New Roads is the co-ed K–12 independent school on Olympic Boulevard in Santa Monica — about 550 students, with no more than twenty in a class. I tutor its enrolled students through the year, and help applicants with the grades and writing its test-free admission reads — one-on-one, at your home or online. Every session is with me.
Clear Concepts Tutoring is an independent tutoring practice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with New Roads School. I tutor students who attend or are applying to the school.
Different needs, different plans.
Path one · Applying
New Roads does not review ISEE or SSAT scores. For grades 6–12 the file is a student essay and questionnaire, recommendations from the math teacher, the English teacher and an administrator, transcripts, and a family interview. That puts the weight on this fall's grades and on how your student writes. I work on both: steady math and English support through the first semester, and coaching on the essay so it sounds like your student on a good day. Applications are due December 14, 2026, supporting materials by January 8, 2027, and decisions arrive March 12.
Path two · Enrolled
New Roads offers an Advanced Honors curriculum and Independent Study in place of AP classes, so depth shows up in the coursework itself. I support enrolled students with steady weekly sessions across math, the sciences, English and history, synced to the school's calendar.
One accountable person with a phone number — not an agency roster. The rhythm below is the same one every family on my calendar gets.
I've worked with LA independent- and neighborhood-school families since 2013. The expectations, the calendars, and the pace are all familiar ground.
Sessions intensify before assessment weeks and ease after. The plan follows your student's actual calendar, not a generic curriculum binder.
I work until 9 PM, in-home across my service area or online — so sessions land after practice or after dinner — not in the middle of a working parent's afternoon.
Same tutor in September and in May, and a written note to you after every single session. You always know where things stand.
Yes — both students applying to New Roads and students already enrolled there.
Applicants get support with first-semester grades and coaching on the student essay; enrolled students get year-round support across the core subjects. Every session is with me, in your home or online.
No. New Roads does not review test scores such as the ISEE or SSAT as part of admission.
For grades 6–12 the application rests on a student essay and questionnaire, teacher and administrator recommendations, transcripts and a family interview. Applications for fall 2027 are due December 14, 2026. Confirm the details on New Roads' admissions pages.
No — Clear Concepts is an independent tutoring practice, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with New Roads School.
What I bring is thirteen years of working with families at LA's independent and neighborhood schools as an outside, accountable tutor.