Superintendent

Updates

October 3, 2023

Excel After School Tutoring

What is it:

• A high-dosage tutoring program offered to eligible grade 3-8 students based on i-Ready assessment data.
• Research based model. Curriculum utilizes i-Ready Personalized Instruction and individualized learning plans

• Offered after school, two times a week for 1-2 hours, aligned to the late bus schedule (dismissal

- ~ 4:30pm)

• School communities with 25+ students meeting criteria (Spring 23 i-Ready) will be eligible for after school tutoring data
• Focus on recruiting tutors from Cambridge Community ecosystem, prioritizing CPS staff & partners with strong existing relationships with schools

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2023-2024 Session Dates Winter Session: Anticipated Start: Nov 27- Feb 16

Spring Session: March 4 - May 17

*No programming 12/25- 1/ 5; 4/16 -19

Student Referral & Recruitment

• Begin with the 5 Upper Schools
• Eligible Students “2+ years below grade level” per i-Ready diagnostic

Winter Session: Fall 2023 i-Ready Diagnostic Spring Session: Winter 2024 i-Ready Diagnostic

• Tutoring in addition to school-day intervention. Not a substitute for IEP Services Not mandatory, families opt in
• Partnering with Agenda for Children/ Out of School Time intermediary to align with students’ current OST commitments
• Goal to deliver tutoring support in existing OST settings where possible, and create additional after school tutoring sites as needed.

Current Work

Tutor Recruitment

• CPS staff via stipend opportunities
• Community Partners working with targeted school

Finalizing Sites

• Eligible students per Fall i-Ready diagnostic
• Matching students to sites based on existing OST relationships

Family Communication

• Goal: recruitment for upper schools in late October for November start