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At Ivy Tutors Network we know New York City educators work passionately and tirelessly towards student success. But to achieve their goals, schools sometimes need extra support. As a proud MWBE and DOE vendor, Ivy Tutors is a strong educational partner, working within each institution’s budget to create the perfect programming, including in- and out-of-classroom tutoring services, afterschool programs, and Saturday academies. Founded by Lisa Speransky, a product of the NYC public education system, and staffed by tutors known for their brilliance, compassionate leadership, and ability to connect with students, we do everything from helping to drastically increase graduation rates to Illustrative Math support - and everything in between!

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Why Contract with Ivy Tutors

A review of almost 200 studies found that high-dosage tutoring is one of the few school-based interventions with demonstrated large positive effects on both math and reading. Ivy Tutors offers remedial tutoring or enrichment programs from 6 weeks to a full year. We work with schools to find the best format for their students, including 1-on-1 and small group tutoring, in the classroom, or out. Use our services during the school day, as part of an after school program, or as part of a Saturday academy. Choose subject-specific tutoring, or work on test prep for everything from midterms to Regents exams.
K-12 Academic Tutoring
Drive student success through personalized, data-backed strategies. Ivy Tutors provides schools with one-on-one or small group tutoring aimed at helping students gain confidence in subject matter, learn to study, and acquire test-taking skills. Utilizing diagnostic testing, we identify students’ strengths and areas of need, providing necessary data for developing a customized test prep plan for each student or group. Our tutors are adept at addressing content gaps, and teach students test-taking strategies, time management, and tools to cope with test anxiety. Test-prep is our specialty. We can help students and schools with State or Regents exams, the SHSAT, ISEE, SSAT, TACHS, SAT, and ACT.
Data-Driven Test Prep
Help your upperclassmen build the best college application possible with workshops on passion-exploration, college list building, finding volunteer opportunities and internships, financial aid applications, and more. Our tutors can provide one-on-one or small group support for college application assistance to 11th and 12th grade students. Or take advantage of our college essay “boot camp” workshops - one of our most requested services by private clients - which immerses students in the essay-writing experience and teaches critical skills for a wow-worthy admissions essay.
College Essay & Advising
Math & ELA Enrichment
These critical core subjects are some of the most likely to pose challenges to students, especially those with learning differences or English language learners. Our tutors teach foundational reading skills, fill in gaps in grammar, reading comprehension, or logical reasoning, and help with reading out-loud. For those needing extra support in math, tutors help with everything from math fundamentals to calculus. Whether the students in your school need support for core competencies or advanced mathematics and English, our tutors can help.
Math & ELA Enrichment
Our data-driven - yet personalized - approach leverages the best quality diagnostic and mock testing tools to provide a detailed analysis of every test taken and then help students improve upon their areas of weakness. Every year, we have students who achieve a perfect 1600 SAT or 36 ACT, while others break a 1400 or a 32, scores they previously thought were impossible. Many of our students go up by as many as 300 points on the SAT or 5 points on the ACT from prior tests.
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Boost Student Success with Brilliant & Caring Tutors

Ivy Tutor’s Network is one of New York’s most trusted education and test prep experts since 2003. One reason why? Our tutors are specifically chosen for their subject expertise AND their ability to mentor and connect with young people, from kindergarteners to teenagers. Let our tutors provide the support your school and students need to perform at their academic best.

Testimonials

Testimonials

Public School Principal, 2020
Our graduation rate increased 13.3% after one year of working with your team. We still have four more seniors to see through this summer, so that number is on its way up. WE DID IT!
Elementary School Parent, 2021
“All 4 of the tutors have gone above and beyond with helping my daughter as part of the program… They genuinely care about the kids, and their mental and physical state.”
Public School Principal, 2021
“After a 6-week SAT prep course, all but one student showed significant increases on the real exam! We had one student who gained 320 points!”

Types of School Support

In the Classroom

Inviting tutors into the classroom can make a large class size feel smaller or help students who are not grade level catch up faster. Tutors can help teachers create stations and/or walk around and help with assignment classwork once the initial lesson is complete.

Afterschool

Our after school programs range from drop-in tutoring and homework help to award-winning test prep programs to remedial math and reading to English for language learners programs (for both kids and their parents).

Pull-out

When passing rates or graduation rates drop due to varying levels in the classroom, some schools choose to pull kids out of harder classes so they can have the remedial support they need to catch up with the curriculum. This small group or one-to-one attention can make all the difference!

Saturday Academy

Our tutors are happy to run in-person Saturday academy classes, including Regents prep, SAT/ACT prep, SHSAT prep, and any other academic subjects. We prefer to work with student in small group of under 10 students or one-on-one.

School Support Programs Classes Instructors

Cynthia H.

Cynthia graduated from Cornell University, College of Engineering, in 2020, earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. She also minored in French Studies and took on various performing arts courses such as s...

ACT
Algebra
Algebra 2

Julia H.

As a tenured High School English teacher with six years of experience in New York City Public Schools, I bring a wealth of knowledge and dedication to my tutoring services. I hold a Bachelor's degree in English and ...

AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition
College Essay

Noga B.

Noga is a graduate student specializing in education psychology. She graduated from St. John's University summa cum laude with a BA in neuroscience and psychology in January 2019. Noga is very passionate about teach...

Algebra
AP Psychology
Elementary Math

Adam M.

Adam was born and raised in Lower Manhattan to two Egyptian immigrants. He went to the New York City Lab School in Chelsea for middle and high school and then attended Yale University, where he studied Art and Graph...

Algebra
AP Computer Science A
AP Studio Art

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