Catapult Learning

Struggling students don't need the fastest path to an answer. They need the right amount of time to actually learn it.

Our VP of Teaching and Learning, Devon Wible, argues that AI's biggest strength, speed, is also where it can do the most harm in tutoring. Real progress comes from attention, feedback, and productive struggle, not from getting to an answer quickly.

Read her full piece: https://hubs.la/Q04y2jCY0

Catapult Learning is headed to Traverse City for MASA's Fall Conference, September 23-25. Stop by booth 10 to talk with Paul Getzen, Director of Partnerships, about high-impact tutoring for your students and educators. Ask him how we can partner with your district on Section 35p funding.

New webinar series: Federal Funding Fridays 2026-27

Session 1 kicks off Friday, September 25 at 2:00 PM ET: Title VIII: Consultation Requirements Across ESSA Programs

Join us for the first session of our 2026-27 Federal Funding Fridays series, designed for private and religious school leaders, where we'll walk through Title VIII consultation requirements with Henry Fortier and Dr. Jackie Flanigan of Equitable Education Services, LLC, and cover what strong consultation looks like this school year.

👉 Register now: https://hubs.la/Q04xRd7x0

High-impact tutoring works when it's built right. Catapult Learning's tutoring model has earned ESSA Tier 2 validation and Stanford's NSSA Tutoring Program Design Badge for aligning with research-based standards on tutor quality, dosage, and data use.

If your district is preparing to apply for Michigan's $50M Section 35p tutoring funds, join us September 30th at 12PM for the second session in our webinar series built specifically for district and school leaders navigating this funding.

Register: https://hubs.la/Q04xwM1b0

Completing a School Improvement Plan is a milestone, not the finish line.

Successful implementation takes more than a strong plan on paper. It takes the leadership, capacity, and systems to carry that plan through to measurable outcomes.

Our School Improvement Readiness Assessment helps district and school leaders see where their team stands across five key areas: strategic direction, intervention readiness, capacity and ownership, implementation systems, and funding and sustainability.

Take a few minutes to see where your district stands while the school year gets underway.

Take the Readiness Assessment:
https://hubs.la/Q04xxm5q0

Students engage more when they know their feedback actually changes something. Encourage your teachers to pick ONE of these questions per week.

Grab our free Back-to-School Student Engagement Kit for this tool and 3 more your team can start using right away: https://hubs.la/Q04tQkc_0

Strengthen your School Improvement Plan with a free step-by-step guide. Learn to define measurable goals, pinpoint root causes, and select evidence-based strategies like high-impact tutoring, then track progress with confidence.
Get the Strategy Companion today: 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q04x271H0

A few weeks in, and routines are running smoothly. But the habits that drive real engagement are just getting started. A quick reminder for your staff: a 60-second exit ticket ("one thing that made sense today, one thing that didn't") tells you where to start tomorrow's lesson.

Want more tips like this? Grab our free Back-to-School Student Engagement Kit for 4 more tools your team can put to use right away: https://hubs.la/Q04tQnxD0

Most implementations don't fail on instruction, they fail on data. A fall benchmark can lock a student's placement for months, missing real gains or new struggles.

High-impact tutoring's frequency makes fast, responsive progress monitoring possible.

Read our latest blog, written by Devon Wible, our Vice President of Teaching and Learning.

https://hubs.la/Q04wK4dD0

Relationships drive engagement before any strategy does. Ask your teachers: which teacher made YOU want to come to school? What did they do? Two minutes of sharing that story with students on day one goes a long way.

Want more tools like this? Grab our free Back-to-School Student Engagement Kit for 4 more ways to build connection: https://hubs.ly/Q04tR2QH0