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07/28/2021. Tool
Overview: Why is it important to have a contract?
Most districts will require formal contracts to be in place before work with a provider can begin, but even if your district does not, an agreement or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be in place before work begins. This helps you and your provider align your expectations and incentives at the outset, preemptively solving problems before they arise.
Before drawing up your contract, check your district’s policies for any limitations on the following:
07/28/2021. Tool
Overview: How do you plan for issuing an RFP?
An RFP may be required depending on the scale of your program and the regulations in your district. If so, understanding the approval process is critical. Some districts may require approval from the school board, while others may allow district employees to sign off.
07/28/2021. Tool
Overview: What are the key steps to selecting a provider?
Thousands of organizations identify themselves as tutoring organizations, but few will be a strong match for your district’s needs. Selecting a provider can be straightforward by following the steps outlined in this section and using the provided tools. You can start by identifying potential providers on the National Student Support Accelerator’s website or by using a request for proposal process.
07/28/2021. Tool
Overview: Why is partnering with a provider a good option?
High-Impact Tutoring programs are difficult to design and implement effectively. When possible, relying on an organization with a track record of doing both successfully can increase the likelihood that your own district’s tutoring program will be successful. Your Focus Area for tutoring is largely determined by the unmet needs in your own district; these needs may represent gaps in your district’s expertise or implementation.
07/28/2021. Tool
Once you have completed initial planning, the next critical task is designing the tutoring program. Districts may choose to partner with a tutoring provider and use the provider’s program design, design and grow their own tutoring program or pursue a hybrid approach. If you have not done so already, learn more about how to choose an approach for your district in Tutoring Approach: Partner with a Provider, Grow Your Own Program or Hybrid?
07/27/2021. Tool
Overview: Why does stakeholder investment matter?
Tutoring programs rely on diverse groups of stakeholders: not just the students and caregivers the program serves and the tutors, teachers, and administrators who implement it, but also the district superintendents and local government who approve budgets and the other community partners who support the program. If any of these groups are not invested in your program, successful implementation becomes more difficult.
07/27/2021. Tool
Overview: How do you source and sustain funding for High-Impact Tutoring?
Significant funding is available to fund tutoring programs. This section outlines funding sources district leaders can consider as they determine how to financially support their tutoring program as well as key considerations that can help district leaders decide how to approach funding.
07/27/2021. Tool
Overview: How should you estimate your program’s budget?
When implemented effectively, tutoring programs can have a significant impact on student outcomes, making these programs well worth the investment of time and funding. It is important for your district to fully understand the costs of running an effective tutoring program and determine how that program will be funded. Costs estimates for high-impact tutoring programs range considerably from $1,000 to over $3,000 per pupil.
07/27/2021. Tool
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Overview: How do data drive improvement?
Collecting and analyzing data lets you make improvements in a targeted, strategic way. It allows your program to:
07/27/2021. Tool
Overview: Which staffing decisions matter most?
Regardless of your approach to implementing tutoring, your district must make four main decisions that will impact the level of centralized capacity and staffing needed:
07/27/2021. Tool
Overview: Why is planning ahead important?
Successful implementation of High-Impact tutoring requires planning the process in detail ahead of time. The tool below includes a series of checklists to keep track of the steps needed to get tutoring up and running in your district. It also includes rough timeline estimates, though these will vary depending on the size of your district, the needs of your community, and the scope of your tutoring program.
07/27/2021. Tool
Research shows that High-Impact Tutoring is unusually effective for accelerating student learning. In fact it is more effective than other interventions that have been tested and is effective across grade and content levels. This Workbook is designed to accompany High-Impact Tutoring: District Playbook and is for school district staff interested in implementing High-Impact Tutoring programs in their districts.
07/27/2021. Tool
Planning for High-Impact Tutoring
Overview: Why is planning ahead important?
Preliminary Question Checklist
Planning Timeline Checklist
How should you design and conduct a pilot program?
Understanding Central Capacity and Staffing Needs
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: What are the different tutoring approaches?
Once you have set clear goals for your tutoring program, you need to determine how your district will approach the day-to-day implementation of High-Impact Tutoring. Three approaches are common:
Partnering with a Provider
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why do you need to define goals at the outset?
Your goals inform your program’s design and implementation.
Rigorously defined and monitored goals keep decision-making focused, provide a framework to demonstrate progress and success to stakeholders, and indicate where improvement is needed.
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why is alignment with district priorities important?
Tutoring is most effective when it is integrated into a broader strategy addressing district priorities, positioned as core to each school’s instructional model rather than as a disconnected and optional add-on.
Fully embedding tutoring also helps you build stakeholder engagement:
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: What is a Focus Area?
Your program’s Focus Area is the content area and/or grade level that you will prioritize for tutoring. Identifying a Focus Area is the first step in planning a tutoring program, and it requires answering these essential questions:
07/25/2021. Tool
Foundation: Assemble a Task Force
Overview: Why should you assemble a Task Force?
How often should the Task Force meet?
Who should be on the Task Force?
What should the Task Force prioritize?
Identifying a Focus Area
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why should you assemble a Task Force?
A successful High-Impact Tutoring program requires coordinated collaboration across departments and at different levels of the district hierarchy, from teachers and tutors to the district leadership. Input and buy-in from experts at these levels make the program more sustainable.
07/24/2021. Tool
Overview: Where should you start?
Filling out the Pre-Assessment Checklist below can help you identify what content in this Playbook will be most helpful based on where you are in the process of establishing a tutoring program. If planning hasn’t started, this Pre-Assessment can help build consensus about the steps needed to plan a High-Impact Tutoring program and ensure that your district’s stakeholders are willing and able to implement it successfully.
07/24/2021. Tool
How does this playbook work?
Who is the intended audience for the Playbook?
This Playbook is designed for school district staff interested in implementing High-Impact Tutoring in their districts. While district staff members are the primary audience, state educational officials and school administrators will also be able to leverage many of the resources in the Playbook.
How was the Playbook designed?
07/24/2021. Tool
What is High-Impact Tutoring?
This Playbook describes how to implement a High-Impact Tutoring program in your district or school and why it is worthwhile to do so. First, though, it is important to define what High-Impact Tutoring is and how it differs from other less effective types of tutoring.
07/22/2021. Tool
Research shows that High-Impact Tutoring is unusually effective for accelerating student learning. In fact it is more effective than other interventions that have been tested and is effective across grade and content levels.
05/06/2021. Article
The National Student Success Accelerator’s mission is to expand high-impact tutoring opportunities for all K-12 students in need. The NSSA is a research-based field-building organization that seeks to drive scaling and continual improvement in the quality of tutoring.
The NSSA began with a group of educators convening around the issue of COVID-19 learning loss and the potential of tutoring as a solution. We are currently seeking to hire our founding Executive Director to further lead the organization through its initial organizational development and launching its initial set of programs and services.
04/30/2021. Tool
Cohesion
Tutoring Program Model Dimensions Planning Tool
Developing a Value Proposition
Logic Model Guidance and Template
Webinar: Safety, Expectations, Accessibility, and Evaluation
04/30/2021. Tool
Safety
Data Use: Student Data Privacy Guidance
Tutors: Pre-Service Background Check Guidances
Tutors: Setting Expectations with Tutors
Instruction: Choosing and Using Virtual
04/30/2021. Tool
Equity
Webinar: Cultural Awareness
Conducting a Community Landscape Analysis
Tutor Job Description Guidance
Tutor Recruitment Strategy
Tutor Selection Strategy
04/30/2021. Tool
Learning Integration
Tutor-Family Communication: Crafting an Introductory Statement for Families
Parent Permission Slip for In-School Tutoring: English and Spanish