Supplemental Educational Services
Service Summary Information
Pedulla Prep
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Name of organization: |
Pedulla Prep |
Primary location: |
16 Carmel Avenue |
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Contact information: |
718-494-2145 917-913-3358 PedullaPrep.com (under construction) |
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LEAs where service will be provided: |
District 31, NYC (Staten Island only) | |
2. |
Years provider has delivered service: |
2005-2007 |
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Evidence that services have been effective: |
Increase in report card grades in Math and English language arts, higher SAT scores, and average scores in the sixty-third percentile on private high school tests measuring Math and English language arts. |
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Title of the instructional program, curriculum series to be used (if appropriate): |
We use Prentice Hall for both Math and English/language arts for grades 9-12. |
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Grade level(s) the provider will serve: |
Grades 9-12 |
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Content area(s) provider will serve: |
Math and English language arts |
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Number of sessions provided per week, if applicable: |
Tailored to the needs and availability of a given student; ideally between one and three times per week. |
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Average length of each service session (minutes/hours): |
One hour |
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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;): |
September 1-June 30, with days off according to NYC public school calendar. |
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Type of instruction: |
One-on-one and small groups, consisting of intensive instruction leading to student demonstration of Math/English language arts concepts. |
10a |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with disabilities: |
Emphasize a student's abilities rather than disabilities; adhere to guidelines contained in his/her IEP; personal assistance lent by paraprofessionals employed by the NYC school system. |
10b |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with limited English proficiency: |
Plans to hire, as needed, teachers fluent in the language of the student; report cards and communications with parents in the child's native language; awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural background of each non-native student. |
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Qualifications of the service provider(s)/instructor(s): |
John Pedulla is NY state certified (file #805495) and has taught for nine years; Joseph Pedulla is certified in NJ and has taught for 22 years. |
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Reports to parents, teachers, and LEA (Content, frequency, method of delivery): |
Three annual report cards, complete with comments; phone calls as needed; publication of email address for parents to voice concerns/make inquiries. |
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Will transportation to the service location be provided at no charge if requested? (Note: LEAs are not required to provide or pay for transportation) |
At present we do not have the capacity to do this. |
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Additional relevant information: |
John Pedulla attended the application information seminar for would-be SES providers in Albany on January 19, 2007. The contents and style of this application are partly reflective of a phone conversation with Dr. Everett Barnes, initiated by John Pedulla in the summer of 2007, to better understand the SES application process. |