Purpose: To protect student data, prevent security breaches, and promote safe digital practices among program staff and tutors, this reading outlines common mistakes and basic strategies for safeguarding devices, passwords, and digital systems. Use this guidance to strengthen everyday security habits and reduce risks to student information. This list is not exhaustive nor a replacement for hiring an information security expert.
Purpose: To increase student participation, strengthen engagement, and create a positive culture around tutoring attendance, this checklist provides strategies such as peer accountability, gamification, flexible scheduling, and incentives. Use this checklist to design and implement attendance-boosting practices tailored to your tutoring program’s needs.
Purpose: The reading below outlines best practices for a variety of communication methods and provides examples of topics appropriate for each method. This tool is for whomever is in charge of communicating with families (e.g, a staff member, the tutor, a teacher, etc.). Remember to keep in mind whatever communication preferences families shared in their initial meetings, and make sure to follow best practices for student confidentiality.
Why should tutors/tutoring programs continually update students’ families?
Purpose: To strengthen program alignment, build educator investment, and foster ongoing collaboration between tutors, teachers, and school leaders, this list offers strategies and tools for designing, communicating, and improving high-impact tutoring programs. Use this resource to engage educators at every stage of program planning and implementation.
Purpose: Aligning tutoring curriculum with students’ school curriculum accelerates learning and improves skill retention in both settings. Effective alignment maximizes the impact of tutoring sessions by complementing classroom instruction and reinforcing key concepts.
Purpose: To build trust, set clear expectations, and strengthen family engagement in the tutoring program, this checklist outlines the essential components to include in an introductory statement sent home to families. Use this checklist to craft a comprehensive, transparent communication that supports strong family partnerships.
Part 1: Overview of the Tutoring Program
Purpose: This guide outlines how to select the appropriate type of communication to strengthen collaboration, improve instructional alignment, and maximize student support. Use it to make intentional, strategic communication decisions.
Summary of Tiers
| Tier 1: Passive Asynchronous Digital Communication | No direct communication is needed, making this the least time-intensive option for teachers and tutors. |
Purpose: This checklist supports collaboration between teachers and tutors to ensure students receive consistent, aligned, and high-impact support. It enhances efficiency, accommodates scheduling constraints, and seamlessly integrates tutoring into the learning environment. Use this checklist to guide effective coordination and maximize student outcomes.
Purpose: Behavior re-engagement extends beyond immediate redirection techniques. An effective behavior re-engagement strategy combines pre-session proactive planning with deliberate facilitation throughout the session and thoughtful post-session follow-up. Tutors can use this checklist to support their execution of effective behavior re-engagement strategies to support effective student learning.
Purpose: Virtual tutoring offers an affordable, scalable, and safe alternative to in-person tutoring, expanding access to qualified tutors and individualized support, particularly in remote areas. It also enables session observation and recording to enhance student safety. This guidance outlines how to select a virtual tutoring platform and prepare tutors and students for successful virtual instruction.