ACTual Solutions, LLC was created by a father-son team in 2005 to provide important services for families, schools, businesses and communities. Our broad and deep talent/resource pool enables us to provide clients with a rich range of high-quality tutoring, personal coaching, school program planning and evaluation, professional development, and organizational development services at very reasonable rates.

We understand that as students progress through school, their development involves more than academics. They develop dispositions that endure over time and significantly affect how they define, approach, and carry out their roles in their personal, career, and community lives.  With so much at stake, it is important to provide students with the supports they need to experience success. Experienced success engenders a sense of self-efficacy - a “can do” attitude - and strengthens the ties between young people, their schools, and their communities. In appreciation of this conceptual backdrop, ACTual Solutions has committed itself to identifying, seizing, and maximizing opportunities to support families, schools, and student success.

Our Standards:

We have committed ourselves to providing clients with excellent service and we hold ourselves to high standards. We understand that our level of knowledge, our skill, and our attitudes have everything to do with whether or not we achieve our goal of becoming the best education service available to you.

To become and remain a member of our team, ACTual Solutions team members must be:
•    Competent – You can expect us to know what we are doing and to do it.
•    Courteous – You can expect us to be caring, friendly, respectful, and considerate.
•    Trustworthy – You can expect us to be honest and credible.
•    Reliable – You can expect us to be consistent, persistent, and accurate.
•    Responsive – You can expect us to be eager to hear about, understand, and deal effectively with your concerns, requests, and problems.

Our goal is 100% satisfaction so we eagerly seek client feedback. We check with clients frequently to be sure we are meeting their expectations and to ask about how we can improve our services. We aim for – but understand we have not achieved – perfection, so we see client suggestions for improvement as welcome gifts. Please let us know if we do not measure up to your expectations.

Our Team:

Joseph Sperlazza,  Psy.D.
    Co-Founder, Partner, Certified School Psychologist 

Doctor Sperlazza holds a doctorate in organizational psychology and has specific training in organizational diagnosis, program planning and evaluation, and organizational change. He also holds a Professional diploma in school psychology as well as a Master’s degree in Student Personnel Services. During his career Doctor Sperlazza has worked with a variety of organizations within individual, group, and organization level contexts. He has initiated and developed many education programs, served as co-coordinator of the Fairleigh Dickinson University QUEST (teacher preparation) program, and provided services to small and large businesses. Doctor Sperlazza has served on the New Jersey Department of Education Character Education Advisory Board and – through the New Jersey Center for Character Education and the Character Education Partnership – has trained school staff that is responsible for developing effective character education programs in their schools and/or districts.

Doctor Sperlazza has:

Planned and Developed:

Provided Effective Prevention and Intervention Related Training and/or Consultation Services For:

Joseph M. Sperlazza, III

    Co-Founder, Partner, Director of Operations

Mr. Sperlazza has worked in a variety of organizations carrying out fiscal, management, marketing, and customer relations responsibilities. Mr. Sperlazza holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, as well as a Masters Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance. Mr. Sperlazza is actively involved in helping clients to identify and address their needs through services provided by ACTual Solutions, as well as prescreening, evaluating, and assigning our tutors.

Our Qualified Tutors:

To qualify for and retain membership in our network of over 500 tutors, tutors must maintain high standards. We hold our tutors responsible for:
•  Maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
•  Improving students' grades.
•  Encouraging positive attitudes towards learning.
•  Enhancing students’ confidence and self-esteem.
•  Remaining reliable and flexible to accommodate client schedules.

Our tutor’s individual specialties include, but are not limited to:

Pre-K to 5:
  •  Reading
  •  Writing
  •  Special Education
  •  Counting
  •  Math

Middle School:
  •  Reading
  •  Writing
  •  Study Skills
  •  Math
   o Pre-Algebra
•  Science

High School:
  •  Writing
  •  Math
   o Algebra
   o Geometry
   o Trigonometry
   o Calculus I and II
   o AP Math
•  Science
   o Biology
   o Chemistry
   o Physics
   o Anatomy
   o Physiology
   o Astrology
   o Earth Science
•  Social Studies and History

College:
  •  Writing
  •  Math
   o Algebra
   o Geometry
   o Trigonometry
   o Calculus I and II
   o Statistics
  •  Science

Test Preparation:
  •  SAT I and II
  •  ACT
  •  NJASK
  •  GRE
  •  GMAT