When meeting with your tutor, you’ll want some indication of progress. Ask her to draft a letter/email every two to four weeks for you. I like email because it is a paper trail and easily forwarded to teachers for review. Try to stay away from verbal updates. In the written review she should cover:

1. Your child’s attentiveness and willingness to learn. (Behavior during sessions.)

Between seven classes a day, band practice and tennis lessons, my kid has little down time. I wish teachers would remember that kids often have to do homework late at night. Can't they accomplish more in class? I work in the real world and rarely have work to do at 10pm!

When it comes time for parent conferences, and parents see that their child has missed four assignments, I often here a mumble to the effect, "Well, I asked her if she had homework and she said no." All my material, syllabi and assignments are on line and accessible to students as well as parents. I know parents get busy, but if they just check in once a week, a lot of problems can be avoided.