Supplemental Educational Services
Service Summary Information
Educate Online
| 1. | Name of organization: | Educate Online |
| Primary location: | 1001 Fleet Street, 8th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 |
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| Contact information: (phone / email / website): |
Angela Belt 410-843-2672 (school/district personnel only) 866-619-3382 (toll-free parent hotline) state@educate-online.com www.educate-online.com |
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| LEAs where service will be provided: | Students receive live, individualized instruction in the safety and convenience of their own homes. Students access the program via the Internet through a personal computer provided free of charge by Educate Online. Educate Online services may also be provided at the student’s school if the appropriate facilities (e.g. computer lab) are available. |
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| 2. | Years provider has delivered service: | 15 years |
| 3. | Evidence that services have been effective: | On average, students participating in 36 hours of Educate Online instruction consistently achieve an average grade level gain of 1.2 years in reading and 1.7 years in math. |
| 4. | Title of the instructional program, curriculum series to be used (if appropriate): | Educate Online’s proprietary research based program uses individualized instruction and mastery learning techniques to improve students’ reading or math skills. |
| 5. | Grade level(s) the provider will serve: | Educate Online will deliver English Language Arts (including Reading) or Math to students in grades K-12. |
| 6. | Content area(s) provider will serve: | Educate Online will deliver tutoring in either English Language Arts (including Reading) or Math. |
| 7. | Number of sessions provided per week, if applicable: | Parents choose their child’s schedule which generally includes 2-4, 60-minute sessions per week. |
| 8. | Average length of each service session (minutes/hours): | Each instructional session is 60 minutes in length. |
| 9. | Duration of the available service period (e.g. September 1 – June 30; September 1 – August 31; weekends only; summer school only; specific number of weeks or hours, other, etc;): | Educate Online’s services are available throughout the year during various time slots: weekday afternoons and evenings Saturdays and Sundays. Each student and her/his family arranges for instructional session times based on their own scheduling needs and preferences. |
| 10. | Type of instruction: | Online, individualized, direct instruction |
| 10a. | Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with disabilities: | Educate Online has successfully delivered Supplemental Education Services to a wide range of student populations, including low-income, minority, limited English proficiency and special education students. Educate Online provides services to students with limited English proficiency and disabilities to the extent possible within our standard instructional approach. |
| 10b. | Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with limited English proficiency: | Educate Online has successfully delivered Supplemental Education Services to a wide range of student populations, including low-income, minority, limited English proficiency and special education students. Educate Online provides services to students with limited English proficiency and disabilities to the extent possible within our standard instructional approach. |
| 11. | Qualifications of the service provider(s)/instructor(s): | All Educate Online instructors are certified teachers in their state of residence, have at least two years of teaching experience, and complete comprehensive training prior to program implementation. |
| 12. | Reports to parents, teachers, and LEA (Content, frequency, method of delivery): | Parents can access their child’s online progress reports at any time during the program. Schools/Districts receive a Beginning of Program report and an End of Program report. |
| 13. | Will transportation to the service location be provided at no charge if requested? (Note: LEAs are not required to provide or pay for transportation) | Because Educate Online is primarily delivered online to each student in the safety and convenience of her/his home, transportation is not required. |
| 14. | Additional relevant information: | Students access the program using computer equipment provided by Educate Online. |