Every one of us deserves the opportunity to appreciate the world through the lens of mathematics.
My name is Derek Simmons. I am Missouri Certified 1–6 and 5–9 and have seven years of professional academic leadership in Brentwood, Clayton, and now Ladue School Districts. I have served as a Teacher Assistant, Math Specialist, MTSS Tier 3 Interventionist, Long-Term Substitute, 3rd Grade Teacher, 5th Grade Teacher, and currently serve as a Professional Academic Support for Students with Individualized Education Plans and Behavior Intervention Plans. I have ten years of tutoring experience.
I provide all new clients with a free one hour consultation meeting. Communication is paramount to building a trusting rapport and a healthy foundation for impactful tutoring. If you aren’t completely satisfied after one hour’s time, there will never be any charge for continued communication — your input will always be sought. Student input and buy-in is equally important to me. It is critical to recognize that relationship building takes time and tutoring services do not modify behavior patterns, or knowledge acquisition, overnight. I recommend:
Services
Built around your student
One-on-one or small groups. Math from addition to calculus, plus literacy, study habits, and work skills. $80 an hour, with discounts available. I come ready with structured agendas but will build a plan from scratch with you and/or your student at times and ensuring parallels between in-class lessons and my tutoring is my number one goal.Click to learn more about the basic structure of my services.
Services & rates →Experience
Diverse roles; unified mission
Classroom Teacher 3 years
Interventionist 5 years
IEP BIP Specialist 1 year
Tutor 10 years
30+ Families ServedClick to learn more about each of these roles and my overall academic philosophy.
