Increasing Each Student's Academic Performance
Let’s face it–we are ALL ready for 2020 to be over. As the kids are home for the holidays break, it’s a great time to set them up for a successful 2021. And Academics Plus is here to help! Check out our daily posts to keep those minds active for an A+ New Year! Day 1: Embrace your inner scientist Need something to […]
We recognize there is a great deal of uncertainty about the coming school year. According to TEA, “The prolonged school closures may have a devastating impact on student achievement, with students potentially returning in August nearly a full year behind.” This, combined with the currently unknown circumstances of the coming semester, understandably weighs heavily on all of us as parents. What remains unchanged […]
Updated 05/08/20 General Cleanliness Practices: ~No toys or magazines in lobby ~Reward shelf prizes kept at front desk instead of out on shelf ~Inside and outside door handles wiped down each hour ~Phones wiped down after each use ~Employees with any symptoms are to stay home ~Any person at the center will be sent home immediately if they are coughing or displaying other […]
With school nearly over, and with Governor Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas, we are eagerly preparing for our students to return to Academics Plus in person! In our online format, our students have been able to continue developing metacognitive and critical thinking strategies, paragraph writing, active learning skills, reading efficiency, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, and mathematical reasoning all from home “face to face” with […]
Depending on your situation, it’s been about six weeks since the start of quarantine. That’s six weeks of no in-person school, playdates, game nights, dates nights, birthday parties, weddings, and sporting events. For most moms, this has been a major lifestyle change. So how are we surviving quarantine? Here are some tips from real moms on how they keep sane. Think positively. Count […]
“Summer slide.” Teachers and parents know exactly what I’m talking about. As parents, we enter the summer with grand plans of daily schedules, workbooks, and museum trips. As teachers, we send out activities like reading logs and math games. But in the end most of us fall short, and fall test scores take a dive. Well, friends, our summer–which is normally a solid […]
Yet again, A+ is ranked by Three Best Rated as one of the Top 3 Tutoring centers in McKinney. Competing with corporate franchises, Academics Plus is a locally owned small business. A+ was the first learning center in McKinney and has been in business for 28 years. Visit AcademicsPlus.com to learn more about our proven programs.
As the holidays approach I want to send a very special thank you to each of you in entrusting your children’s academic performance to Academics Plus. They truly inspire and amaze me daily! This year marked the 25th anniversary of Academics Plus, and, like each year since 1991, we have had the opportunity to increase hundreds of students’ academic success. What better investment […]
November 7th, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Academics Plus, L.C., in McKinney, TX. This small business has helped thousands of students in Texas increase their academic success at school. It all started in 1991, when Mark and Melinda Crenwelge dreamed of a supplemental education business committed to increasing each student’s academic performance in McKinney, Texas. Melinda, who holds a doctoral degree in […]
