About The Tutoring Place


The Tutoring Place is a Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Provider. We provide free tutoring services that must be offered to children who attend a Title I school that fails to make progress for three years (in its second year of “school improvement status”). These services offer students extra help in academic subjects such as reading, language arts, and mathematics. SES services are provided outside the regular school day—before or after school, on weekends, or in the summer.

As part of the No Child Left Behind Act, states are required to set definitions of adequate yearly progress (AYP), the minimum performance that districts and schools must reach every year on state achievement tests. Title I schools that don’t make AYP for at least three years must offer SES to students. Schools must continue to offer SES to their students until the school shows adequate yearly progress for two years in a row. If the demand for SES exceeds available funds, districts may give priority to the lowest achieving eligible students.

Once a state has identified a school as “in need of improvement” for two or more years, the school district determines which students in that school are eligible for services. Then, the district notifies families of eligible students about their right to free tutoring. The district must also provide information about the local SES providers to help families select one and should allow families enough time to compare options and make informed choices. Once a family chooses a provider, the district enters into a contract with the provider. The district pays the provider for tutoring services.