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Before you begin, gather up your district's answers to these required questions. It will save you valuable time in the application process!
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Which curricular materials do teachers use for core literacy instruction?
How are your district interventions and enrichments organized?
Which K-3 ELA/literacy universal screening assessments does your district use?
How does your system support students developing reading skills—including students with disabilities, English learners, and other historically underserved groups?
How does your district's approach build on these students' strengths while meeting their instructional needs?
How are your district interventions and enrichments organized?
How are teachers supported to provide strong core instruction?
Which professional learning or other investments has your district or charter school made to support a multi-tiered system of support in early literacy (e.g. locally-led professional learning or participation in DESE-sponsored opportunities such as the Dyslexia Institute, Evaluate and Select HQIM Network, or HQIM Communities of Practice)?
Johns Hopkins University study of 1,872 Massachusetts students in Ignite Reading high-dosage tutoring
Chelsea Public Schools
Johns Hopkins University researchers found the number of students needing intensive intervention in Chelsea was cut in half with the help of 1:1 tutoring — from 88% to just 35%.
Westfield Public Schools
Johns Hopkins University researchers documented 2X growth of the number of students on benchmark with Ignite Reading instruction.
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Request Your Preferred Program
To request state funds for tutoring from a DESE-approved vendor like Ignite Reading, you must select "DESE-sponsored tutoring services from a tutoring provider."
The "in-house" option is reserved for districts that want to hire and train their own tutors internally.
Rank Your Top Tutoring Model
If your district would like to partner with Ignite Reading in SY 25-26, rank the following as your #1 preference in Section 5 — Tutoring Preferences:
"Daily, 15 min/session, during the school day, one-on-one, offered virtually (online) from a vendor-provided tutor"
"Priority will be given to schools who prefer embedding tutoring within the school day, as it leads to stronger and more consistent student outcomes." — DESE
Use a DESE- approved literacy screening tool(s) in grades K-3 and agree to allow tutors to administer DIBELS 8th edition to participating students, pre- and post-test for 10-12 week tutoring programs and pre-, mid-point, and post- for full year tutoring programs
Agree to participate in research efforts, including providing student-level assessment data from the approved early literacy screening assessment that is administered in all schools during the award period
Display a demonstrated need for ELA/literacy support for 1st grade students
