Title I, Part A
Support for schools serving students from low-income families.
View funding source ↗Mississippi · Schools & districts
High-dosage tutoring for Mississippi schools.
Live, small-group virtual tutoring in K–12 math and ELA. Connect Mississippi’s early and adolescent literacy priorities, new math supports, and classroom learning with focused instruction and student discussion.
Cignition is not on MDE’s current approved academic-intervention list. Additional tutoring does not replace the required approved interventions.
A closer look at Mississippi
Your state’s priorities.
Your students’ next steps.
What Mississippi is prioritizing
State priorities.
Focused support.
Reading support from the early grades into middle school. A new K–5 math framework. Consistent tutoring that complements classroom instruction and the school’s intervention process.
Official sources checked November 5, 2026
01Literacy. Support readers beyond third grade.
Mississippi’s emphasis
Mississippi’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act focuses on strong reading foundations in K–3. The new Adolescent Literacy Initiative extends focused reading and writing support into grades 4–8, with science-of-reading-based instruction, screening, progress monitoring, and targeted support.
The Cignition connection
Bring the skill your students need next, from foundational reading to vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Review proposed tutoring lessons with your literacy team and agree on how student work will inform the school’s reading plan and next instructional step.
02Mathematics. Act on the next learning need.
Mississippi’s emphasis
The Mississippi Math Act begins in 2026–27. It introduces K–5 screening three times a year, targeted support and Individualized Math Plans when needed, plus an Algebra-Readiness Indicator based on grade 5 state assessment results. The 2025 math standards emphasize understanding, reasoning, and meaningful mathematical discussion.
The Cignition connection
Use screening and classroom evidence to identify a mathematical idea students are still developing. Review visual models, purposeful questions, and proposed lessons with your team. Connect additional tutoring with the next classroom goal while the school manages its required plans and assessments.
03High-dosage tutoring. Build a coherent routine.
Mississippi’s emphasis
Mississippi’s tutoring playbook emphasizes consistent tutors, small groups, recurring school-day sessions, grade-level content, and timely prerequisite support. It distinguishes tutoring from required Tier II and Tier III interventions within the state’s MTSS process.
The Cignition connection
Protect recurring tutoring time and agree on the relationship with core instruction. Review student groups, tutor preparation, lesson fit, and progress communication. Work with your school’s intervention team to keep responsibilities and any required approved-program criteria clear.
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 Mississippi connection · A closer look at instruction
From a learning need to the work students do.
Mississippi’s emphasis on foundational and adolescent literacy, elementary math, and tiered support provides context for reviewing this sample. Examine how a learner uses words and text evidence to support an interpretation.
Compare the task and prerequisites with your classroom sequence and student work.
Explore a sample lesson
Middle school ELA
ELA · 6–8 sample. Open the student lesson to examine the tasks for yourself.
Open the middle school ELA sample ↗
What should we look for?
Consider how a learner uses words and text evidence to support an interpretation. 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 Mississippi 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, a Mississippi school could consider additional reading and vocabulary support for middle-school students alongside required school-led interventions. 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 Mississippi school’s foundational and adolescent literacy, elementary math, and tiered 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.
Mississippi funding landscape
Understand the investment.
Find a relevant pathway.
Explore district Title I-A funds, Mississippi Student Funding Formula resources, and existing 21st CCLC awards. Each route begins with the students, the approved activity, and the funds your district or grantee actually has available.
Selected federal funding for Mississippi
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 MISSISSIPPI row and Fiscal Year 2026 column in each federal award table. Links highlight the row in supporting browsers. 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.
Mississippi funding pathways
Funding reviewed November 10, 2026Additional instruction.
Start with the school’s plan.
Ongoing federal formula funding · Approved local use required
Who / what it supports
Mississippi’s Title I-A program supports schoolwide programs or targeted assistance for eligible students. The school’s program model and identified academic needs determine how funds may be used.
Where tutoring could fit
Review supplemental math or literacy instruction against the school’s needs and approved plan. MDE’s allowable-use guidance includes tutoring and intervention support, subject to the applicable program and local requirements.
Practical next step: Ask your federal programs lead to confirm eligible students, the activity, staff qualifications, available balance, reservations, purchasing, and documentation. Also check any state or district intervention-approval requirements.
Review Mississippi’s Title I-A guidance ↗District resources.
A local budget decision.
FY 2027 MSFF allocations · Confirm the approved local use
Who / what it supports
The Mississippi Student Funding Formula provides state funding to districts and charter schools. MDE publishes current FY 2027 district allocations. It is part of the district’s broader education funding, not a dedicated tutoring grant.
Where tutoring could fit
Discuss whether additional academic support fits the school board’s approved budget and student priorities. Local spending decisions remain subject to applicable laws, MDE requirements, and purchasing rules.
Practical next step: Review the current district allocation and budget with your finance lead. Confirm available funds, the proposed expense, staffing and service requirements, and procurement before making a commitment.
Review Mississippi’s FY 2027 district allocations ↗Learning beyond the bell.
Build on an existing award.
Current Mississippi 21st CCLC grantees only
Who / what it supports
Mississippi’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers support academic enrichment, broader enrichment activities, and educational services for participating families. The program specifically includes tutoring among possible activities.
Where tutoring could fit
A current grantee can consider tutoring within its approved program and budget. Connect the academic support with students’ school-day learning and the award’s other required components, using the schedule permitted by the grant.
Practical next step: Work with the existing grantee to confirm the award period, eligible students, approved activities, remaining balance, and procurement. This is an ongoing award pathway, not an open grant application.
Explore Mississippi’s 21st CCLC guidance ↗Mississippi · Program fit & purchasing
Start with fit.
Plan the details.
Keep tutoring and required interventions distinct. MDE’s tutoring playbook says high-dosage tutoring does not replace Tier II or Tier III interventions. Cignition is not named on the academic intervention list currently linked by MDE. If your school needs a listed intervention program, confirm that requirement before choosing a service.
For an additional tutoring partnership, agree on how sessions will connect with instruction and any school-led reading or math plans. Your team retains responsibility for required screening, intervention selection, plan documentation, and family notifications.
Have instructional, program, and finance leads confirm the allowable activity, funding, local purchasing, virtual supervision, and student-data protections.
A few useful questions
What would you like to work through?
Start here, then bring the questions specific to your students and school.
How does the new literacy initiative affect grades 4–8?
Mississippi’s Adolescent Literacy Initiative focuses on reading and writing in grades 4–8, with science-of-reading-based instruction, screening, progress monitoring, and targeted support. Share your school’s identified needs and reading plan goals when reviewing proposed tutoring. The school retains responsibility for its required assessments, plans, interventions, and family communication.
What should we account for under the Mississippi Math Act?
The Act begins in 2026–27 with K–5 screening three times each year, support based on identified needs, Individualized Math Plans when appropriate, and parent communication. It also establishes an Algebra-Readiness Indicator using grade 5 state assessment results. Review additional tutoring in the context of the school’s plan, curriculum, and required responsibilities.
Is Cignition listed as an MDE academic intervention?
Cignition is not named on the academic intervention list currently linked by MDE and reviewed for this page. Mississippi’s tutoring playbook also states that high-dosage tutoring does not replace required Tier II or Tier III interventions. If a listed program is required for your intended use, confirm that requirement with your instructional and intervention leads before choosing a service.
What does Mississippi’s tutoring playbook emphasize?
The playbook describes groups of two to four students, consistent tutors, and recurring school-day instruction focused on grade-level content with timely prerequisite support. Its high-dosage model includes at least three sessions per week of at least 45 minutes each. Discuss the actual schedule, tutor preparation, materials, and school responsibilities for your proposed program.
Could an existing 21st CCLC award support tutoring?
Potentially, when the current grantee confirms that tutoring fits the approved activities, participants, award period, and budget. Mississippi’s program combines academic support with enrichment and services for participating families. Confirm the funding balance, permitted schedule, staffing, purchasing, and documentation before arranging services. This page does not advertise an open 21st CCLC competition.
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 and adolescent literacy, elementary math, and tiered support? Request curriculum examples, implementation details, evidence, or funding information for your Mississippi 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.