

Prompt response to student questions. Five phone/online consultations with HQT. Two reviews of portfolio items (5+ items, first with feedback, the second at end of semester). Grade given.

$255. Additional charge for test proctoring.  Proctoring is UC Requirement. If student needs HTP to proctor test, contact us.

Maximum 2.5 hours HQT consulting / question time with student.

 

 

 

Portfolio Management Details

 

All portfolio packages now include pacing guide/Timeline and Report, mid-term/final creation and return postage of portfolio management materials to the student.

 

I. Basic Portfolio Management, $125 (If added to at least 8 hours of in-home tutoring, $100)

 

1)      ES will provide the HQT with curriculum information within 3 days of issuance of purchase order (PO). From that information, the HQT will provide a Timeline and Report (includes pacing guide info in an easy-to-use format with all assignments and due dates listed) and midterm and final information. If you want the HQT to use your own pacing guide to create the Timeline and Report, you must inform the HQT when submitting curriculum information. In addition, the pacing guide must be sent to the HQT within 7 days for approval.

2)      The student is responsible for monthly delivery of specific work samples requested by the HQT. Only copies of corrected and graded assignments are to be mailed to the HQT according to schedule. The HQT will give the ES (and parent if requested) a monthly email report based on the work received from the student.

3)      A semester grade will be given based upon student achievement in relation to the Timeline and Report. Grading standards are noted below.

 

II. Plus Portfolio Management, $185.  

 

All BASIC items noted above plus:

1)      Students check-in weekly with HQT. (Initiated by student based on agreed upon mode/day. This counts as part of students’ attendance in grading.)

2)      Up to 30 minutes of phone/online consultation or tutoring.

 

III. A-G Portfolio Management $255.

 

1)      ES/Parent will provide the HQT with curriculum information and CWCS Pacing Guide within 3 days of issuance of purchase order (PO). From that information, the HQT will provide a Timeline and Report form listing all assignments and due dates.

2)       The student is responsible for delivery twice per semester of specific work samples requested by the HQT. Only copies of corrected and graded assignments are to be mailed to the HQT according to schedule. The HQT will give the ES (and parent if requested) a monthly email report based on attendance and work received from the student.

3)      HQT will create and correct midterm and final.

4)      Proctoring exams is not included in this rate, but it is an additional service that Home Tutoring Plus Inc can provide in most locations if requested in advance. Since proctoring is a UC requirement, ES must notify HTP which of the following will occur:

a.       ES or other person, approved by CWCS Executive Director, proctors exam

b.      Request for information/price for Home Tutoring Plus proctoring service.

5)      A semester grade will be given based upon student achievement in relation to the Timeline and Report and exams. Grading standards are noted below.

6)      Five telephone consultations with the HQT (up to 15 minutes each).

7)      If the student has questions or needs guidance, the HQT will reply to inquiries within 24 hours. If more than 1.25 hours of questions (15 minute minimum charge for phone/online tutoring) is needed, an additional PO ($40 per hour) will be needed to cover this extra tutoring.

 

 

Portfolio Management Guidelines

 

In order for CWCS to best insure their students’ success, HTP has agreed to alert the Executive Director if there are serious issues with any student who is in danger of not passing.

 

Portfolio management needs to start as close to the beginning of the semester as possible. Any student who wants portfolio management after September 30 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  This will insure that the students receive maximum benefit and avoid end-of-semester confusion.  No price adjustment will be made for portfolio management requests received after the beginning of the semester. The students will have the same amount of HQT time available to them no matter when they enroll in our management options.  For students that enroll late in the semester, partial credit may be given for a class.

 

Please speak with your parents so they are clear about the portfolio management options. The price listed is per subject; however it is possible to use various options with different subjects.

 

Once you’ve submitted paperwork for a particular student, please email, call or use our request form to supply us with this information:

 

·         Parent’s name, phone number, and email address

·         Student’s name, age, subject, grade level and email address

·         Which portfolio options you’d like for which subjects

 

We will email the ES, the parent, and the student once the HQT is arranged and will provide all with our Portfolio Management Expectations and Procedures which includes the tutor’s contact information.  The HQT will communicate with the ES, parent and student regarding logistics.


 

 

Home Tutoring Plus Inc
Cancellation Policy 09/10 School Year
Connecting Waters Charter School

Portfolio Management – Spring ‘10

 

Before HTP set-up completed

Through Feb 16

Feb 17- Mar. 15

After March 15

Basic

$25

$75

Up to $125

$125

Plus

$25

$75- $95

$95-$150

$125 - $185

A-G

$25

$75 - $125

$125-$165

$125 - $255

Plus and A-G cancellations, as well as Basic after Feb 16, will be considered individually. The charge depends upon the tutor time spent, if books were purchased, if a new Timeline & Review and/or midterm were created, etc.

In-Home cancellation 09-10
Minimum 2 hours per teacher request.
No early cancellation charge after 2-hour minimum when paying the 2-7 hour rate of $52.
If PO is for 8 or more at our discounted $47 rate and it is cancelled prior to 8 hours, we charge one hour early cancellation.

Online cancellation 09-10
Minimum 2 hours per teacher request.
No early cancellation charge with 24 hours notice.
 

 

 

Grading Standards

 

Attendance

 

Does student contact HQT and/or give HQT work per schedule? If student misses a deadline, does student contact HQT promptly?

25%

Coursework

Has the student completed and parent/ES noted progress on pacing guide? Students are not penalized for mistakes on coursework, but will be judged on completeness and best effort.

25%

Portfolio (HQT Requested Work Samples, Pacing Guide/Report.)

Average grades on chapter tests, reports, and/or projects. HQT may weight the individual items unequally. For example, a report might count the same as two tests.

25%

Midterm Test or Project

 

10%

Final Exam or Project

 

15%

 

90-100% = A

80-89%  =  B

70-79%  =  C

60–69%  =  D

 0-59%  =  F

 

You can send us an email: janice@charterschoolresource.com with any questions about the service, subject or rate — or to provide the information as noted above. Our name, address and phone numbers are below. Thank you for using Home Tutoring Plus for your students’ needs.

 

Deborah, Janice & Shannon

Home Tutoring Plus, Inc.

P.O. Box 536

Meadow Vista, CA 95722

530-878-1014 or 888-368-8867

FAX 530-878-8846