Springboard Collaborative
Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program Overview
Mission
Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by bridging the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. In doing so, we enable school communities to accelerate learning by harnessing the untapped teaching potential within families.
Mission
Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by bridging the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. In doing so, we enable school communities to accelerate learning by harnessing th
Program Description
Springboard's recipe for impact is a method we call Family-Educator Learning Accelerators (or FELAs). FELAs are 5-10-week cycles during which teachers and parents team up to help kids reach learning goals. Programming combines personalized reading instruction for PreK-3rd graders, weekly workshops training parents as reading coaches, and professional development for educators.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
Academic Intervention
Other
Year Program Launched
2012
States of Operation
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
Washington,
Washington DC,
Virtual
Operation Locations
Springboard Collaborative has partnered with schools and districts since 2012 and is able to provide programming to any school or district across the country.
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
5,000
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Reading
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions),
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:3;1:4;1:5;≥ 1:6
Number of Weeks Per Program
6 - 12 Weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
1 - 5 days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30 - 121+ minutes
Type of Tutor
Certified Teacher; Pre-Service Teacher; K-12 Paraprofessional/Teaching Assistant/Aide
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
- Springboard Collaborative's programming includes team building huddles with the teacher, a family member, and their student prior to the program, as well as 5 family workshops where families learn reading strategies to support at-home reading growth.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
District;Nonprofit;Parent;School;Student
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
$251-$499
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED citation
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gwions0kd2k4d5h/Springboard%20Evaluation%20Final%20Report.pdf?dl=0
QED effect size
673 students across 13 school sites.