Title I, Part A
Support for schools serving students from low-income families.
View funding source ↗Utah · Schools & districts
High-impact tutoring for Utah schools.
Live, small-group virtual tutoring in K–12 math and ELA. Connect Utah’s early literacy goals, mathematical thinking, and tiered supports with focused instruction, student discussion, and a plan your school can put into practice.
A closer look at Utah
Your state’s priorities.
Your students’ next steps.
What Utah is prioritizing
State priorities.
Focused support.
A stronger start in reading. Mathematical proficiency built through understanding. Targeted intervention that responds to student evidence.
Official sources checked November 4, 2026
01Early reading, with a plan for each next step.
Utah’s emphasis
Utah’s 2026 early literacy changes set a goal of 80% of third-grade students reading on grade level by 2030. The state’s guidance connects science-of-reading instruction, Individualized Reading Plans, targeted intervention, and family communication.
The Cignition connection
Discuss focused reading instruction around the skills your school has identified. Coordinate the proposed lessons and progress information with your literacy team. The school leads its reading plans and required family communication.
02Mathematical proficiency through understanding.
Utah’s emphasis
Utah’s PK–12 Mathematics Vision emphasizes reasoning, meaningful discussion, connected representations, and procedural fluency built on conceptual understanding. Teachers use evidence of student thinking to guide instruction.
The Cignition connection
Use visual models, purposeful questions, and small-group discussion to make reasoning visible. Connect grade-level learning with the prerequisite support students need, while preserving opportunities to explain and solve problems.
03Tiered support that responds to student evidence.
Utah’s emphasis
Utah’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (UMTSS) combines assessment, evidence-based intervention, and progress monitoring. Targeted and intensive supports add to core instruction, with teams reviewing both student response and implementation.
The Cignition connection
Define the instructional need, plan recurring support, and agree on what the school team will review. Tutor observations, student work, and participation information can contribute to decisions about the next instructional step.
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 Utah connection · A closer look at instruction
From a learning need to the work students do.
Utah’s emphasis on early literacy plans and mathematics proficiency 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 Utah 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 Utah school could connect focused reading instruction with a school-led reading plan and review participation alongside learning. 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 Utah school’s early literacy plans and mathematics proficiency.
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.
Utah funding landscape
Understand the investment.
Find a relevant pathway.
Explore federal awards, Teacher and Student Success Act funds, School LAND Trust plans, and after-school grants. Start with your school’s goals and the requirements of each pathway.
Selected federal funding for Utah
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 UTAH row and Fiscal Year 2026 column in each federal award table. Links highlight the row in supporting browsers. These statewide allocations are not unspent funds or a dedicated tutoring budget. Allowable uses differ. Title II supports educator capacity, not general tutoring services. Confirm your district’s available balance and approved use with its program lead.
Utah budgets and grant pathways
Funding reviewed November 10, 2026Supplemental support
through your school plan
District-controlled award · Approved use required
Who / what it supports
Title I-A supports schools serving high numbers or percentages of students from low-income families. Utah schools use schoolwide or targeted-assistance programs to address identified academic needs.
Where tutoring could fit
Review recurring math or ELA tutoring against your approved program, eligible students, instructional evidence, and available budget.
Practical next step: Ask your federal programs lead to confirm allowable activities, student eligibility, supplement-not-supplant rules, and purchasing steps.
Review Utah’s Title I-A guidance ↗Student success funds
with a local plan
State program · Local framework and school plan required
Who / what it supports
Teacher and Student Success Act funds support school performance and academic achievement through an LEA framework and locally approved school success plans.
Where tutoring could fit
Consider targeted academic support within the approved plan. Utah’s amended rule directs qualifying schools below the statewide third-grade reading goal to allocate at least 50% of TSSA funds to evidence-based literacy strategies.
Practical next step: USBE allows 2026–27 for framework and allocation changes ahead of full implementation in 2027–28. Confirm your school’s timing, plan, instructional evidence, and budget with the LEA.
Review Utah’s current TSSA rule ↗School-led investment
in academic priorities
School allocation · Council plan and local approval required
Who / what it supports
School LAND Trust funds address each school’s most critical academic needs. Plans connect measurable goals, baseline data, specific actions, and detailed expenditures.
Where tutoring could fit
Consider focused math or ELA instruction as part of an evidence-based academic action plan. The service must directly support the school’s approved goals and allowable expenditures.
Practical next step: Work with the principal, school community council or charter trust lands council, and business office. Confirm plan approval or amendment before committing funds.
Review School LAND Trust requirements ↗Learning beyond
the school day
2026 competition closed · Next round anticipated in 2028
Who / what it supports
Competitive awards support out-of-school academic enrichment and family learning for students attending schools with poverty levels of at least 40%. Eligible applicants include LEAs and community or faith-based organizations.
Where tutoring could fit
An existing grantee may consider tutoring within its approved academic program and budget. These awards also support broader enrichment and family activities.
Practical next step: The 2026–27 application deadline was May 27, 2026. Monitor USBE for the next competition; its anticipated 2028 timing is subject to change.
View Utah’s 21st CCLC grant details ↗Utah · Program fit & purchasing
Start with fit.
Confirm the requirements.
Start with your school’s instructional goals and approved funding plan. Review proposed lessons, tutor qualifications, progress reporting, and student-data protections with your district. Utah’s TSSA and School LAND Trust pathways require local planning and approval. Confirm the service, evidence requirements, available budget, and purchasing process before contracting.
A few useful questions
What would you like to work through?
Start here, then bring the questions specific to your students and school.
How would tutoring connect with Utah learning goals?
Start with your school’s curriculum sequence, current Utah Core Standards, and student work. Review the proposed Cignition lessons and prerequisite support together. Our public grade-band samples illustrate the tutoring approach; this page does not present a reviewed Utah curriculum crosswalk.
How would sessions fit our Utah school day?
Plan recurring support around core instruction, intervention blocks, and reliable student access. Coordinate reading support with the school’s literacy team and relevant instructional goals. Agree on grouping, the schedule, local responsibilities, and how progress will be reviewed before launch.
Can TSSA funds be used for a tutoring program?
A proposed service must fit the LEA framework, locally approved school plan, allowable uses, and available budget. Review Utah’s current literacy requirements and transition timing with your LEA. An available funding category does not automatically approve a particular vendor or service.
Could School LAND Trust funds support math or ELA tutoring?
Potentially, when the proposed instruction directly supports the school’s identified academic needs, measurable goals, and approved action steps. Work with the principal, council, and business office to confirm evidence, allowable costs, and any plan amendment needed before purchasing.
Is Utah’s 21st CCLC competition open to new applicants?
The 2026–27 application deadline was May 27, 2026. USBE anticipates the next competition in 2028, subject to change. Existing grantees should review their approved program and budget; other schools and organizations can monitor USBE’s application information for the next round.
What if I’m looking for help for my own child?
This page focuses on school and district programs. For individual support, explore Cignition’s one-to-one math and ELA tutoring for families.
Your school’s next step
Let’s plan around
your students.
Planning around early literacy plans and mathematics proficiency? Request curriculum examples, implementation details, evidence, or funding information for your Utah 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.