Brief History

Founded in 2013, Smart Kids, Inc. was established to assist K-12 students who live and attend school in low-to-moderate income demographic areas within the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area with 1:1 tutoring. We are a public 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides 1:1 sustainable hig-impact tutoring. Students work with trained tutors to develop key foundational math and reading comprehension skills and build academic confidence. Since opening our doors, Smart Kids, Inc. has successfully helped over 366 students through our programs. Even throughout the pandemic, we were still able to navigate through those tough times and provide our program services virtually.

The demographics of students that we serve, live and attend school in low-to-moderate demographic areas of St. Louis County and St. Louis City. 100% of students, ages 5-18 receive free lunch and reduced lunches. In addition, we also serve students of families who receive state assistance: i.e., food stamps, childcare assistance, health care coverage, and/or TANF.

Program Overview:

Smart Kids, Inc. (Nonprofit Tutoring and Mentoring Organization for Underserved K-12 Students)

Program Names: Tutor Me Program, Tutors in the Classroom, and Explore St. Louis Summer Camp

Mission Statement:

We are committed to increasing the learning capacity of every student by helping them realize their full potential.

Program Objectives:

Smart Kids, Inc. is dedicated to providing high-quality tutoring and mentorship to underserved K-12 students, empowering them with the academic skills, confidence, and support they need to succeed in school and beyond. We strive to bridge the achievement gap, promote educational equity, and create pathways to success for students in underrepresented communities. Smart Kids, Inc. was created to help end the repeated cycles of poverty through education.

Academic Support: Provide personalized tutoring in core subjects (Math, Reading Comprehension/Literacy) to improve students' grades, test scores, and overall academic performance.

Mentorship: Foster positive, lasting relationships between students and trained mentors who provide guidance, encouragement, and career exploration opportunities.

Holistic Development: Support students' social-emotional growth, resilience, and leadership through extracurricular activities, workshops, and life skills training.

Parental Engagement: Involve parents and guardians in the educational process through workshops and regular communication to help create a supportive home learning environment.

Target Population:

Grade Levels: K-12 students, with a focus on underserved and low-income communities.

Demographics: Students from diverse backgrounds, including low-income, English language learners, and students facing various challenges such as lack of access to academic resources, high levels of absenteeism, and limited parental involvement in education.

Program Components:

One-on-One Tutoring:

Subjects: Math, Reading Comprehension/Literacy and standardized test preparation (e.g., SAT, ACT, state assessments).

Delivery: Both in-person and virtual tutoring options, based on student needs and accessibility.

Frequency: Weekly tutoring sessions, with the possibility of additional support during critical times like test prep or school breaks.

Mentorship Program:

Mentor Recruitment: Volunteers from local colleges, professionals, and community leaders who are trained to work with students.

Structure: Monthly one-on-one meetings between mentors and mentees, as well as group mentoring activities (e.g., career panels, workshops, field trips).

Focus: Personal development, academic guidance, career exploration, and providing a positive role model for students.

Enrichment and Life Skills Programs:

Workshops: Offer workshops on topics such as time management, study skills, goal setting, and stress management.

After-School Activities: Provide extracurricular activities like arts, STEM clubs, leadership training, and financial literacy to foster well-rounded development.

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Incorporate SEL programs to build resilience, self-confidence, and coping skills.

Parental and Family Engagement:

Workshops for Parents: Hold regular workshops and seminars on supporting children’s academic growth at home, navigating the school system, and fostering positive relationships with teachers.

Family Involvement: Regular check-ins with parents to discuss student progress and address any concerns.

Program Delivery Model:

In-Person: Bridgeton Facility, partnered school districts sites, or partnering organizations to host tutoring sessions.

Virtual: Online tutoring and virtual mentoring via video calls and platforms like Zoom, with an emphasis on flexibility and accessibility.

Hybrid: A mix of in-person and virtual support depending on student needs and availability.

Volunteer and Staff Support:

Trained Tutors and Mentors: Volunteers are required to complete background checks and undergo training in educational best practices, cultural competency, and mentorship strategies.

Program Coordinators: Full-time staff members to oversee tutoring schedules, match mentors with mentees, coordinate workshops, and communicate with schools and families.

Volunteer Support: Volunteers receive ongoing training and resources to enhance their tutoring and mentoring skills, as well as access to a supportive community of fellow volunteers.

Evaluation and Impact Measurement:

Academic Progress: Track students’ grades, standardized test scores, and progress in specific subjects.

Mentorship Impact: Conduct surveys with students and mentors to measure relationship quality, student engagement, and goal achievement.

Program Outcomes: Monitor overall student retention rates, graduation rates, college enrollment, and career placement for high school seniors.

Feedback: Regularly gather feedback from students, families, and volunteers to assess the program's effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

Funding and Sustainability:

Grants: Seek funding from educational foundations, government grants, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Donations: Engage with individual donors through fundraising campaigns, events, and crowdfunding.

Partnerships: Establish partnerships with local schools, universities, businesses, and community organizations to share resources and increase program reach.

Fee for Service: Offer premium services, specialized tutoring, and summer day camp, on a sliding scale to generate additional revenue for program sustainability.

Conclusion

Smart Kids, Inc. seeks to provide a comprehensive support system to underserved K-12 students, addressing their academic, emotional, and social needs. By offering tailored tutoring, mentoring, life skills training, and college readiness support, we aim to equip students with the tools they need to overcome obstacles, succeed academically, and realize their potential for a brighter future.

Privacy Notice

Additional Information

Smart Kids, Inc.'s Privacy Notice

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.smartkidsinc.org. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared.

2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.

3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information. 4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

5. How policy changes will be communicated.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have acces s to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or another direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We collect your name, email address, personal address, social media pages, phone number, and your child(ren)’s name, age, grade, school, and tutoring requested information.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to start your child(ren)’s tutoring schedule/sessions.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about your child(ren)’s tutoring schedule/sessions, other services, and/or changes to this privacy policy.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

• See what data we have about you, if any.

• Change/correct any data we have about you.

• Have us delete any data we have about you.

• Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

PRIVACY NOTICE

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Changes to this Policy

We may make changes to this privacy notice from time to time. You may check back on this page at any time to see our current policy.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 314-884-1486 or via stlsmartkidsinc@gmail.com.

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Service Forms/ Orders

We request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we'll use this information to contact you.

Cookies

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Sharing

We share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

And/or:

We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.

PRIVACY NOTICE

We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Surveys & Contests

From time to time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

EIN: 37-1709663

P: 314-884-1486

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION

Smart Kids, Inc. engages with a lot of students, volunteers, and staff members of different ethnic groups. It is with great understanding that all participants recognize the importance of working side by side with people from different backgrounds. Our team deals with diversity everyday in the workplace, when providing our program services to students with the Greater St. Louis region. We make it a priority to discuss, implement, and practice the importance of policies and procedures of diversity training. We never want to make feel uncomfortable when participating in our organization.

Being that we all come from different backgrounds at Smart Kids, Inc., it is understood that we have great equity at all times. One of our first priorities is to treat everyone with respect and dignity. We also provide the same opportunities to enhance the student’s educational growth.

As an organization that deals with a lot of diverse students with different backgrounds, we want everyone to feel comfortable and for them to be themselves. It is already hard for students to seem perfect with social media telling them what is perfect and what it not. That is not our environment and we strive to make it a better experience when participating in our programs. We have all walks of life that we work hand in hand with and we aim for them to be their full selves. Being yourselves and being comfortable here at Smart Kids, Inc. makes it easier for you to be successful and really learn what you need better through our tutoring sessions.

Smart Kids, Inc. does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, the appointment to and termination from its Board of Directors, hiring and firing of staff or contractors, selection of volunteers, selection of vendors, and providing of services.

Smart Kids, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We shall not discriminate and will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, Board membership, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or for any other discriminatory reason.

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