Our Reviews
Ashley has been by far, one of the most beneficial tools in furthering our daughter’s education. We decided home schooling was the best option, being that we will be living in two states throughout the year, knowing I wasn’t prepared to do it myself while also wanting her to get the best education possible. Ashley has not only been extremely communicative from day one, but she develops a close relationship to truly get to know the specific needs of your family and your child. She has sent us numerous teachers we interviewed, all of which were extremely well qualified teachers. She has a network of wonderful teachers like I have never seen. She also has such a great system in place for interview processes, contracts, and curriculums and is quite possibly the best at matching the right family with the right educator. She corresponds with us and the teacher all the time, making sure all pieces are in place and walks me through everything, as it’s been a little overwhelming and confusing for me. However, she has taken the confusion out and clearly tells me what she needs from my husband and I. Ashley also has provided an amazing curriculum for our kindergartener, and I feel completely confident that this is the best education she could possibly get! I could not possibly recommend Ashley enough.
Jenna Wolfe
We have been absolutely impressed with Ashley at California Private Teachers. We had no idea what we were doing or what to expect and Ashley graciously guided us through the process of selecting our private teacher to home school our children. She has gone out of her way to be available to answer our millions of questions, provided us with several qualified applicants and consulted with us on curriculum and many other important items. She has placed an amazing teacher with us and has been collaborating with her on curriculum and techniques for homeschooling our children. We are thrilled with Ashley's services and would highly recommend her for anyone looking to hire a private teacher!
Heather Callahan
My husband found CA Private Teachers while were searching for private school options in the Peninsula area. I was quite unsure about having an in-home teacher after a year and half of home schooling combined with a small pod group. However, we wanted to open up our options to the best education we could find after experiencing both CA public and private schools in our local area. Ashley lead our first call with such confidence that the idea of having a private teacher come to our home quickly became an exciting idea that we signed the contract to begin the search. Within 24hrs we received 5 qualified candidates and was interviewing within days. After our first interview we withdrew our enrollment status at a pending private school knowing this was the right direction. Within in 2.5wks our teacher contract was executed and we are looking forward to the 2021-2022 school year with a high quality teacher who’s eagerness to work with our children exudes the same energy that Ashley provides to her clients. The most difficult part was choosing between the high candidates she provides for interviewing.
Audrey Price
California Private Teachers (CPT) has been an amazing resource for us. We had used other private educator placement agencies before, but they really didn’t match us with the best candidates, since they were national organizations. When we moved to the Lake Tahoe area, we were so lucky to randomly find CPT. Ashley was raised in the area and knew how to reach out to the local community for qualified candidates. We actually matched perfectly with Ashley, and she taught our daughter through 1st & 2nd grades. For 3rd grade, Ashley, was able to provide us with more than a handful of very qualified private educator candidates. We were really impressed with Ashley’s professionalism and pre-screening qualities. Ultimately, with CPT’s help, we found another great, local private educator to lead our daughter through her 3rd grade year. If you are looking for a company to help you find a solid private educator, my wife and I highly recommend California Private Teachers!
Steve Titus
Working with Ashley has been amazing. I love teaching, but I was burned out working in traditional public schools. Ashley connected me with a true dream job, where I had all the parts of teaching I loved, and none of the parts that had been pushing me out of education. She really took the time to get to know me and my strengths, and connected me with a family that was incredibly aligned. It's been a joy working for them, and I know that is in no small part to all the work Ashley did behind the scenes to help us both navigate this process. Not only was Ashley very communicative and responsive through the early part of the process, but her support continued after I signed the contract. This is a very different role (in wonderful ways!), and she gave me a wealth of resources and suggestions from her personal experience and those of other teachers she's worked with. She was available with questions whenever I needed her, and she continued to be a resource to bounce ideas off when I needed to talk through anything. I can't recommend her highly enough!
Tiela Black-Law
Working with California Private Teachers has been one of the most joyful experiences and best decisions that I’ve made for my career and future! As a new teacher, Ashley was very helpful throughout the entire process from application to hire. She is knowledgeable, communicative, professional, and overall a wonderful individual! Her depth of experience helped to connect me with a teaching position and family that was just right for all of us! Ashley helped me get my dream job and I couldn’t be more grateful. I highly recommend her services for both families and teachers!
Anna Gorman
California Private Teachers is a wonderful and professionally organized business. Ashley is a consummate professional, with a strong ability to communicate effectively and provide detailed information to families and homeschool teachers. I am continually impressed by her thoroughness and follow through during placement of educators with homeschooling families. As an educator, I am particularly pleased by her openness and willingness to collaborate with teachers, including continual feedback and follow up meetings after placement to ensure a smooth transition to the school year. It is clear she is a trained and seasoned professional educator herself, with valuable insight into grade level expectations and standards-based instruction for elementary and middle school. I would recommend her services to any parent looking for a meaningful experience finding a highly qualified educator to support their child in the homeschooling process.
Jenna Sagan
As a recent hire of California Private Teachers, I continue to be impressed with the professionalism and timely responsiveness I’ve encountered. I am proud to be working for an organization that values both its students and teachers equally by enthusiastically providing the resources and support needed to enable all involved to thrive.
Sarah Klinefelter
I cannot speak highly enough of Ashley and California Private Teachers. If you are considering a private tutor for your children, look no further. Ashley herself is 1. Professional 2. Incredibly knowledgeable 3. An excellent communicator with high emotional intelligence 4. Proactive and the list goes on. The candidates she sent us were top notch, and Ashley's support of the teacher we chose as well as our family throughout the school year has been exemplary. I would give her ten out of five stars if possible!
Tracy Kruzick
Ashley’s service was fantastic. She was ultra communicative and found us several excellent candidates. We’ve been exceptionally happy with our teacher and Ashley continues to provide support throughout the school year. Could not recommend her highly enough.
Cass Anderson
Ashley/California Private Teachers was fantastic! They placed us w a super amazing private teacher, including helping us navigate some nuances with timing, schedules, etc. We quickly got resumes with several fantastic candidates whom we interviewed, and they helped us identify which would be a good fit. Our teacher is amazing- organized, creative, takes ownership, and most importantly a fun and talented educator.
Mrinali Gupta
Ashley at California Private Teachers combines her significant expertise with her zest for education to support families and teachers through her private teacher placement services. She is knowledgeable, pleasant, a clear and responsive communicator, and a nurturing professional. It has been a pleasure to work with her and I look forward to our continued collaboration. If you are looking for help coordinating a private teacher experience that you can feel supported through and excited about, consider reaching out to California Private Teachers to help guide you.
Michelle Gaines
I am an educator and used California Private Teachers service to help me connect with amazing families that want to hire a private teacher. Ashley is professional and extremely supportive throughout the entire process. She is prompt with communication. She also offers content support for teachers. I appreciate the time that she took to get to know me and put me in touch with families that would match well with my approach to teaching and the specialized tools that I can use to facilitate learning for students. I am currently working with an amazing family due to Ashley's service. I will definitely use California Private Teachers in the future and highly recommend Ashley's services.
Rachelle Seibolt
Ashley is absolutely wonderful: professional, experienced, friendly and warm, and an exceptional communicator. She has a dialed-in process for matching families with private teachers, with personal and professional connections to many highly qualified educators. In my own experience, we had just recently moved and were vetting education options for our elementary and junior high students. Through Ashley, and after she screened the applicants first, I met many highly qualified teachers. Aside from my interview with the candidates, Ashley took care of everything from start to finish. She’s also been a wonderful resource for us in other ways since she is a local to the area we just moved. I’m so thankful to have met and connected with her and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone and everyone seeking a private teacher.
Tara Doyle
For the past several years, I have had the pleasure to work with Ashley Boulet at California Private Teachers. She has a vast knowledge of not only the curriculum at multi-grade levels but also of understanding the intricate needs of her students and families. She takes the time to get to know all of her families and assists in finding a placement for them that will be an ideal fit. Ashley is professional and caring. She has been an amazing support in finding me job placements.
Tara Cunningham
California Private Teachers is a wonderful agency that helped me find a meaningful and fulfilling employment opportunity. I was a classroom teacher looking to transition into private education. Ashley matched me with a perfect family that was fitting to my teaching style and personality. She was thorough, friendly and excellent at mediating and communicating my needs to the family and vica versa. I felt so supported throughout the entire school year. Ashley’s communication is outstanding; she would periodically check in, offering resources and ensuring everything was going well. I knew I could reach out to her at any time. It was such a comfort to have her help me through the process. I cherish the mission of California Private Teachers and the continued support I receive after this job placement. I am constantly recommending California Private Teachers to both teachers and parents who value meaningful and quality individualized education in the home.
Angela Tarranto
I have been working with Ashley for the last couple of years as a private educator. She has helped place me into amazing families to work with and has supported me throughout the entirety of the school year. I have loved collaborating with her as a colleague, and I am so appreciative of her support and guidance in my career. It has been a great couple of years working with her, and I look forward to our continued working relationship.
Tatum Reddington
I am a licensed K-6 Elementary Educator who has been working with California Private Teachers (CPT) since 2020. I discovered CPT while researching opportunities to teach outside the traditional classroom during the pandemic. Ashley Boulet is a highly professional educator and business owner who goes beyond simply placing an educator with a private family and moving on to the next client; but continues to work with both the teacher and the family to ensure that the children’s educational needs are met during the placement. She ensures that the appropriate curriculum is in place for the student and offers guidance and lesson plan resources for the teacher. I appreciate Ashley’s follow-up and support process: she truly cares about the family and the teacher who will be working together for a semester, a school year, or several years! Ashley is diligent, proactive, and a model of professional integrity. As a progressive-minded educator, I follow a whole-child philosophy that emphasizes Socio-emotional Learning, project-based lessons, real-life skills application, and Positive Behavior Support in my private homeschool classroom. Ashley ensured that I was matched with a family that holds the same education philosophy so that the transition into private homeschooling was easy for me, exceeded expectations of the family, and was suited to the child’s developmental and academic needs. I enthusiastically recommend California Private Teachers to families and other educators!
Regina McMurray
Ashley at California Private Teachers has been great in helping me find a private job. She helped connect me with a family that has been a perfect fit for us both. Ashley is very on top of everything-she checks in often, explains the process as we go, and is both professional and kind. It has been great to collaborate with her as well especially since that is something you typically don't get in these types of situations. I would highly recommend Ashely for any teachers looking into private positions.
Tara Roepke
Ashley has been an absolute joy to work with! She knows how to maintain a balance of professional and personable as she works to place teachers with families. Ashley is always quick to respond with great help about any questions. Given the circumstances of 2020, Ashley’s services are perfect for families who may feel hesitant having their children return to in-person schools.
Carly Croft
Ashley has been extremely supportive, professional, and communicative throughout the entire process of me getting placed with a family. She supported me throughout the interview process, and after I got hired she has continued to collaborate with me regarding curriculum and instruction. She is an excellent educational consultant. She has also been a private teacher, which enables her to help me with every aspect of the unique position. I look forward to collaborating with her throughout the school year. Not only does Ashley thoroughly vet the teachers, she does the same with the families, Her instincts are spot on. Ashley placed me with the perfect family for me , and has made the transition seamless. I highly recommend California Private Teachers!
Heather Todd
Finding Ashley with California Private Teachers has been a huge blessing. My husband and I were clueless as to where to locate a qualified and credible private teacher for our two young school aged children. She responded to my initial email inquiring about her company within a few hours. Within 24 hours of signing with her she was already forwarding us resumes of top tiered candidates. She took all of the stressful leg work out of prequalifying each candidate to ensure they met our required needs for each child. Any time we have had questions or concerns she is quick to respond and is always very knowledgeable. We went into this journey completely blind and having Ashley there to navigate us through the entire process has been amazing. Within 2 weeks we had found an amazing teacher to hire for the coming school year and Ashley handled writing up the contract and coordinated all pertinent details. What's even better is part of her services is that she continues to mentor and work side by side with the teacher we decided to hire for the coming year to ensure that all t's are crossed and all i's are dotted. My husband and I can now rest assured that are children's education is in the best of hands.
Katharine El-Tanany
As a teacher, my experience with CPT has been wonderful. Ashley has been extremely supportive and communicative. There are ample resources for teachers and guidance from Ashley. I would recommend working with CPT to any teacher interested in private teaching.
Hanah Mccaig
Ashley has been a dream to work with! She placed me with an amazing family, and has gone above and beyond in making sure I have everything I need for the upcoming school year. I am so happy I found her- what an amazing service she provides to teachers. Highly recommend contacting her to start your career as a private teacher!
Jamie Herrschaft
It’s been a wonderful experience working with Ashley for 2020-2021 school year. She was in constant communication throughout the process, always professional, and supported both the family and the teacher to find a perfect fit. Thank you for this service!
Danielle Bazzone
Ashley has been incredible to work with. Even though our search request was a bit outside her usual scope, she found the perfect teacher for our son. It’s apparent she conducts a thorough vetting process with each candidate, and she was very communicative with us throughout the process. We would absolutely work with her again and will recommend her to family and friends.
Heidi J.
Ashley is extremely professional and proactive in her search, matching families with a highly qualified teacher, that will be a great fit for their family. Her hands on approach makes the process seamless. Ashley's academic depth of knowledge assures that students will get the highest quality learning experience. She is supports both the teachers and the families every step of the way. Her communication skills are impeccable. She is very professional and personable with quick responses to assure that that she is meeting the needs of those she is supporting. It is evident that Ashley is passionate about student learning and will go above and beyond to assure that all involved are set up for a successful school year.
Becky Giles
Ashley is amazing!!! She is personable and professional in the most perfect way. She knows how to go with the flow while working with different students learning abilities and still get things done effectively. Ashley is great at implementing various learning strategies and resources in the classroom to make sure that students get what they need to succeed. All around Ashley is a nurturing, creative and an effected educator who will only be an asset in your life.
Veronica France
Our son has been in a private school that had distance learning and in person learning, however they have been failing to educate him. While we were looking at all options we came across California Private Teachers . From minute one Ashley has been amazing to work with and has exceeded our expectations. We have never hired a private teacher before and she made the process very easy. From the original email inquiry to the hiring of the candidate Ashley was very responsive and professional. Ashley interviewed and referred multiple excellent candidates. The only issue we had was trying to decide which teacher to go with. Ultimately she even helped with the selection process . She has also helped with the lesson plans for our son. We are very excited to get him back on track and look forward to a private teacher education for him.
Jim Z.
I am so grateful for California Private Teachers. Ashley is the best! She helped me to find the perfect private teacher for my daughter. She is very professional, and was always available to guide me every step of the way. I highly recommend California Private Teachers.
Nitza Candanedo
Ashley Boulet, who is the owner and founder of California Private Teachers, is one of those educators you always dreamed your children would have. She's passionate. Energetic. Talented. Incredibly positive. And she radiates trust and comfort and knowledge -- which both her students and those families lucky enough to have experienced her placement services, immediately recognize. We worked with Ashley when we were looking for a home-school instructor for our 4th grader. Ashley spent lots of time with us to truly understand our unique circumstance and goals, and even provided guidance and feedback to help us fine-tune our education expectations. She has a wealth of knowledge and truly cares about her families and the students she is able to match with a teacher. During the time that she was working with us, she professionally screened several potential candidates, and only sent along resumes for those who passed her stringent and thorough vetting process. We absolutely loved working with Ashley, and would recommend her and her business to any parent or care giver who is considering private tutoring or alternative education for their children.
Malin & Tim Kennedy
Ashley has been amazing though out the process so far! She’s so helpful, and has so many amazing resources for her teachers.
Jenise Coates
Ashley is the kind of coworker that anyone would be lucky to work with. She has impeccable communication skills (with adults and children), a positive upbeat attitude, and goes the extra mile with every task. When I first started she provided excellent training to allow me to adjust and feel comfortable in my position. Ashley is able to pull off a last minute science lesson or math challenge at the drop of a hat. Her passion and ability to teach with enthusiasm and kindness is remarkably admirable. With full confidence I would recommend Ashley and California Private Teachers to any applicants or families looking for a private teacher.
Heather Villarreal
Ashley is an amazing communicator, I definitely learned a lot from my experience working with her. She trained and prepared me well for the family I was working for. She knows what she is doing and takes you seriously. She is reliable and will go the extra mile to make sure you feel comfortable. You can definitely trust her to really listen and understand what you want. She is amazing with kids and I can’t thank her enough for her kindness and knowledge shared in my time spent employed with her.
Bobbi Bullitt
I've got to admit, I've no experience in using California Private Teachers as of yet, but my family and I have had the most gratifying and successful experience with founder, Ashley Boulet. We've been extremely fortunate to have had Ashley as our youngest daughter, Gabi's homeschool teacher for the past 3 to 3.5 years and our older teens, Morgan, Maria and Greta's high school tutor for homework and more critical study skills. We're a busy family of 8, (including 2 smart, sweet Great Danes). Traveling, work and ski racing was our main factor in choosing to search for a homeschool teacher. Ashley was the best fit for our family's needs, because she didn't fit or conform to the "every day" school system. "The teacher mold" who is forced to teach a specific subject, a specific way, at a given time, on a specific day, with "not much bending room", (so to speak)... However; homeschooling continues to provide, amazing flexibility, creativity, open-minded thinking skills, and mostly a natural, unstructured, breathable environment as to where even the sky isn't the limit to ones learning capabilities! My utmost compliments to founder and chief of this brilliant website, Ashley Boulet! Such a creative, yet convenient way to connect parents searching for private certified teachers! Ashley, we tremendously appreciate all that you've done for our family's education requirements!"
Jill Medeiros
Ashley has taught our daughter for the last 4 years (from age 5-8) and we could not be happier with her. Our only regret is that we can no longer keep her to ourselves! Who ever hires Ashley for private education will be more than satisfied, I have no doubt.
Jake Medeiros