Strategic Advising

The National Student Support Accelerator offers strategic advising to states, districts, tutoring providers, and others to support effective research, policy development, program design, and implementation in tutoring.

NSSA offers free strategic advising, as well as a paid coaching option for tutoring programs looking for assistance in earning the Tutoring Program Design Badge (see more here).

Our free strategic advising includes topics such as:

State or District Policy
Current Research
Research Design
Program Design and Development
Sourcing and Training Tutors
Collecting and Analyzing Data for Continuous Improvement
Learning Integration within the School
Funding Sources
Implementation and/or Scaling your Program
And more!

Interested in a Strategic Advising Session?

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Your Name

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Your Organization

Please describe your organization. You may check as many as apply:

State Education Agency

Local Education Agency

School

Tutoring Provider

Tutoring Support Provider

Parent or Caregiver

Advocacy Organization

Other…

Please describe your current or proposed tutoring program (age group, content area, size, type of tutor, frequency, duration, and time of day of sessions, etc.)

Please describe the question, challenge, or concern that has led you to seek strategic advising. If you are interested in the “Getting Badge Ready Coaching” offer outlined, please write, “Getting Badge Ready”

What do you hope to gain or achieve from NSSA Strategic Advising?

How did you learn about Strategic Advising at the NSSA?

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Getting Badge Ready Coaching

How does coaching differ from independently applying to the Badging Process?

To be eligible to apply for the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge and enter the Badging Process, you must meet requirements that show your program design is mostly aligned with the research-based standards of high-impact tutoring. If you are just starting out with high-impact tutoring, or your program design doesn't match the requirements yet, this coaching offering can help you create and implement the necessary processes and practices to help your organization qualify for the Badging Process. Evaluations of your Badge application are conducted by two third-party Technical Assistance Providers employed by NSSA.

What You’ll Receive

Three personalized coaching sessions (up to three hours total), and our exclusive resources for up to five teammates—everything your team needs to align your core materials to research-backed practices and modify your program design to qualify for the Badging Process.

Getting Badge-Ready Resource includes:
- Five tools to help you audit and revise your program’s key documents
- Links to NSSA resources for strengthening each high-impact tutoring standard relevant to earning the Badge
Orientation Video: A comprehensive overview of what is offered in the program, an explanation of the tools and their use, and directions for how to get started with your coaching sessions.
Coaching Session 1: An intake session to discuss your needs, current programming, and processes. We will review your documents together and identify any areas that may need improvements.
Coaching Session 2: Personalized feedback and discussion regarding your specific documents, processes, and policies to ensure they meet the required standards needed to earn the Badge.
Coaching Session 3: Additional feedback on your documents and policies with collaborative development of a personalized implementation plan. Discuss a timeline to prepare you for the Badging Process.

Pricing

For profit - $1000
Nonprofit - $500