Organization and Contact
Organization Type
For Profit
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
New York, New York
Contact Name
Karim Aboulelnaga
Contact Email
karim@practicemakesperfect.org
Program Overview
Mission
Narrow the opportunity gap.
Mission
Narrow the opportunity gap.
Program Description
Started as a student club at Cornell to provide summer enrichment for urban youth in NYC, now partners with K-12 schools to provide many programs including tutoring.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
Technology Platform
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service
AIS, RTI, Tutoring, Push-ins, Pull-outs, After School, Saturday Academy, SAT prep, Summer Enrichment programs.
Year Program Launched
2010
States of Operation
New York
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
20000+
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies,
Other
Other subjects
All
Languages of Instruction
English,
Spanish,
Other
Other languages
Arabic
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1 up to 5:1
Type of Tutor
Tutoring staff,
Other
Other tutor type
We train college students, graduate students, and recent graduates in tutoring and intervention strategies.
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
100% speak English; 50% bilingual (English/Spanish, English/Arabic, English/Mandarin, English/Other)
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
Hispanic or Latino- 20%, Asian 20%, Black or African American 30%, White 25%
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
Surveys, weekly email outreach to parents soliciting quality of sessions, and frequent outreach from Interventionists/Tutors to parents.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
Parent
School
Student
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
Varies; Avg. school contract is $45k; however, contracts range from $5k - $250k based on students served; Parent contracts for Private tutoring start at ~$200 per month for weekly services.
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation
Results not ye published (disrupted by COVID)
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No