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You tutor. Prentice handles the rest.
Answers parents at any hour. Moves sessions by your policy. Drafts monthly bills for your OK.
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Demo: A parent texts late at night about test prep. See how I book the first session.
Working with Prentice is like working with a person.
Prentice can be reached by phone, text or email.
Prentice talks with everyone your business works with: customers, your team, even suppliers.
You’re Miriam, and you run Clearview Tutoring.
It’s late, and your last student logged off hours ago.
Julie finds you online. Her son takes the SAT next month and needs help.
- Julie: Hi! My son takes the SAT next month and his math is low. Can you help?
- Prentice: Hi, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Clearview Tutoring. Yes! New students start with a short session to see where they stand. Does Tuesday at 5 PM work?
- Julie: Yes, please. His name is Caleb.
- Prentice: Caleb is booked for Tuesday at 5 PM. I’ll send a reminder the night before.
- Prentice: I booked Caleb for his first SAT prep session, Tuesday at 5 PM. He’s a new student, and he takes the test next month.
Prentice booked a new student after hours.
Demo: A session is cancelled at the last minute. See how I give the spot to someone who needs it.
You’re Miriam, and you run Clearview Tutoring.
You’re with students all afternoon.
Bashir’s son has a dentist appointment and will miss his session today.
Sherri wants extra help before finals. You told Prentice to give her any open spot.
- Bashir: Hi, Yusuf has the dentist today. He has to skip, sorry!
- Prentice: No problem. Want to make it up Wednesday at 4 PM?
- Bashir: Yes, please.
- Prentice: Done. See you Wednesday.
- Prentice: Hi Sherri, a session just opened up today at 4 PM. Want it for Hailey before finals?
- Sherri: Yes! She needs it.
- Prentice: Great, Hailey is booked.
- Prentice: Yusuf has the dentist, so he moved to Wednesday. Hailey took his spot today.
Prentice gave the open hour to a student who needed it before finals.
Demo: It’s time for monthly billing. See how I get every bill paid.
You’re Miriam, and you run Clearview Tutoring.
This month’s tutoring bills are due today.
You told Prentice to remind any family a week late. Your Zelle emails go to Prentice too.
- Prentice: This month’s bills are ready for your OK: 11 families, $4,200 in all.
- Prentice: Tutoring bills · 11 invoices
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- Prentice: Hi Lin, here’s this month’s bill for Ethan’s tutoring.
- Prentice: Invoice · Clearview Tutoring
- Lin: Thanks!
- Prentice: Hi Lin, a friendly reminder that Ethan’s tutoring bill is still open. You can pay by Zelle any time.
- Lin: So sorry, I forgot! Paying now.
- Prentice: Thank you, Lin!
- Prentice: Lin just paid by Zelle. That’s every family paid.
Prentice got every bill paid. You never chased one.
Made for tutors
Prentice learns your students, your rates and your policies, then works in your words.
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Weekly sessions
Every student’s regular time kept on the calendar, with reminders if families want them.
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Test prep
Late-night texts answered and first sessions booked.
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Cancellations
Handled by your policy, so you’re not the one saying no. Anything outside it comes to you.
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Monthly bills
Drafted from the sessions held, for your OK, then sent and followed up when late.
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Parents and students
Every text kept with the right student, whichever parent writes.
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In their language
Parents texted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Bills you didn’t have to chase
A new student booked, a session saved, a bill paid. Prentice keeps your week full.
- PrenticenowKwame paid Amara’s monthly bill after my reminder. $350
- Prentice1h agoHazel’s first test prep session is booked for Saturday at 10. $95
- Prentice2h agoJonah’s dad moved tonight’s session to Thursday instead of cancelling. $70
- Prentice3h agoEsme added a second weekly session before finals, $280 a month.
Prentice will earn your trust
My word to you
- I’ll tell every family I’m an AI.
- I’ll double-check my work.
- I’ll ask you when I’m not sure.
- I’ll work within the boundaries you set.
We know trusting an AI with your families is a big ask.
So Prentice never works alone. Prentice asks you when unsure, and calls on us for backup.
The Prentice team
A student’s whole school year, handled
From the first text to next summer’s sessions, Prentice keeps working.
See how I look after a new student
- I answer a worried parent’s textSunday, 10:41pm
- Most help stops hereI keep going
- I book a first sessionRight then
- I send your intake formAfter booking
- I send a reminderThe night before
- I set up weekly sessionsAfter the first one
- I move a session by your policyWhen plans change
- I draft the month’s bill for your OKOn the 1st
- I follow up on a late billA week late
- I ask about summer sessionsNext May
I will draft every bill for your OK, and keep to your cancellation policy.
Prentice goes in your contacts
Just save the number, and your tutors and families can start talking to Prentice.
Call Text Email
- You
- Your other tutors
- Parents
College students and adult learners can call or text Prentice too.
Prentice speaks
- English
- Español
- Français
- Português
Getting started
Your part is small. Prentice does the rest.
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Can you answer a few questions about your business?
Then Prentice can learn it. Prentice writes the job description and shows you a demo for no cost.
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Can you share your calendar, your rates and your policies?
Then Prentice can run your schedule. First sessions, moved sessions and monthly bills, by your rules. Bills go out only with your OK.
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When Prentice has earned your trust
Then Prentice can talk to your families. Give parents your Prentice number, or ask Prentice to text them.
Then you get your evenings back.
Get closer to your families
With Prentice, parents will be able to:
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Ask the small questions they’d hesitate to call you about
“Should he bring his own calculator?”
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Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email
“Sorry it’s late, he has a test tomorrow…”
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Talk with you in their own language
“¿Hay espacio para álgebra los sábados?”
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Book a first session on the spot
“Thursday at 4:30 works.”
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Move a session without phone tag
“Can we do Wednesday this week?”
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Hear your rates up front
“How much for an hour of chemistry?”
When you’re easy to reach, you’re easy to stay with.
Meet the people behind Prentice
We’re small business owners ourselves. We know what it’s like to lose evenings to admin work, and to wish for someone dependable to hand it to. So we built Prentice on three principles.
- Honesty.
- A straight “I’m not sure” beats a confident guess.
- Integrity.
- Treat every parent the way you would.
- Reliability.
- Show up, every time. For 15 years our team has built software thousands of people count on every day.
And when Prentice needs backup, we answer.
Dan & Jonathan
Costs less than a person
Prentice does your tutoring admin, so compare the cost with hiring help, not with an app.
| Hiring a Person | Prentice Solo | Prentice Team | Prentice Crew | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works with | Anyone | Just you | 2-3 people | 4-6 people |
| Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count. | ||||
| Monthly cost | $500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour | $99 | $199 | $399 |
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business |
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| Messages included | As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week | 200 | 500 | 1,200 |
| A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one. | ||||
| Communication methods | Phone, text, email, in person | Phone, text, email | ||
| Customers | As many as they can keep up with | No limit | ||
| Availability | 5 hours a week | Any hour, every day | ||
| Overtime | $25 an hour | $25 for every extra 50 messages | ||
| Offseason | You negotiate fewer hours with them | $39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month. | ||
| Payroll and taxes | Your responsibility | None | ||
| Commitment | You hire them, and give notice to let them go | NoneCancel anytime. | ||
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Works with
Anyone
SoloJust you
Team2-3 people
Crew4-6 people
Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.
Monthly cost
$500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour
Solo$99
Team$199
Crew$399
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business
Messages included
As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week
Solo200
Team500
Crew1,200
A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.
Communication methods
Phone, text, email, in person
Phone, text, email
Customers
As many as they can keep up with
No limit
Availability
5 hours a week
Any hour, every day
Overtime
$25 an hour
$25 for every extra 50 messages
Offseason
You negotiate fewer hours with them
$39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.
Payroll and taxes
Your responsibility
None
Commitment
You hire them, and give notice to let them go
NoneCancel anytime.
More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.
Questions tutors ask
Will parents know they’re texting an AI?
Yes. On the first text, every family hears that Prentice is your AI assistant. Prentice never pretends to be you.
Does Prentice know my cancellation policy?
Prentice learns it from you: how much notice you need, when a session is billed, and how soon a missed one can move. Then Prentice holds every family to it, and checks with you on anything outside it.
Can Prentice bill by the session?
Yes. Prentice drafts each family’s bill from your rates and the sessions on the calendar. You approve each one, and Prentice sends them and follows up on late ones by your rule.
Will Prentice text parents at night?
Prentice answers whenever a parent texts, even at 10 PM before a test. If you’d rather Prentice never starts a text late, say so once and Prentice keeps to it.
Do I have to give up my own number?
No. You keep yours, and your business gets a Prentice number too. Give that number to families, or forward your line to it while you’re in a session.
Can my other tutors use Prentice?
Yes. Add your tutors, and Prentice texts with them the same way as with you. When a family moves a session, Prentice tells the tutor.
More answers on the FAQ.
Let Prentice show you
Chat or call. Prentice will ask about your students, your rates and your policies.
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