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High-Impact Tutoring Characteristics

Catapult Learning has earned the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge. This program has shared documented evidence that their program design fulfills the research-backed core characteristics of high-impact tutoring.

Please see Tutoring Program Design Badge  for more details about how a program earns the Badge and the Tutoring Quality Standards for more information on all high-impact tutoring characteristics.

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name
Devon Wible
Contact Email
devon.wible@catapultlearning.com

Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Catapult Learning’s High-Dosage Tutoring program is to accelerate academic growth for students who need it most by delivering personalized, research-based instruction through highly trained educators. 

Program Description

Catapult Learning’s High-Dosage Tutoring (HDT) Program is a proven, student-centered intervention designed to accelerate academic growth and close achievement gaps in literacy and math. With nearly 50 years of experience in supplemental education and intervention services, Catapult now serves nearly 100,000 students annually through its HDT and intervention programs nationwide.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Year Started
1977
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual
Operation Locations
Kotzebue, AK Chelsea, AL Montgomery, AL Glencoe, AL Birmingham, AL Stapleton, AL Plumerville, AR Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Glendale, AZ Avondale, AZ Rimrock, AZ Buckeye, AZ Ganado, AZ Cottonwood, AZ Yuma, AZ Litchfield Park, AZ, and more!

Students and Offerings

Most recent number of students served
180,000
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science
Languages Offered
English, Spanish, French

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Blended,
In-Person,
Virtual
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1,1:2,1:3,1:4,1:5, ≥ 1:6
Number of Weeks Per Program
7-12 weeks, 13-20 weeks, 20-38 weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
Two days per week, Three days per week, Four days per week, Five days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30-45 minutes, 46-60 minutes
Type of Tutor
Certified Teacher, Pre-Service Teacher,K-12 Paraprofessional/Teaching Assistant/Aide
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
American Indian or Alaska Native 1%, Asian 2.4%, Black or African American 11%, Hispanic or Latino 11%, and White 50%
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Sharing tutoring session content, Reporting attendance, Sharing academic progress, Sharing social or emotional progress, Accessing student information, Sharing at-home support suggestions, Family/Caregiver survey, Goal setting and monitoring progress toward goals.

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District, School, Student

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED citation

https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/items/6461c435-fb5e-432d-96f3-5efacaad75a3

https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Theja&id=ED662152

https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Theja&id=ED662153

JHU Study - Math (6-8) - https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/items/6461c435-fb5e-432d-96f3-5efacaad75a3
Effect Size = .21

Catapult Learning - Math (K-2) - https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Theja&id=ED662152
Overall Effect size = .12
Effect size for students that met attendance = .13

Catapult Learning - Math & Reading (6-8) - https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Theja&id=ED662153
Effect sizes for students that met attendance = Math (.37), Reading (.19)