High-impact tutoring (HIT) is one of the most effective interventions to accelerate learning for students in kindergarten through Grade 12 in need of additional supports, and particularly for those students who are economically disadvantaged. OSSE will provide evidence-based HIT services to students across the District during the 2025-26 school year, with a focus on those students who are furthest from opportunity.
Point of Contact
For questions, please contact the HIT team at [email protected].
- HIT is a research-based learning acceleration strategy that teaches students in a one-on-one or small group setting and supplements, but does not replace, students’ classroom experiences. To learn more about the evidence-based standards that make HIT distinct from other forms of tutoring, we encourage you to review the OSSE HIT Guide.
- HIT is one of the most effective, research-backed interventions available to accelerate learning and can provide students with an equivalent of 3-15 additional months of schooling.
- OSSE partnered with Stanford University's National Student Support Accelerator to evaluate DC’s HIT program. The research showed HIT narrowed achievement gaps on assessments like DIBELs and iReady and improved attendance in DC, with students less likely to be absent on tutoring days
- In SY 2025-26, OSSE continues to invest in HIT by funding local education agencies (LEAs) to launch, strengthen and grow in-house HIT programs. Additionally, OSSE is awarding contracts to quality tutoring providers to partner with schools to offer HIT programs for students during and after the school day.
Recipients of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) HIT LEA Grant are invited and encouraged to apply for a continuation grant for FY26 funds. Below are key dates for the remainder of FY25 and the continuation grant process (**pending HIT allocation in local budget):
- Final reports and data submissions due for FY25 grant
- July 11 – Final HIT Program Report
- July 31 - All tutoring data for OSSE programs that occur Sept. 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.
- Oct. 31 - All tutoring data for OSSE programs that occur July 1 – Sept. 30, 2025.
- **Continuation grant application open
- Aug. 15 – Continuation application open
- Aug. 29 – Continuation application closed
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