Title I, Part A
Support for schools serving students from low-income families.
View funding source ↗South Carolina · Schools & districts
High-dosage tutoring for South Carolina schools.
Live, small-group virtual tutoring in K–12 math and ELA. Build from South Carolina’s literacy and mathematics priorities, with focused instruction, student discussion, and a statewide purchasing pathway.
A closer look at South Carolina
Your state’s priorities.
Your students’ next steps.
What South Carolina is prioritizing
State priorities.
Focused support.
A stronger start in reading. Targeted support in mathematics. Additional instructional time that connects with the work already happening in your school.
Explore South Carolina funding ↓
Official sources checked November 9, 2026
01Read to Succeed. Strengthen the reading foundation.
South Carolina’s emphasis
South Carolina’s updated Read to Succeed framework emphasizes the science of reading, structured literacy, and foundational skills. School and district reading plans connect the response to students’ needs with evidence-based instruction and progress monitoring.
The Cignition connection
Bring the reading skills your team has identified. Review explicit foundational-skill instruction, proposed Cignition tasks, and progress communication alongside the school’s reading plan. Supplemental tutoring should support, rather than replace, the school’s required instruction.
02Palmetto Math Project. Connect intervention with core instruction.
South Carolina’s emphasis
The Palmetto Math Project brings together instructional coaching, high-quality materials, professional learning, and high-dose tutoring. Its targeted support focuses on schools where at least half of students scored Does Not Meet in grade 5 and/or grade 8 SC READY mathematics.
The Cignition connection
Use classroom work and assessment information to identify the next concept a student needs. Review the tutoring sequence and prerequisite support alongside your school’s adopted materials and mathematics instruction.
03High-dosage tutoring. Protect the time for learning.
South Carolina’s emphasis
South Carolina’s statewide tutoring contract specifies at least 1.5 hours each week, sessions at least twice weekly for 45 minutes, and no more than three students per tutor. Sessions may take place within or outside the school day.
The Cignition connection
Plan recurring time, grouping, student access, and onsite coordination before launch. Agree on the evidence your team will review, then use participation and instructional information to adjust the plan.
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 South Carolina connection · A closer look at instruction
From a learning need to the work students do.
South Carolina’s emphasis on Read to Succeed, mathematics support, and classroom connections 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina school could plan additional reading instruction under a locally approved purchase with the statewide contract’s applicable service conditions. Your school provides protected time, technology, and local support. This is a planning illustration; service eligibility and the agreed scope shape any partnership.
A South Carolina purchasing pathway
K–12
Reading +
Mathematics
Statewide contract 4400035253
Current awarded-vendor list: September 2026
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 South Carolina school’s Read to Succeed, mathematics support, and classroom connections.
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.
South Carolina funding landscape
Understand the investment.
Find a relevant pathway.
Start with your district’s approved instructional plan and available funds. Title I and active 21st CCLC awards offer different routes. South Carolina’s current competitive-grant listings also include a district-led academic and career-readiness opportunity.
Selected federal funding for South Carolina
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 SOUTH CAROLINA 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.
South Carolina funding pathways
Funding reviewed November 10, 2026Additional learning time.
Build from the school’s plan.
Ongoing formula funding · District approval required
Who / what it supports
South Carolina’s Title I-A program supports teaching and learning in high-poverty schools and students at risk of not meeting state academic standards. Schoolwide and targeted-assistance programs have different service requirements.
Where tutoring could fit
Discuss supplemental math or reading instruction within the school’s needs assessment and approved plan. The district determines eligible students, allowable activities, documentation, and purchasing requirements.
Practical next step: Confirm the district allocation, available balance, approved activities, spending period, and procurement route.
Review South Carolina’s Title I guidance ↗An established state program.
Confirm the active award.
Existing-award planning · Not an open application
What the state supports
South Carolina’s FY 2026–27 high-dosage tutoring provision supports low-ratio math and reading tutoring. It prioritizes students scoring, or expected to score, Does Not Meet Expectations on the statewide assessment.
Where tutoring could fit
A district with an active award or authorized carryforward should confirm its available balance, current provider requirements, approved activities, and reporting obligations with SCDE. The statewide purchasing contract and a grant award serve different purposes.
Practical next step: Ask your grants lead about an existing award before budgeting services. No new application opportunity is being presented here.
Explore South Carolina’s current grant information ↗After school and summer.
Work within an active award.
Existing-grantee route · No open competition featured
Who / what it supports
South Carolina’s 21st CCLC program supports academic enrichment during non-school hours, alongside broader enrichment and family educational activities. Its current program page provides the 2026–27 subgrantee handbook.
Where tutoring could fit
An active grantee can review supplemental math or reading tutoring within its approved program. Confirm that virtual delivery, the schedule, staffing, student access, and costs fit the award before making a commitment.
Practical next step: Review the active grant, available funds, current handbook, and program administrator’s guidance. A grantee’s award does not automatically approve a vendor.
Explore South Carolina’s 21st CCLC program ↗Academic and career readiness.
Review the full program fit.
Open · Applications due January 11, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET
2027–28 EEDA opportunity
Preparing College- and Career-Ready Graduates offers $1.5 million statewide for district proposals serving students in grades 3–12 who are at risk. Projects run July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028 and must address academic and career-development needs.
What to check before planning tutoring
This is a district-led program, not a general tutoring-vendor grant. The RFP prohibits subgranting project components to outside vendors. Do not assume it can pay for a Cignition contract; obtain SCDE guidance on any proposed service and cost.
Practical next step: Read the current RFP and discuss the complete project, budget, and any proposed vendor involvement with the program office before applying.
Review the EEDA opportunity and RFP ↗South Carolina · Program fit & purchasing
Start with fit.
Plan the details.
Cignition appears in the state’s September 2026 awarded-vendor list under contract 4400035253 for K–12 reading and mathematics. South Carolina’s contract page lists the statewide term through July 16, 2029. Review the current contract documents, service scope, and ordering instructions with your purchasing team.
Agree on the service, tutor qualifications, reporting, onsite support, and student-data protections. Confirm funding separately: a statewide contract provides a purchasing route, not funds or an exemption from local approvals.
A few useful questions
What would you like to work through?
Start here, then bring the questions specific to your students and school.
Is Cignition on South Carolina’s statewide tutoring contract?
Yes. Cignition is named in the current awarded-vendor list for High Intensity Tutoring Services and Resources, under contract 4400035253. Review scope, ordering instructions, and local requirements with your purchasing team.
Does that contract provide funding for our school?
The contract is a purchasing pathway. Your district still needs an authorized funding source, available budget, and approval for the proposed service. A contract listing is separate from eligibility for any particular grant.
How could tutoring connect with Read to Succeed?
Begin with the school’s reading plan and the specific skills identified through screening, classroom work, and teacher observations. Review proposed lessons, foundational-skill instruction, instructor qualifications, and progress communication. Required interventions and reading camps have their own rules.
How do you connect with South Carolina’s standards?
Share your curriculum sequence, learning goals, and student work. We can review proposed Cignition lessons and prerequisite support together. Existing grade-band samples illustrate the tutoring approach; they do not establish comprehensive coverage of South Carolina’s standards.
Can the open EEDA grant automatically pay for a tutoring vendor?
No. The 2027–28 opportunity supports district-led academic and career-readiness projects. Its RFP prohibits subgranting project components to vendors. The district should obtain SCDE guidance before including any proposed vendor service or expense.
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 Read to Succeed, mathematics support, and classroom connections? Request curriculum examples, implementation details, evidence, or funding information for your South Carolina 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.