The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement.
New high-dosage tutoring services in math and English Language Arts will be available to students in grades 3-12, educators and families at 121 school districts, which includes four charter schools, that recently opted in to receive the services at no cost.
In February, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced plans to use $10.7 million of its American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds to purchase tutoring services from PAPER, a company that provides on-demand educational support. PAPER was selected through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
To see a complete list of Mississippi school districts and charter schools that opted in as of March 9, visit Districts with High-Dosage Tutoring.
The tutoring services will be live, online and available 24/7 with a live person. Teachers and administrators will have access to real-time data through a data dashboard to assign activities, monitor student progress and schedule one-on-one or small group tutoring sessions during the school day. Parents may also schedule tutorial services for their child(ren) after school hours and on the weekend. These services will also be available for English learners and students with special needs.
MDE sought high-dosage tutoring services, which is a strategy to close achievement gaps, to mitigate any impact COVID-19 and school closures had on learning and instruction and as a way to accelerate student learning.
“Besides giving educators more tools to manage instruction and gauge students’ needs and progress, these tutoring services allow parents and students to get help with homework from a tutor any time of the day,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education. “Whether it’s writing an essay or solving math problems, students can get immediate assistance to complete and better understand assignments.”
Online training and support sessions for teachers, administrators, parents and students in participating districts will start in the coming weeks. All districts will begin receiving personalized training by the end of the month. ESSER III funds cover costs of the tutoring services until Sept. 30, 2024.
Find all MDE news releases at mdek12.org/news.
9 comments:
“Whether it’s writing an essay or solving math problems, students can get immediate assistance to complete and better understand assignments.” Hey, I thought that is what we paid teachers for. This is a total waste of money. These kids that are failing are not doing so because they wouldn't be if they had this resource. Their issues go much deeper. It is called "the home". And when this superintendent is gone, we're gonna find out if the graduation rates have improved because of student success or because of pencil-whipping the grades.
"Online" everything will be the culture until kingdom come now....gotta spend all the CARES/ARPA money.... millions and millions.... but ONLY for "technology" remediations related to COVID crap.
Students are SICK of online everything and are begging for face-to-face realities again that are crucial to their happiness and actual achievement. But the Bureaucracies will hammer the need for "online" until their faces turn blue.
A list of schools would be helpful. Nothing on HCSS website yet.
"Parents may also schedule tutorial services for their child(ren) after school hours and on the weekend"
RIGHT
The Mississippi Department of Education is a total waste of our money - what have they accomplished all these years?
Look up how many in the Dept. are making over six figures - it is totally ridiculous.
9:26 : And a quick look around would likely reveal many instances of mis-used for personal gain funds. Funds that should be going to girls sports.
I checked out the PAPER company and thought this might be a good gig to pick up a little extra spending money. Mississippi isn't up yet for applications, but I clicked on GA. They are paying $16 an hour. No thanks. I don't imagine they're going to get many educators with expertise or experience paying that little.
@9:48am Exactly. But the DOE will spend millions in the name of "ability to benefit" and secret away hundreds of thousands for something else off the books.
Wendy's in Senatobia is paying $16.50 for a year's experience. And I'm going to tutor unruly scholars for $16?
Think about this: If they fail my tutoring efforts and are inclined to take a job, they can go to work making more than I was paid to tutor them. Is that ironic or what?
PS: If a group in Maryland wants to contract to tutor on-line, will that work? Asking for friends of the State Superintendent.
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