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Provider: Princeton Review K-12 Services
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| Provider Details |
| Program Areas: | Reading, Writing, Mathematics |
| Grades: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Place of Service: | Student's School, Place of Religious Worship, Community Center |
| Type of Organization: | For Profit |
Experience with:
Limited English Proficient (LEP) students: No
Students with disabilities: No |
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| Program Description (written by provider) |
| The Princeton Review, Inc. helps students improve their Math and English Language Arts skills with a dynamic and engaging program. Our program provides live instruction in a small group setting that is designed to work with the needs of individual students in Grades 1-12. The materials used are student-centered workbooks with open-ended and multiple-choice practice opportunities as well as pre- and post-course assessments to measure student achievement. Our materials cover the core Mathematics and English Language Arts standards that are most important to Massachusetts students. |
| Evidence of Effectiveness (written by provider) |
The pedagogical practices supported by The Princeton Review, Inc. SS program are grounded in our finding that students do best when given opportunities to learn through a variety of modalities. Under-prepared students need both guided instruction and to be challenged through activities that demand critical thinking, problem-solving skills, creativity, and reflection.
Our program uses a method based in formative assessment literature. Specifically, our courses are based on assessment and analysis to inform action about student academic performance and test scores. Our customized program can accomplish something that most conventional classroom teachers cannot—provide individualized instruction. That individualization should occur at three critical junctures--the assessment of the student’s learning needs, the diagnosis of the student’s learning opportunities, and the delivery of learning content to the student. With respect to assessment, Lorrie Shepard, an assessment researcher and dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado notes, “We have strong evidence that high-quality classroom assessment improves learning tremendously, possibly more effectively than any other sort of teaching intervention.” [Lynn Olson, “Up Close and Personal”, Education Week, May 22, 2002.]
This methodology has served our students well throughout our company’s 26-year history. We have clear goals and objectives for assisting students in increasing their levels of achievement. Our instructional model incorporates both course manuals that are aligned to Massachusetts state standards as well as a series of assessments. The data captured in these assessments is used to inform instruction and help target specific areas of improvement for each student. In fact, we are proud that results are consistent among students of differing backgrounds and with differing means. This means that we are successful in helping to close the gap and make certain that no child is left behind.
We have performed an Efficacy Study at our SES program in Metropolitan School District of Perry Township in the Spring of 2006. The study recapitulates the outcomes and achievements realized as result of our ten-week program. We saw significant growth for participating students in both Reading and Mathematics with a strong development in the subject areas for students who pre-tested in the lowest quartile. This includes an increase of 31 percentage points for students in grade three Mathematics (based upon percent of correctly answered questions.) There was also positive outcome in improved students’ attitudes towards schoolwork.
Additionally, please note the following results (as of March 20, 2007) from a recent survey done in our NYC SES program.
Percentage of students who found the SES program interesting to exciting: 97%
Percentage of students who rated the program helpful to very helpful: 73%
Percentage of students who found they learned a lot in the program: 93%
Percentage of students who rated their teachers good to excellent: 98%
Percentage of students who felt the program provided individual attention: 97%
Percentage of students who found the pace easy to keep up with: 85%
Percentage of students who would like to continue with the after school program: 66%
While gains may vary from student to student, The Princeton Review, Inc. is confident in its ability to offer a quality instructional program geared toward raising student achievement levels as defined by the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework, and measured by the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. |
| District(s) Served |
Please note that these are the districts this provider is approved to serve through this contract. Not all of these districts may be required to offer supplemental educational services through Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. Check with your school or district for more details.
| Amherst Public Schools | Auburn Public Schools | Barnstable Public Schools |
| Boston Public Schools | Brockton Public Schools | Cambridge Public Schools |
| Chelsea Public Schools | Chicopee Public Schools | Easthampton Public Schools |
| Everett Public Schools | Fall River Public Schools | Framingham Public Schools |
| Gardner Public Schools | Holyoke Public Schools | Lawrence Public Schools |
| Lee Public Schools | Lowell Public Schools | Lynn Public Schools |
| New Bedford Public Schools | North Adams Public Schools | Peabody Public Schools |
| Pittsfield Public Schools | Revere Public Schools | Southbridge Public Schools |
| Springfield Public Schools | Taunton Public Schools | Ware Public Schools |
| Westfield Public Schools | West Springfield Public Schools | Worcester Public Schools |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public District | Benjamin Banneker Charter Public District | Sabis International Charter District |
| Neighborhood House Charter District | Holyoke Community Charter District | Lowell Community Charter Public District |
| New Leadership Charter District | Boston Renaissance Charter Public District | Seven Hills Charter Public District |
| Amherst-Pelham | Berkshire Hills | King Philip |
| Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
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