High-Dosage Tutoring for Indiana Schools:
Boosting Literacy and NAEP Reading Scores

Explore Indiana's funding opportunities for high-impact tutoring.
Identify eligible students and choose quality providers to enhance literacy skills.

Improving Early Literacy Growth
for Indiana Students

Indiana responded to pandemic-related learning loss by implementing statewide tutoring programs. Keep reading to learn more about Indiana’s policies and funding plans.

See Virtual High-Dosage Tutoring in Action

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Join OnYourMark at
The PATH School to

  • See how virtual high-dosage tutoring sessions fit into the school day
  • Hear directly from The PATH School leaders about their partnership with OnYourMark—and the results they're getting
  • Learn how our proven, research-backed approach can help your Tier 2 and Tier 3 students achieve gap-closing rates of literacy growth
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Join OnYourMark at
The PATH School to

  • See how virtual high-dosage tutoring sessions fit into the school day
  • Hear directly from The PATH School leaders about their partnership with OnYourMark—and the results they're getting
  • Learn how our proven, research-backed approach can help your Tier 2 and Tier 3 students achieve gap-closing rates of literacy growth

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm ET
Location: The PATH School
653 N Somerset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46222

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The State of Reading in Indiana

Indiana’s 4th-grade reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show promising growth, with 2024 scores significantly higher than the national average. While this progress reflects the state’s commitment to literacy, there is still work to be done to ensure all students reach their full potential. As one of the most effective literacy interventions for struggling readers, high-dosage tutoring can play a key role in sustaining and accelerating this momentum.

To that end, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and Secretary of Education, Dr. Katie Jenner, have established educational initiatives, including a statewide tutoring grant program for eligible families, to ensure 95% of 3rd-grade students in Indiana can read by 2027. Those initiatives involve

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Key Policies and Funding Sources for High-Dosage Tutoring in Indiana

Indiana’s policies prioritize high-dosage tutoring, summer school learning, and other remediation efforts to improve literacy outcomes for struggling students. 

Indiana Learns

  • Outlined in HEA 1251 (2022), Indiana Learns is an enrichment grant program designed to address pandemic-related learning loss
  • In partnership with The Mind Trust, IDOE offers $1,000 per eligible student to access math and reading tutoring from an approved Learning Partner, an organization or school that:
    • Provides services outside of Tier 1 math and ELA instruction
    • Utilizes highly qualified tutors as defined by the IDOE
    • Maintains a 4:1 tutor-to-student ratio
    • Provides a minimum dosage of 60 min/week
    • Employs licensed or retired teachers as the service supervisor
  • The program was expanded in 2023 to include tutoring during the school day (e.g., during lunch or any instructional period except reading or math)

House Bill 1558 (2023)

  • Requires schools to adopt Science of Reading-aligned curricula or supplemental materials
  • Requires the Indiana State Board of Education (ISBOE) to establish and require literacy endorsements for certain educators
  • Read more about HB 1558 here ↗

Senate Bill 1 (2024)

  • Requires certain schools to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient
  • Requires the retention of third-graders not passing evaluation as part of their reading deficiency remediation plans
  • Read more about SB 1 here ↗

 

Along with the Indy Summer Learning Labs program, the Indiana Learns program is a state program that could be funded in the upcoming budget. 

IDOE and Secretary of Education Katie Jenner have indicated that they intend to evaluate the academic impact of Indiana Learns ahead of any budgetary asks to the General Assembly and make a case for these programs based on student growth data.

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Federal Funding Sources

IDEA, Title I, and Title III

Explore these federal funding sources for tutoring and supplemental academic support.

Why OnYourMark for High-Dosage Tutoring in Indiana?

Because learning to read is at the heart of education, but only one-third of students in the U.S. read at grade level. Being able to read on grade level by third grade is a strong predictor of future student success. Research proves a link between failure to reach this milestone and higher rates of high school dropout, severely limiting opportunities for success. 

OnYourMark Education exists to close the literacy gap for students by building foundational literacy skills to help all students become strong readers. We partner with schools to strengthen their existing literacy instruction for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students by providing high-dosage virtual literacy tutoring to students during the school day. Our skilled tutors deliver personalized and engaging Science of Reading-based curriculum while building relationships that help developing readers succeed.

RSVP to our site visit to see high-dosage tutoring in action at The PATH School in Indianapolis on April 17th. Or, schedule a meeting with our team today to get started. 

 

Boost K-5 reading scores with OnYourMark's evidence-based virtual tutoring.

Seamlessly integrate expert tutors into your school day and empower every student to succeed.

 

"OnYourMark is very strategic about activities to build relationships. And, it was so quick too! I was just amazed at how quickly the kids really connected to the tutors. You might think that it is harder to connect virtually, but for OnYourMark, it's not. They're just so mindful of the engagement and the relationships with students."

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Dana Talley

Former Chief Academic Officer for Lincoln Parish

“We did a randomized controlled trial with OnYourMark and saw significant growth. For [other literacy programs], we did not get the best measurements for what we wanted to get out of it. And so OnYourMark is probably the single unqualified success of all of our tutoring programs.”
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Nick Erber

Former Director of Acceleration for Uplift Education

"We had so many kids moving up different levels because now they’re able to sound out the words, they’re able to read the words… Again and that's why we’re using OnYourMark with our K-2 students: because of the quick turnarounds and the quick wins that you see.”

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Dr. Hope Walker

Former Regional Director of Academic Acceleration for Freedom Prep