Founding Tutor Program · Summer 2026

Help Us Build Bergen County's
Trusted Tutoring Network

Bergen Tutors launches this September — a platform where every tutor is a verified, NJ-certified educator. Join now as a Founding Tutor: build your profile this summer for free, be listed on day one, and lock in half-price membership for as long as you stay.

No payment until launch. No commission on your sessions — ever.

Half Price, Locked In Permanently

Founding Tutors pay $99/year — 50% off the standard rate — for as long as they remain continuously subscribed. And nothing is due until our free launch period ends.

Standard Membership
$20 / month
or $199/year
  • Verified NJ Educator profile
  • Unlimited parent inquiries
  • Keep 100% of what you earn
  • Set your own rates, privately
50% Off
Founding Tutor
$99 / year
$199/year standard
🔒 Rate locked for as long as you stay subscribed
  • Everything in Standard
  • Listed on day one of launch — first to appear when families arrive
  • Free all summer while we onboard — pay nothing until the launch period ends
  • A voice in shaping the platform before it launches
Claim Your Founding Spot

Annual billing only. The founding rate is permanent while continuously subscribed; if you cancel, rejoining is at the standard rate.

Built for Teachers, Not Against Them

Most tutoring platforms take 25–40% of every session you teach. We don't take a cut of anything. One flat membership, and everything you earn is yours.

Keep 100% of Your Rate

We never touch payments. You set your rate, discuss it directly with families, and get paid however you like — cash, Venmo, check. No commission, no processing fees, no middleman.

Your Certification Is the Product

Every tutor is verified against NJDOE records before going live. Parents choose Bergen Tutors because it's all real teachers — which means your credential finally works for you outside the classroom.

Families in Your Own District

Parents searching from your district see you first. In-district teachers get top placement automatically — no bidding, no pay-to-rank, no algorithm games.

On Your Terms, On Your Schedule

Set your availability, your service area, your subjects. Full caseload? Just don't take new inquiries — your listing never gets penalized or buried for being busy.

Summer to September, Step by Step

1
Today — 5 minutes

Tell us you're interested

Fill out the short form below — name, email, where you teach, what you'd tutor. No commitment, no payment info.

2
Within a few days

We verify your certification

We confirm your credential against the NJ Department of Education's public educator records. Real teachers only — that's the whole point of the platform.

3
This summer — free

Build your profile at your own pace

Subjects, availability, service area, a short bio if you'd like. Takes about 15 minutes. Everything is free while we onboard Founding Tutors over the summer.

4
September 2026

Launch day — you're already listed

When Bergen County families start searching in September, Founding Tutors are the ones they find. Your $99/year founding rate doesn't begin until the free launch period ends.

Why I'm Building This

I've worked in New Jersey education, including special education case management, and I kept seeing the same thing: parents desperate for tutoring help asking around in Facebook groups, and incredible certified teachers quietly tutoring on the side with no good way to be found.

The big platforms take a huge cut of every session and let anyone with a pulse call themselves a tutor. That felt backwards to me. Teachers hold the credential, do the work, and should keep what they earn.

Bergen Tutors is my answer: a hyperlocal network where verification is real, families browse free, and tutors pay one flat membership instead of giving up a percentage forever. Founding Tutors are the people who help me prove this model works — and the permanent half-price rate is my thank-you for taking that leap with me.

Michael
Founder, Bergen Tutors

Claim Your Founding Spot

The founding window closes when our free launch period ends. Takes about a minute — no payment info required.

We'll reply personally within a few days to verify your certification and get you set up. No spam, no payment info collected.

You're on the list

We'll email you within a few days to verify your NJ certification and walk you through building your profile. Welcome aboard.

Founding Tutor FAQ

Not for a while. Everything is free through the summer onboarding and through our launch period this fall. Your first $99 annual payment is only due when the free launch period ends — we'll give you plenty of notice before anything is charged.
No — never. We don't process payments, schedule sessions, or sit between you and the family. You discuss your rate directly with parents and get paid however works for you. Our only revenue is the flat membership, so your success costs you nothing extra.
For as long as you stay continuously subscribed — it's permanent, not a first-year promo. One thing to know: if you cancel and later rejoin, you'd come back at the standard rate. The founding rate rewards the tutors who stick with us from the beginning.
We check every tutor against the NJ Department of Education's public educator certification records before their profile goes live. If you currently teach in a district, that affiliation can also be shown on your profile — the credential parents actually care about.
Yes, as long as you hold an active NJ teaching certificate. Retired teachers are some of the best tutors around. Virtual tutoring is open to families anywhere, and you choose which towns you'll serve in person.
No. Rates are never displayed anywhere on the platform. You share your rate privately in your first reply to a family. Your public profile shows your subjects, experience, and availability — not your pricing.
Then congratulations! Just stop accepting new inquiries. Your profile never gets demoted, hidden, or penalized for being busy. If a family reaches out and you can't take them on, we'll help them find someone else without it affecting you.