Teacher/Tutor High-Impact Tutoring Communication Checklist

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.

Key Practices
Shared Platforms
  • Leverage collaborative tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, or learning management systems to share materials, track progress, and foster engagement.
  • Set appropriate permissions (e.g., view-only or comment-enabled) to ensure data privacy and enable collaboration.
Regular Updates
  • Share updated materials, student progress data, and actionable feedback to maintain alignment.
  • Use threaded discussions or comments in shared documents for actionable and interactive communication.
Real-Time Collaboration
  • Schedule weekly or bi-weekly virtual or in-person meetings for immediate updates, in-depth discussions, and strategy refinement.
  • Hold weekly or biweekly virtual or in-person meetings for updates, discussions, and strategy refinement.
Data Privacy
  • Follow Student Data Privacy Guidelines to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance.
Integrated Alignment
  • Align tutoring sessions with classroom instruction by sharing lesson plans, addressing skill gaps, and supporting shared objectives.
  • Leverage data to refine strategies and recognize student progress.
Contributions 
 Teacher Tutor 
Materials & Data
  • Provide lesson plans, instructional resources, assignments, assessments (with rubrics or answer keys), and curricular updates.
  • Provide attendance records, formative/summative assessments, grades, and notes from online programs.
  • Record academic content covered, session objectives, and rationale.
  • Include assessment results, behavioral observations, and attendance details.
  • Share specific student progress, challenges, and actionable insights to support classroom reinforcement.
Guidance & Strategies 
  • Provide strategies, address misconceptions, and recommend methods for addressing learning gaps.
  • Suggest focus areas or assignments for tutoring.
  • Offer tips on addressing barriers, supporting diverse learners, and integrating advanced challenges.
  • Ask targeted questions to clarify objectives or strategies.
  • Propose adjustments to tutoring plans based on student engagement and needs.
  • Provide tutoring plans for the following week that align with classroom goals and are informed by student data.