Title I, Part A
Support for schools serving students from low-income families.
View funding source ↗Indiana · Schools & districts
High-dosage tutoring for Indiana schools.
Live, small-group virtual tutoring in K–12 math and ELA. Connect Indiana’s early literacy goals and tiered math supports with focused instruction, student discussion, and practical coordination with your school team.
A closer look at Indiana
Your state’s priorities.
Your students’ next steps.
What Indiana is prioritizing
State priorities.
Focused support.
Earlier reading support. A more connected response to math needs. Instruction that uses assessment evidence to decide what comes next.
Official sources checked November 9, 2026
01Reading. Respond before a gap grows.
Indiana’s emphasis
Indiana’s literacy work centers on the science of reading and foundational skills. Students begin IREAD in grade 2, with remediation and intervention for students who have not yet passed.
The Cignition connection
Use the reading skills your school has identified to guide additional instruction. Review proposed tasks, tutor preparation, and progress communication alongside the school’s reading plan.
02Math. Connect screening with targeted instruction.
Indiana’s emphasis
Beginning in 2026–27, Indiana’s K–2 math screening and K–8 tiered-support requirements connect evidence of need with additional, targeted instruction. ILEARN checkpoints help schools respond during the year.
The Cignition connection
Bring the skills and misconceptions identified by your team. Connect additional math instruction with core learning, then use student work and explanations to inform adjustments.
03Progress. Make each instructional cycle useful.
Indiana’s emphasis
Indiana’s Individual Reading Plan guidance connects assessment results, intervention history, goals, and communication. A useful plan makes the next instructional step clear to the adults supporting a student.
The Cignition connection
Agree on recurring tutoring time, information sharing, and who reviews progress. Keep required screening, reading plans, and state assessment decisions with the responsible school team.
Our curriculum. Your instructional goals.
From a learning target
to student thinking.
Start with the skill your students need next. Connect the learning goal, the task, and the explanation that shows how a student is thinking.
The Indiana connection · A closer look at instruction
From a learning need to the work students do.
Indiana’s emphasis on foundational reading, timely remediation, and connected math support provides context for reviewing this sample. Examine how a learner connects sounds and print, responds to prompts, and practices a foundational reading skill.
Compare the task and prerequisites with your classroom sequence and student work.
Explore a sample lesson
Elementary literacy
ELA · K–5 sample. Open the student lesson to examine the tasks for yourself.
Open the elementary literacy sample ↗
What should we look for?
Consider how a learner connects sounds and print, responds to prompts, and practices a foundational reading skill. Which responses would help your team decide what the student understands and what to teach next?
How would this connect with our curriculum?
Compare the learning goal, task, language, and prerequisites with your classroom materials. Your school’s learning sequence and the students’ starting points guide that discussion.
How should we use this example?
This grade-band sample illustrates selected instruction. It has not been customized for Indiana and is not a comprehensive state standards alignment. For a specific alignment question, share the standard and classroom materials with our team.
Inside a school partnership
A shared plan.
People to keep
it moving.
Cignition brings live virtual instruction, purpose-built lessons, a dedicated program manager, and participation and learning information. For example, an Indiana school could use screening and classroom evidence to focus a recurring reading group on the next skill students need. Your school provides protected time, technology, and local support. This is a planning illustration; service eligibility and the agreed scope shape any partnership.
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Turn the instructional need into a workable plan.
Your school team
Identify the students and reading or math goals, share classroom and screening information, and protect recurring time. Your team names an onsite contact and checks devices, connectivity, and the proposed use of school funds.
The Cignition team
Your program manager coordinates planning with your school. Cignition prepares tutor assignments, small groups, instructional materials, and launch arrangements around your Indiana school’s foundational reading, timely remediation, and connected math support.
Keep the session focused and students connected.
Your school team
Help students join on time, maintain a supervised learning space, and support participation or connection issues. Classroom teachers continue core instruction; tutoring provides additional targeted learning time.
The Cignition team
Experienced, carefully vetted tutors lead live virtual instruction using Cignition’s purpose-built curriculum, questions, models, and discussion. They respond to student work and record attendance, participation, and learning information.
Use the information. Keep the conversation going.
Your school team
Share classroom observations and school assessment context, review participation with your onsite contact, and identify questions about student learning or the routine.
The Cignition team
Your program manager shares participation and learning information and coordinates follow-up. Cignition’s instructional and implementation teams use that information with your school to consider grouping, learning targets, or scheduling adjustments.
Indiana funding landscape
Understand the investment.
Find a relevant pathway.
Start with a school corporation’s Title I plan, an active out-of-school-time award, or a locally approved budget. Indiana Learns is a separate family grant program with its own eligibility and provider rules.
Selected federal funding for Indiana
FY 2026 · Published statewide awards
Title II, Part A
Educator effectiveness and instructional capacity.
View funding source ↗Title III, Part A
English-language acquisition and support for English learners.
View funding source ↗21st Century Community Learning Centers
Academic enrichment during non-school hours.
View funding source ↗Read the INDIANA row and Fiscal Year 2026 column in each federal award table. These are statewide allocations, not unspent local funds or a dedicated tutoring budget. Title II generally supports educator capacity. Confirm your district’s allocation, allowable use, and available balance before planning an expense. Indiana’s federal waiver creates additional flexibility for specified funds and participating local agencies. Ask your grants team which rules apply to your agency.
Indiana funding pathways
Funding reviewed November 10, 2026Additional instruction.
Build from the school’s plan.
Ongoing formula funding · Local plan and approval required
Who / what it supports
Indiana’s Title I programs support schools serving students from low-income families. Schoolwide and targeted assistance models have different planning and student-service requirements.
Where tutoring could fit
Review additional math or reading instruction against identified needs, the school’s program model, and approved activities. The school corporation’s grants team determines the appropriate use.
Practical next step: Confirm the current allocation, available balance, eligible students, plan, spending period, and purchasing requirements.
Review Indiana’s Title I guidance ↗Learning beyond the school day.
Connect with an active award.
Current grantees · Approved activities and budget required
Who / what it supports
Indiana’s 21st CCLC programs provide academic enrichment outside school hours, particularly for students at high-poverty and low-performing schools, alongside enrichment and family services.
Where tutoring could fit
A current grantee may review tutoring as an academic component of its approved program. Coordinate with classroom learning and the program’s other student and family activities.
Practical next step: Confirm the award is active, eligible sites and students, approved hours, budget, supervision, and arrangements for virtual sessions. This is not an open application invitation.
Explore Indiana’s out-of-school-time programs ↗A family-directed option.
Check eligibility and providers.
2026–27 student enrollment open · Program rules apply
Who / what it supports
Indiana Learns serves eligible grades 3–8 students who meet residency, enrollment, income, and Spring 2026 ILEARN performance requirements. Families use the program’s eligibility checker and grant platform.
How to use this information
Schools can help eligible families find the official program. Families choose from approved Learning Partners. A grant’s availability does not establish that a particular tutoring service is covered.
Practical next step: Use the official eligibility checker and current Learning Partner directory. Confirm the selected provider and service are eligible before making arrangements.
Review Indiana Learns family eligibility ↗A school-designed program.
Plan for continuity.
Locally controlled resources · Budget and purchasing approval required
Who / what it supports
School corporations and charter schools may use authorized local resources for additional instruction, intervention, or extended learning, subject to each funding source’s restrictions.
Where tutoring could fit
Build a proposal around priority students, reading or math goals, recurring time, and the information your team needs. Review the full program cost and school responsibilities.
Practical next step: Identify an authorized budget and spending period. Confirm procurement, data protections, student access, and the resources needed to sustain the work.
Explore Indiana’s grants guidance ↗Indiana · Program fit & purchasing
Start with fit.
Plan the details.
Start with the students and skills your school team has identified through reading evidence, math screening, ILEARN checkpoints, and classroom work.
Confirm the funding source, student eligibility, allowable activities, provider requirements, spending period, and purchasing with your district. Include onsite support and student-data protections in the agreed service.
A few useful questions
What would you like to work through?
Start here, then bring the questions specific to your students and school.
Can tutoring support students who have not passed IREAD?
Additional reading instruction can be planned around the skills the school has identified. Review proposed lessons, tutor preparation, and progress communication with your literacy team. The school retains responsibility for IREAD participation, remediation requirements, reading plans, and promotion decisions.
How would tutoring fit Indiana’s tiered math supports?
Start with your school’s identified needs and support plan. Agree on the students, skill focus, connection to core instruction, recurring time, and progress evidence. Your team determines whether the proposed service meets its instructional and compliance requirements.
Can families use Indiana Learns with any tutor?
Indiana Learns has specific student eligibility and Learning Partner requirements. Families should check the official program platform and provider directory before selecting a service. This page does not establish Cignition’s approval as an Indiana Learns provider.
How do you connect with our curriculum?
Share your learning sequence, classroom materials, and student work. We can review proposed Cignition lessons, prerequisite support, and reporting. Existing grade-band samples illustrate the tutoring approach; they do not establish comprehensive coverage of Indiana’s standards.
Could an after-school award support tutoring?
A current 21st CCLC grantee can review tutoring as an academic component of its approved program. Confirm the award period, students, sites, schedule, budget, supervision, and permission for virtual instruction. Enrichment and family-service requirements still apply.
What if I’m looking for help for my own child?
This page focuses on school and district partnerships. For tutoring arranged directly by a family, explore Cignition’s family plans and discuss your child’s learning goals, grade level, and scheduling needs.
Your school’s next step
Let’s plan around
your students.
Planning around foundational reading, timely remediation, and connected math support? Request curriculum examples, implementation details, evidence, or funding information for your Indiana school before deciding whether to book a call.
On our contact page, choose “Another question” for an information request or “School or district tutoring” to explore a program.