What services does A+ provide?   Academics, Plus provides a broad range of basic educational services from regularly scheduled tutoring sessions... to last minute intensive coaching on the eve of a midterm exam... to helping with writing course papers... to preparations for HSPT, PSAT, SAT I, SAT II, ACT, GED, ASVAB and TOEFL... to sessions aimed at improving the student's studying habits, organizational techniques, time management skills, motivation, attitude towards learning, or overcoming a test anxiety. Other services include participating in meetings, telephone consultations, contributing to written work, and in-service seminars. Academics, Plus is different from many other educational services not only in what it does, but also in how A+ educators work with people.
What is A+ core competency?   Academics, Plus provides high quality tutoring to individuals from the most diverse backgrounds, many of whom require special needs. The key approach is to create a productive learning environment and enhance study skills of students in a way that makes learning a natural and wholistic process. Academics, Plus works in close cooperation with all people involved in a student's academic life: school staff and private educators, therapists and medical doctors, parents and family members.
What schools has A+ worked with?   Academics, Plus has worked with individuals from some of the following educational institutions, public and private:
  • Adlai E. Stevenson High School
  • Alcott
  • American School in Honduras
  • Cathryn Cook
  • Chute Middle School
  • Columbia College
  • Edgewood
  • Evanston Township High School
  • Francis W. Parker
  • Glenbrook North High School
  • Gorden Technical High School
  • Ida Crown
  • King Lab
  • Lake Forest Academy
  • Lane Technical High School
  • LaSalle Language Academy
  • Latin
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Lincoln High School
  • Loyola
  • Main East
  • Mc Cracken
  • Milwaukee Tech
  • Murray Language Academy
  • New Trier
  • Nichols
  • Niles North
  • Notre Dame Girls School
  • Northbrook
  • Northeastern University
  • North Shore Country Day
  • Oakton Community College
  • Ogden
  • Oscar Meyer
  • Resurrection
  • Roycemore
  • Sacred Heart/ Hardy Prep
  • Solomon Schechter
  • Timber Ridge
  • St. Athanasius
  • St. Gregory
  • St. Ignatious
  • St. Rita
  • St. Scholastica
  • University of Chicago Lab School
  • University of Nebraska Lincoln - Division of Continuing Studies - Distance Education
  • Von Steuben
  • Waldorf
  • Washington Elementary School
  • Whitney Young
  • Students from the following countries:
    • Honduras
    • England
    • Korea
    • Romania



What is special education?   Special education refers to providing educational services to individuals who are physically, mentally, emotionally, or hearing different; those requiring specialized medical equipment; or those who take medication that may have an effect on their learning skills. Academics, Plus has extensive experience working with special education students. Ms. Sandra Nagel is a licensed elementary and special education teacher in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri with over 20 years of teaching experience.
What are A+ fees?   Academics, Plus charges an hourly fee and accepts payment by checks or money orders. A+ rates may slightly vary depending on a combination of factors, such as whether A+ educators come to a student's home or s/he comes to Academics, Plus... the driving distance between A+ center in Evanston, IL and the student's home... the level of difficulty and/or urgency of the material... and other special circumstances. Please feel free to contact A+ to discuss your situation.
How do clients choose Academics, Plus?   Academics, Plus relies greatly on the networking system and the word-of-mouth. It believes that a satisfied client, a student's parent, or a business partner would refer other clients to A+, and Academics, Plus always appreciates such referrals. Some of A+ clients' references and details are in the next section that addresses Client Satisfaction.