they must get permission and have insurance and we charge rent (thus no =
one takes us up on this!)
2. We do not know how many have tutors, but it is fairly frequent
3. they seek them to understand or often to raise a grade, also kids with =
LDs often have tutors for subjects as well as organization, time management=
4. We have a learning center. About 15% of our students in middle and =
upper schools have some sort of a learning diagnosis (this includes ESL =
kids too). These kids can get regular sessions with a learning specialist.T=
he goal is to teach them strategies to cope and to eventually "wean" them =
out of the need for the Learning center. But we also see more kids on a =
drop in basis, but do not encourage this as we don't have a big learning =
center staff. The Learning center really is for kids with diagnosed =
learning differences.. The drop in aspect is hard to control-- especially =
in math, where our math specialist often does "tutor", but for no pay.
We are thinking of giving kids with LD s a certain amount of support for =
free but then charging them for additional support-- enabling us to hire =
more learning specialists and cut costs
>>> Betsy Malone <malone@harpethhall.org> 10/17/2007 12:55 PM >>>
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I am doing some research on private tutoring and private schools and I
>would like to hear from other schools about their experiences with this
>phenomenon.=20
>
>Specifically, I'd like to know:
>
>Does your school have a policy about allowing private tutors to work
>with
>students on campus? =20
Students may not have tutors on campus during school hours unless they =
have a documented learning difference. We do have some students meet =
tutors after school on campus, but the tutors must check in with the =
office and be assigned a room.
>
>
>Are private tutors screened (CORI check or other)? =20
No, but that is an interesting point.
>
>
>Any sense (estimate/guess) of how many students have private tutors?
I do no not
>
>
>For what subject/reasons do your students seek private tutors?
I think parents/students want a concentrated one-on-one time, and in some =
cases the student for whatever reason does not understand the explanations =
by the teacher
>
>
>Does you school have an academic support center/learning center?
Yes
> If so,
>how many students are seen for tutoring "in house"?
Yes. We have a homework help session after school everyday in the middle =
school, and we probably average 10-15 girls a day.
>
>
>
>Does your school have part time/full time tutors on the faculty? =20
No
>
>
>
>Why might students seek private tutoring as opposed to using their
>school's in house learning center?
Same answer as above
>
>
>I would really love to hear others' perspectives on the topic!
>
>Many thanks,
>Laura
>
>Laura Vantine, M.Ed.
>Director of Academic Support
>Noble and Greenough School
>
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