The Tutor Me Program

Program Overview

The Tutor Me Program (TMP) provides 1:1 academic tutoring/mentoring services, homework help, charter development, and STEM activities. TMP runs annually from September to May; Monday through Thursday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. TMP services at-risk and low-to-moderate income students, grades K-12 who live and attend school in St. Louis County and St. Louis City .

Smart Kids, Inc. aims to increase the reading comprehension and literacy of each student served and what they read. Our goal is to help improve their literacy skills so they can gain more confidence in themselves when reading. We want to invoke their reading knowledge and have the students be on their grade reading level or above. Each school year, parents/guardians will have the option to choose to enroll their child(ren) into either virtual or in-person one-hour sessions, twice a week. TMP will be held in person at our Bridgeton location. Tutoring hourly sessions are $30 with a minimum of two sessions per week. Currently, we are in the process of becoming a provider (vendor) for families that receive childcare subsidy programming for after-school care programs. The Tutor Me Program will cover the following subjects: Math and Reading Comprehension. Parents/guardians will have the opportunity to make their child(ren)'s schedule. Please note that once your child(ren)'s schedule is made, you stick to it. All payments are due on Mondays for services rendered each week.

Applications open Monday, August 01, 2024, and will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 02 , 2025. Applications will reopen on Monday, August 04, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year.

Our trained tutor's college students come from our Community Partners from various universities. College Students who are interested in being a Student Tutor, please click here for the application. Also, please remember to fill out the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Family Care Safety Registry Application. Keep track of our latest social media sites on Linktree.

Requirements:

Step 1. Fill out the online Student Enrollment Form. Please remember that it is one application per child.

Step 2. Attend the Parent Orientation Training.

Step 3. Parents, please be mindful that their child needs to attend 95% of their tutoring/mentoring sessions. Students are not allowed to miss more than three scheduled appointments. Parents are required to communicate with our staff about their child's absences. If your child misses or is picked up late three times, then he/she will be removed from the program.

Step 4. Students will be tested monthly to monitor progress and growth and a progress report will be sent home to show this data.

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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