Best In Class Education Center

4820 NE 4th St., Suite A-107

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Best In Class Education Center, LLC is a Washington limited liability company that was organized on February 11, 2011. Their principal business address is located at 3712 88th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, Washington 98040.

We offer franchises to individuals who have a passion for teaching and/or working with children and who meet our other qualifications. We do not require that franchisees have prior teaching experience. However, we do require that our franchisees have some prior experience working with children (ideally in an educational setting). If you meet our qualifications, we may grant you a Best In Class Education Center franchise to establish and operate an education center that provides school-aged children with Math and English enrichment studies as well as SAT and ACT preparation courses (referred to in this Disclosure Document as your “Business” or your “Center”). You will offer these classes after regular school hours and on weekends at a separate dedicated brick and mortar facility that you establish. You may also offer “one-on-one” tutoring services and teach all high-school subjects. You may, but need not, offer: (i) our After-School Program (students visit every day after school for at least 2.5 hours and receive one packet of Math and one packet of English each week); and/or (ii) our Summer Camp Program (students visit every day at least 2.5 hours per day for 5 days a week during the Summer and receive one packet of Math and one packet of English each week). The After-School Program and Summer Camp Program are referred to as “Special Programs”. With our prior approval, you may offer programs or engage in revenue generating activities at your Center that are not part of the Best In Class Education Center system. These programs are referred to as “Affiliate Programs”. For example, with our approval you could partner with a business that offers drivers education classes at your Center and share revenues from that program with the other business. You could also generate income from subleasing a portion of your Center during hours when you do not have students at the Center. All Affiliate Programs must be approved by us in advance. We may impose any requirements we feel are appropriate as a condition to you offering the Affiliate Program at your Center. With our prior approval, you have the right, but not the obligation, to establish one or more “satellite offices”. Each satellite office requires payment of an additional franchise fee as discussed in Item 6. Satellite offices are spaces rented on a temporary basis (less than 12 months) and that are also shared with other businesses/organizations. Examples of satellite office locations include churches, temples, libraries, HOA buildings, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, community centers, schools, and similar types of facilities. We will not consider any franchisee for a satellite office unless the following minimum criteria are met: (i) the franchisee's initial center has been open for at least 6 months; and (ii) the franchisee's average monthly Gross Revenues (defined in Item 6) equal or exceed $5,000 per month for the 3-month period preceding the grant of the satellite office rights. You must designate 1 of your owners (the “Managing Owner”) who will be actively involved with the management and operation of your Center on a full time basis. Your Managing Owner must teach at least 1 class for the first year of operation.. As your business grows, you may hire teachers for purposes of teaching the classes. We anticipate that most franchisees will hire between 2 and 4 part-time teachers before opening their business and will eventually need between 6 and 10 part-time teachers when their business matures. We believe that our recommended teacher compensation model attracts well-qualified teachers, which is critical to the success of our franchise system. Based upon our prior experience, we believe that this compensation model results in less teacher attrition compared to other concepts, which improves the quality of the educational services. We also recommend that you hire a part-time grader to review and correct your students' work. We will grant you a license to operate your Center using our system (the “System”). The System includes our trade secrets (if any), methods, techniques and operating system, including our proprietary curriculum and other educational materials and techniques. We will also grant you a license to use certain logos, service marks and trademarks, including the service mark “Best in Class Education Center” (collectively, the “Marks”) in the operation of your Center. The “Marks” also include our distinctive trade dress used to identify a Best In Class Education Center, whether now in existence or created in the future. You must sign a franchise agreement (the “Franchise Agreement”) and operate your Center in accordance with the terms of the Franchise Agreement. The form of Franchise Agreement is attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C". You must sign a Satellite Office Addendum for each satellite office that you establish. The form of Satellite Office Addendum is attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "D". The operational aspects of a Best In Class Education Center are contained within our confidential Brand Standards Manual (the “Manual”). You will operate your Center as an independent business using the Marks, the System, as well as the support, guidance and other methods and materials that we provide or develop.