NSSA and Innovate extend our gratitude to all who have contributed to the toolkit. We are especially grateful to Brittany Miller, Jennifer Moore, and Theo Shaw. We appreciate the following individuals for engaging in interviews, and the families and parent leaders affiliated with Innovate Public Schools and Parent Shield for sharing their expertise and assisting us in crafting accessible tools for families and parents.
Below are inspiring stories of how parents successfully advocated for high-impact tutoring locally in their own communities.
Partnering with the district and community means working together with schools and community organizations to improve tutoring. Advocacy means speaking up for access to high-impact tutoring. Here are some ways to partner and advocate for high-impact tutoring.
While many people have been talking about the importance of tutoring, people have questions about what makes tutoring “high-impact.” This High-Impact Tutoring Toolkit, developed by the National Student Support Accelerator and Innovate Public Schools is designed to help families understand and advocate for high-impact tutoring.
High-impact tutoring is when a student gets extra learning time in a small group or one-on-one from a consistent, trained tutor as part of their school day. High-impact tutoring is often confused with “homework help” or reteaching, but neither of those leads to the same learning growth as high-impact tutoring. High-impact tutoring helps students learn the skillsthey need to become independent learners.