Supplemental Educational Services
Service Summary Information
Ventures Education Systems Corporation
1. |
Name of organization: |
Ventures Education Systems Corporation |
Primary location: |
245 Fifth Avenue, Suite 802 New York, NY 10016 |
|
Contact information: |
212-696-5717 akrauthammer@ventures.org |
|
LEAs where service will be provided: |
All | |
2. |
Years provider has delivered service: |
Six years as a for-profit company; 30 years inclusive of similar not-for-profit activities. |
3. |
Evidence that services have been effective: |
Ventures evaluates its program for student achievement using state-managed standardized tests with results that show significant improvement in testing across grade levels and content areas. |
4. |
Title of the instructional program, curriculum series to be used (if appropriate): |
Ventures Initiative & Focus system of student-centered learning (featuring Structured Thinking Skills). |
5. |
Grade level(s) the provider will serve: |
All |
6. |
Content area(s) provider will serve: |
English language arts (including reading); mathematics |
7. |
Number of sessions provided per week, if applicable: |
The Ventures program is flexible in design, allowing for a combination of sessions that can be conducted for 2 hours each on an after school basis or 3 hours each on Saturday, with a convenient schedule to be arranged with the district. |
8. |
Average length of each service session (minutes/hours): |
The Ventures program is optimally based on 2 hour sessions on an after school basis, and/or 3 hour sessions on Saturdays. |
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;): |
The Ventures program is available throughout the school year as well as during summer months as scheduled with parents, school and district personnel. Ventures recommends a program of 12 to 24 sessions. |
10. |
Type of instruction: |
Small group (ave. # 20) |
10a |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with disabilities: |
|
10b |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with limited English proficiency: |
|
11. |
Qualifications of the service provider(s)/instructor(s): |
All Ventures teachers providing direct instruction are New York certified for the content area. |
12. |
Reports to parents, teachers, and LEA (Content, frequency, method of delivery): |
Ventures trainers will provide written status and progress reports on a per student basis to parents, regular classroom teachers and district/school administrators. |
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) |
No. Ventures typically provides its services on site at local school facilities within the district. |
14. |
Additional relevant information: |
Ventures’ program is a research-based instructional program that provides students with an array of Thinking Skills that enhance literacy, problem-solving and test-taking skills. |