Designing an Effective Tutoring Program: A District Turnaround Strategy for Real Impact
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
Designing an effective tutoring program requires more than adding instructional time; it requires intentional planning, instructional alignment, and clear leadership structures—especially in schools facing persistent achievement gaps.
In this 30-minute Ed Talk, leaders will explore a practical "playbook" for designing tutoring as a school improvement and turnaround strategy. The session will examine how high-impact tutoring can be used to accelerate growth in underperforming schools by aligning scheduling and dosage, instructional materials, progress monitoring, and communication across instructional teams within an MTSS framework.
Bonus: Attendees who join the live event will be able to participate in a ThoughtExchange workshop to share and rank best practices or challenges their peers face when using tutoring as a lever for school improvement and turnaround.
Key Takeaways
- Leadership Matters: How leadership decisions shape tutoring effectiveness and student outcomes
- High-Impact Design: Core conditions that define effective, data-informed tutoring
- MTSS Alignment: Positioning tutoring as a targeted, tiered support within MTSS
- Diverse Learner Support: Using tutoring to effectively support ELL and special education students.
- Turnaround Strategy: Using high-impact tutoring as a lever to accelerate growth in underperforming schools and support sustained school improvement