Education · 5 min read

Tutor vacation coverage.

Solo tutors have the easiest vacation calendar of any service business — school breaks. The exception: standardized test prep, where the test date doesn't move with your schedule. Here's the playbook.

Quick answer

Solo tutors should align vacation to natural school breaks (winter break, spring break, summer). For test-prep tutors with student exam dates falling during desired vacation: covering tutor with subject-area expertise, OR shift the trip. Most tutors can take 4-6 weeks of cumulative vacation per year by riding the school calendar.

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School calendar alignment

Test-prep season exceptions

SAT, ACT, MCAT, LSAT, AP exams have fixed dates. If a student's test falls during desired vacation:

  1. Schedule final prep sessions before the vacation.
  2. Pair student with a covering tutor for last-minute review (with subject-area expertise).
  3. Reschedule the trip if both above fail.

Communication with active families

2-3 weeks before vacation: email parents with dates and resumption plan. Most respect it.

Address student preparation: assign work for the gap week so academic momentum doesn't break.

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