With over 10 years of experience in elementary schools, middle schools (both as a teacher and administrator), and over 18 years of experience tutoring, I have a commitment to success and unfaltering high expectations of all learners under my tutelage. I have a history of raising attainment and achievement. More specifically, I specialize in raising attainment in standardized test scores. I believe in teaching highly engaging and practical lessons, and strive for excellence through consistent high quality, precision teaching. I achieve success by building trust in my students through mutual respect and empathy, and most importantly, having a bit of fun while learning together!

Besides tutoring, life keeps me very busy. I am the very proud father of 3 children (two boys and a girl), and the 1st Assistant Chief with the Wilton Fire Department. 

As a certified special education teacher and literacy specialist, I have spent the past 11 years teaching children with autism, ranging in ages from 4 to 11. I specialize in developing and adapting curriculum to meet the individual needs of each student and to make learning accessible for all children. I believe that all students can learn and thrive, and my aim is to determine how to best accomplish this goal. I consider each student’s interests and strengths and use this information to make learning enjoyable and motivating.

My love of music started when I was little and Nanny would play “Darktown Strutters Ball” on the piano and my Mom, Aunt, cousins and I would dance along. I started playing piano when I was six years old and knew that I wanted to be a music therapist when I was 16.

I received my Bachelors of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and my Masters of Science from Molloy College on Long Island. I have been a board certified music therapist since 2005 and have worked with numerous populations, including geriatrics, special needs pre-school, children in a residential foster program, and medically fragile children. When not musicing, I love spending time with my son, Brady, and my husband, Scott. I love reading and I’ve loved introducing Brady to the library and the magic of books.

– Tracey Puckhaber, MT-BC, MS

Allison is a certified teacher with a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from Connecticut. Allison, also has a business degree in Marketing and did a complete career change to becoming a teacher while raising her 3 kids. She moved to Saratoga Springs with her husband and kids in 2014. She is certified in grades K-8. and has been teaching and tutoring for over 20+ years. She has worked in Connecticut as a teacher for 13 years, along with the Saratoga Springs City School District since 2017. She has also done substituting work in the Ballston Spa School District and 1+ year at the Saratoga Independent School. 

Allison has had a great deal of experience working with students in General Education and Special Education and identifying their needs. She specializes in Math, Reading and Writing. She loves tutoring students and it shows by the success rate of all the happy students and families she has worked with over the years. The most important goal for Allison, is for each student to believe in themselves. Her talent is boosting every student’s self-esteem and motivation to learn. Allison makes sure that every student believes in themselves. She makes learning fun and always develops a great rapport with all her students. When Allison isn’t tutoring, she loves to paint, garden, and spend time at the beach with her family.

Tziona Rose is a passionate math tutor, who has been professionally tutoring since 2011. She has her bachelors in mathematics from Binghamton University, and her Masters in the Art of Teaching from Empire State College. Currently she is working on getting her New York State Teaching License.

Tziona has consistently taken students and empowered them in mathematics, taking them from failing to succeeding in their mathematics abilities, and helping them love math as much as she does. When Tziona is not tutoring she is enjoying life in Saratoga Springs; you can usually find her at the Saratoga Public Library or at the Westside Rec with her two daughters.

Andy has thirty years’ experience teaching Math, Science, and Social Studies in both public and private schools. He has undergraduate degrees in Civil Engineering and History, and a Master’s in Teaching.  After retiring from the classroom, he has tutored a variety of courses within those subjects including Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Global and US History, Economics, and Government. He has worked with students having a wide range of learning aptitudes, learning styles and learning differences. 

He is committed to the idea that tutoring is an opportunity to help a student not only to overcome existing difficulties, but more importantly to develop the skills, the understanding, and the confidence in their own abilities so that they can move forward and achieve success on their own. 

Gorman Ruggiero started working with Children on the Autism Spectrum in 1982, when most children were not being diagnosed. At that time they were called ‘challenged children’ and Gorman began developing modified acting techniques to teach them fundamental communication skills. Ruggiero was a Conservatory Trained Classical Actor and found that these techniques could be used therapeutically very early on. Gorman worked at numerous schools, community centers, mental health centers and colleges setting up programs for his Communication Skills Process (CSP), LLC where group work was vital to improving the lives of special needs children and their parents.

Ruggiero developed CSP programs at Philadelphia Mental Health Center, Delaware Valley Childrens Center, Bristol Township School District, SUNY Purchase Psychology Program, Resources for Human Development in Philadelphia, and the King School and Edison School in Portchester N. Y., and several cities in China, among others.

Ruggiero is founder and Executive Director of World Theatre of Children (WToC) where he combined typically developing children and Children on the Autism Spectrum in the performance of plays and musicals. This work engaged siblings and parents in a community-wide process that helped in the education of people unfamiliar with Autism and/or special needs children.

As a certified special education teacher for the past 5 years, I have had the pleasure of teaching students with a variety of needs. I have taught students with severe needs, students with autism, students with mild learning disabilities, and everything in between. I knew I wanted to be a teacher from a very young age, and am happy to report that it is everything I had hoped it would be!

I truly love what I do, and relish in all of the victories big, or small. A lifelong learner myself, I hope to create an engaging and enjoyable environment that creates that same mentality in my students. 

As a certified special education teacher, I have spent the past 22 years teaching in various educational settings, including public schools, Capital Region BOCES, private tutoring and specialized learning centers. My experience spans across working with students with autism, ADHD, executive functioning, learning disabilities, and many other developmental challenges ranging from kindergarten through twelfth grade. I am proficient in creating individualized educational plans (IEPs) and employing multi-sensory teaching strategies to cater to each student’s unique learning style. 

My teaching philosophy centers around the belief that every student has the potential to succeed with the right support and resources.  I emphasize building a strong rapport with my students to create a trusting environment.  Patience, creativity and adaptability are the cornerstones of my approach, allowing my teaching methods and strategies to meet the individual needs of each student. 

I am very passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of all my students’ educational journeys and am committed to helping them achieve their academic and personal goals. 

My name is Tiffany and I’m a passionate and experienced Special Education tutor with more than 10 years of teaching experience. I have a Dual Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Special Education with two minors; one in psychology and one in English. My expertise lies in teaching students ranging in age from Pre-K level through College. I believe that learning should be engaging and I use various teaching methods and strategies to make my students’ lessons individual, interactive and fun. I am dedicated to helping my students achieve their academic goals and take pride in their success.

In addition to being a tutor, I am an advocate on prioritizing health, nutrition and physical fitness, and am a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist. I enjoy spending my time teaching and showing others how to create and live a sustainable healthy, happy and fulfilling life.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, working on my personal projects and spending quality time with my Doberman, family and friends.