Some of Our Core Values
Following are just a few of the values that guide our work.

Treat Others' Children as We'd Treat Our Own.
"Good enough" doesn't cut it when it comes to our own children's social-emotional and academic growth, and it doesn't cut it for others' children either.  We only develop services that we would want people working with our own children to use.

Respect Program Staff Members' Time.
Tutoring and mentoring program staff members' daily to-do lists are packed; the last thing staff members need are additional responsibilities.  That's why we develop easy to use services that dramatically reduce the amount of time staff members spend on two major areas: reporting and evaluation and supporting tutors and mentors.

Read how one program's use of the Network is reducing staff workloads, staff stress levels, and overall costs.

 

Respect Tutors, Mentors and Student Teachers' Time.
Most educators and mentors we serve do not have time to hunt for support resources on e-mail listservs, Web-based bulletin boards, guidebooks, online courseware or search engines.  We respect individuals' limited time by instantly analyzing their individual weekly goals and challenges and delivering relevant, practical, user-friendly strategies to them that they can use the next time they see their students.  Educators and mentors are more likely to make time for their own professional development and growth when it's highly likely that they'll get exactly what they need, when they need it. 

Track and Respond.  Don't Try to Predict.
Tutors, mentors and student teachers need support resources developed with sharp insights into their daily experiences.  We use key features of the Network to learn what’s going on between every educator- and mentor-student group we serve and only then create specific, step-by-step resources that respond to those realities.  This process ensures that every strategy we create is highly relevant to individuals' true needs.

The Evaluation Process is Essential and Should Not Be Painful.
Organizations we serve brighten our days when they share stories about how they're using the measurement and evaluation data they collect via the Network to strengthen their programming throughout the year.  Evaluation, after all, isn't about surveying people once a year, reading the data during the summertime and improving programming for the next group of kids to come through the program.  Evaluation is about constantly strengthening programming for current and future groups of students.  We help program managers manifest the powers of ongoing evaluation while respecting their time constraints and their budgets.