Attendance support
Attendance is taken live in every session. Absences go to your HIT coordinator the same day. We track minutes delivered for each student and schedule make-up sessions within the week when the schedule allows.
For schools
A tutoring partner your HIT team can rely on.
For principals, assistant principals, HIT coordinators, and the ExpandED and district staff who support them: what a partnership includes, how we meet the standards, and how to work with us.
ExpandED Tutor Provider Directory
Applying to serve schools in the NYC HIT initiative.
The NYC Public Schools High-Impact Tutoring initiative, run with ExpandED Schools, lets participating schools choose tutoring providers from a vetted Tutor Provider Directory. We are applying to join it, and our program is built to the initiative’s six standards.
Schools outside the initiative, or using their own funds, can also work with us directly under NYCPS procurement rules. See procurement below.
ExpandED and district staff: our program description, standards alignment, tutor training plan, data plan, and capability statement are available on request. Write to inquiries@nyfreeschool.com with “Tutor Provider Directory” in the subject line, or download our capability statement.
| NYC HIT standard | How we meet it |
|---|---|
| Consistent & frequent | Three or more sessions every week on a fixed schedule your school sets, for 10–12 week cycles that follow the NYCPS calendar. |
| Low ratio | One tutor to no more than four students, and often fewer. Groups are formed by skill need, using your school’s own assessment data. |
| Dosage | Sessions of 30–45 minutes, at least 90 minutes per student per week. We track minutes actually delivered, not minutes scheduled, and report them. |
| Relationship-based | Each group keeps the same tutor from the first session to the last. Cameras on, names known, and every absence followed up. |
| Data-driven | Baseline diagnostic, an exit ticket every session, a progress report every two weeks, and an end-of-cycle report against the measures your school uses. |
| High-quality curriculum | Standards-based materials aligned to your core curriculum (including NYC Reads and NYC Solves materials where your school uses them), with the vocabulary and models students see in class. |
What your HIT team gets
Less coordination for you, more tutoring for students.
Your team decides who is tutored, when, and toward which goals. We handle delivery, attendance, and data, and keep you informed without adding meetings.
Progress data
A baseline before the cycle, a progress report every two weeks, and an end-of-cycle summary. Reports come in the format your team uses and can match your MTSS progress-monitoring schedule.
Curriculum alignment
Tutors work from your units, pacing, and materials. They preview and reteach classroom content, and coordinate with teachers through your HIT lead.
Flexible scheduling
During the school day as pull-out or push-in, before school, or after school. Schedules can run three to five days a week, and we plan around testing windows and school events.
One point of contact
A named program lead for your school who joins your HIT team check-ins, answers within one school day, and handles issues before they reach you.
Simple setup
We need a roster, a schedule, a space, and devices with headphones for in-school virtual sessions. We supply the platform, materials, and tutors.
Progress reporting
What a biweekly progress report looks like.
Every two weeks your HIT coordinator gets a one-page report for each tutoring group: attendance, minutes delivered, skills mastered, and what comes next. Reports are shared securely and include only the information your team needs.
At the end of the cycle you get a summary for each student comparing baseline and final results, with notes your teachers can use.
Math HIT · Grade 7 · Group B (3 students)Weeks 3–4 of 12
96%attendance
115avg. minutes per student, per week
5 of 12avg. target skills mastered
| Student | Attended | Mastered | Next focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student A | 8 / 8 | 6 / 12 | Two-step equations |
| Student B | 7 / 8 | 5 / 12 | Unit rates |
| Student C | 8 / 8 | 4 / 12 | Fraction division |
Clearance, safety & privacy
Everything a school needs in place before day one.
No tutor meets a student, and no student data reaches us, until each item below is complete for your school.
Tutor clearance and training
- NYCPS background clearance for every tutor and staff member: nomination in PETS, fingerprint-based criminal history check, and confirmed eligibility before any contact with students
- Pre-service training in our session model, curriculum, data collection, and student privacy
- Mandated-reporter and safeguarding training, and NYCPS policies on student safety and online conduct
- Observation within the first two weeks, then coaching at least monthly
Student data privacy
- Compliance with FERPA and New York Education Law §2-d, including the Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security
- NYCPS data privacy and security terms signed before we receive any student information
- Only the minimum data needed: roster, grade, schedule, and the assessment results that guide tutoring
- Never sold, never used for advertising, deleted or returned when the agreement ends
Insurance and registration
- General and professional liability coverage at the levels NYCPS requires, bound before services begin
- Registered as a vendor in PASSPort, New York City’s procurement system, before any contract
Online safety
- Sessions are not recorded. Students join through authenticated links only, and tutors never use personal accounts.
- No private one-to-one messaging between tutors and students outside the platform
- A clear escalation path to your designated staff member for any concern
Capacity
Growing carefully, one school at a time.
We are a new provider, and we are starting with a small number of partner schools so that each one gets our full attention. Tutors are hired and cleared for each signed partnership, and each tutor carries a limited number of groups so session quality stays high.
Tell us your grades, subjects, and number of students. We will tell you plainly whether we can serve them well this cycle, and if not, when we can.
Recruiting tutors for upcoming cycles. We recruit tutors with strong literacy or math backgrounds, including current and retired teachers, graduate students, and strong undergraduates. We train and coach them to our model. Interested in tutoring? Write to us.
Procurement
How schools can work with us.
There are several ways to contract with us. We follow NYCPS procurement rules for each and will help your business manager with the paperwork.
NYC HIT initiative
Schools in the initiative choose providers from the ExpandED Tutor Provider Directory, using HIT funds allocated to the school. We are applying to join the directory.
School-level purchase
Schools can buy tutoring with their own budget under NYCPS purchasing rules and thresholds, once we are registered in PASSPort.
NYCPS contracts
We plan to respond to NYCPS solicitations for tutoring and academic support services, including Multiple Task Award Contracts (MTACs), as they are issued.
Pricing. We price per student, per cycle, and state it plainly in every proposal. Our model is designed to fit the per-student budgets typical of NYC high-impact tutoring programs. Families are never charged.