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All the Nitty Gritty

First Visit
The first half hour for all new customers is free. This is so you can get an idea of my tutoring style and to help you decide if I'm the right tutor for the student!

At the beginning or end of our first visit, I'll plan to talk with you about how I can best help you, and answer any questions you have.
Hourly Rate
$40/hour for one-on-one, in person tutoring.
Tutoring Locations
I tutor at my house in North Salinas/Prunedale, but can also come to a location you prefer for a travel fee.
Travel Fee
My travel fee is $15 for locations within 8 miles of my house. (That covers most of Salinas/Prunedale.)

For locations outside of my range, I calculate the fee as $20/hr times the time I must block out in my schedule for travel time (blocked out in units of 30 mins), plus $0.75/mile (one way) for gas and car maintenance.
Free for Regular, In-Person Students
The students who I meet with regularly in person may e-mail questions any time and I'll reply as I have time at no charge. They may also meet with me for free on-line tutoring 15 minutes every week. The 15 minutes per week is very general, and I mean to convey that my students can feel free to ask me for help any time of the day or week!
On-line Tutoring
I can tutor students on-line by sharing a computer screen (if you have fast Internet) and/or video chatting with Google Talk or Skype. My on-line tutoring rate is $30/hr. Go to my On-Line Tutoring page for more information.
Group Tutoring
I can tutor groups of up to six at my house, and have done larger groups in a classroom provided by one of the students in the group. Groups are only a good idea if everyone is in the same class, with the same teacher.

Getting tutored in a group reduces the price each student pays, but is only a good deal if each student can benefit from the questions asked by others.

My hourly rate goes up by $10 for each additional student, so a group of two would split the $50/hr rate ($25 each), and a group of three would split a $60/hour rate ($20 each).
Group Tutoring Rates
Two $50/hr Each pays $25/hr
Three $60/hr Each pays $20/hr
Four $70/hr Each pays $17.50/hr
Five $80/hr Each pays $16/hr
And so on...
15% Off Discount
If you schedule 5 or more hours in a week, I give a discount of 15% off your bill for the week.
Cancellation Policy
I may charge a cancellation fee if I am not able to fill the time with another student.
Cancellation Fee
More than 24 hrs notice No fee
Between 12 and 24 hrs notice $40/hr times half scheduled tutoring time.
Less than 12 hrs notice $40/hr times full scheduled tutoring time.
At the last minute due unforeseeable trajedy!!! No fee!!!
Referral Reward
If I owe gaining a new, repeat customer to you, I'll credit you one free hour!