3350 Riverwood Parkway - Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30339
(678) 581-1966 |E.mail
Welcome to Alpha Academy
We Provide Before and After School Care
Our goal at Alpha Academy Student Center is to offer the high quality before school care, after school care, and tutorial services in a safe, student centered environment. Our primary focus is to meet the developmental and educational needs of each participating student by supporting classroom instruction in reading, writing, mathematics and other subjects upon request.
Program Components
- Grades K - 12
- Local site-based
- Certified tutors
- Baseline assessmet
- Ongoing assessment
- Individual goals
- Individual Learning Plan
- Personal instructional time line
- Student progress report
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q: Who will provide tutoring?
A: Tutoring will be provided by local, certified teachers. Priority will be given to teachers at each designated school site to ensure that tutoring extends from classroom instruction.
Q: Where will tutoring take place?
A: Every effort will be made to arrange for tutoring at the school site of participating students. This will ensure that time is not loss with transportation from one place to another.
Q: Who will pay for tutoring?
A: Tutoring is FREE for those students who qualify under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Q: What is the student to teacher ratio for tutoring?
A: Tutoring will be provided in small groups that will not exceed 8 students per tutor.
Q: How often will tutoring take place?
A: Each participating students will be eligible for 4 hours of tutoring each week. AATC will work with each school site to determine the days and times for tutoring.
Q: Will there be a local Alpha Academy Tutorial Center Contact?
A: AATC will designate a District and School Site Coordinator to oversee and coordinate tutoring activities.
Q: How will AATC approach the implementation of remediation and acceleration tutoring?
A: AATC pushes each student towards acceleration. We view remediation as an instructional approach to move students towards mastery of grade level content.
