Dr. Homework partnering with Louisiana Tutoring to support Parents and Students!
The Louisiana Department of Education proudly announces the Steve Carter Tutoring Program to improve children’s literacy skills.
The Steve Carter Tutoring Program provides $1,500 digital vouchers to families of eligible K-12 public school students. Families use these vouchers to purchase high-quality Math & Reading tutoring services.
Student Eligibility
Introducing the Steve Carter Education Program—a unique opportunity for K-12 public and public charter school students to unlock their full academic potential!
This program is specifically designed to support students who need extra help to excel in literacy and math, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to succeed.
Who’s Eligible?
Grades K-3:
- Literacy & Math Support: If your child scored below proficient on the beginning-of-year screener in either literacy or math, they qualify for this program.
- Teacher Recommendation: Struggling in math? Even if your child’s test scores are fine, their teacher can still recommend them for extra help.
Grades 4-12:
- Literacy & Math Support: If your child scored below mastery in ELA or Math’s state assessments administered in the previous school year, they qualify for this program.
Maximize Your Child’s Potential
- Parent Notification: As a parent or guardian, you’ll be informed if your child qualifies and receive a detailed explanation of how the program can be beneficial to your child.
- Comprehensive Support: Eligible students can receive tutoring in both reading and math, ensuring well-rounded academic assistance.
- Funding Limit: The program offers up to $1,500 for tutoring services, providing substantial resources to help your child excel. A participating student may receive tutoring services in both reading and Math, but the total for all services shall not exceed $1,500.
Visit the program page to learn more:
Steps to Sign up
Below are the steps to confirm your child is eligible to participate in the Louisiana Tutoring Initiative Program.
Step 1: Obtain your child’s Louisiana Department of Education Student ID. Your child’s school can provide you with this information.
Step 2: Complete the sign-up process on this website. You will be asked to provide your contact information, read, and attest to the Program requirements, and provide us with your child’s unique ID, school district, school, grade level, and date of birth.
Step 3: Once your student is located in the Louisiana Department of Education’s eligible student database, you will be able to create your student’s individual record, access important information that provides you with information on program participation history and remaining funds, and a list of all participating tutors.
Step 4: After creating your child’s record, Dr Homework will select the perfect tutor for your child and begin tutoring. Please ensure you provide the tutor your child’s unique ID.
Step 5: After at least one tutoring session has taken place, Dr Homework team will work directly with Steve Carter Tutoring Program and keep accounting of your available tutoring sessions.
Step 6: A Steve Carter Tutoring Program Case Manager will review the submitted invoice to ensure all necessary information has been provided. Once the request has been preliminarily approved, you will receive an email to approve the payment. Once approved, your child’s tutor will be paid for his/her services.
Our Key Features
Online Instruction
Access up to five online instruction sessions per month.
Unlimited Students
Add as many students as you want under one account.
Diagnostics
Diagnostic tests that include Reporting for student progress.
Instructors
Certified Tutors & Instructors with background check.
Alignment to School
Aligned to student grade level to keep students on track.
Keep Student On Track
Provides data to show student’s progress through current grade level and preparation for the next grade level.
Curriculum
Access ready-made lessons and instruction specifically directed to address student’s skills and needs.
Activities
Create and assign assessments, quizzes, practice and activities for at home instruction.
Get your Student Ahead
Opportunity to grow students by accessing advanced level course work.
How It Works
Live, Online, Small Group Tutoring
- Online small group tutoring allows students with similar misconceptions to join an online whiteboard with a qualified tutor.
- Recognize and reinforce student successes and growth.
- Purposeful discussion allows students to share their understandings with peers in a safe, positive environment.
- Access to ready-made assignments.
Diagnostics & Reporting
- Offers Data Driven culturally relevant lessons and learning objectives based on student benchmarks.
- Provides User Friendly Reports to assist tracking student’s progress and learning.
Quizzes & Activities
- Access to quizzes that provide insights into student skill needs.
- Access to assignments for print or tutorials.
FAQs
WHAT IS THE STEVE CARTER TUTORING PROGRAM?
The Steve Carter Tutoring Program provides $1,500 vouchers to families of eligible K-12 public school students. The digital vouchers can be used to purchase high-quality Math & Reading tutoring. The program is part of the Louisiana Tutoring Initiative. It is named after the late Baton Rouge State Representative Steve Carter and is the result of Act 415 of the 2021 Legislative Session (RS 17:4032.1).
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM?
The program is open to Louisiana residents only. It is available to K-12 grade students who are below reading and math proficiency. Eligibility is determined by the state assessment testing scores. Learn more about student eligibility requirements.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE?
School systems are identifying eligible students and will notify families if they are eligible. Your student’s school will send home information about the program and how to access the tutoring platform. You will register your student using their school-assigned student ID number. If eligible, your online account will include a digital voucher of $1,500 to be used only through the platform to schedule tutoring sessions.
WHO WILL BE TUTORING MY STUDENT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM?
This program connects families with high-quality tutors who have been approved through the Louisiana Department of Education. Tutors are certified teachers in elementary or reading or have a degree in education, English, or another subject indicative of expertise in reading and literacy.
HOW DOES MY STUDENT RECEIVE TUTORING SERVICES?
Once student registration opens, families will utilize the online portal at www.louisianatutoringinitiative.com to choose from the approved list of tutoring providers. In some cases, a child’s school system may be a tutoring provider. Tutoring appointments are scheduled between the parent/guardian and tutor and may take place at a mutually agreed upon location that may be a physical or virtual location.
WHAT IF THERE ARE NO LOCAL TUTORS IN MY AREA?
Tutors will be available online for virtual tutoring if there are no in-person tutors available in your local area.
WHAT IF I NEED ASSISTANCE IN REGISTERING MY STUDENT FOR TUTORING?
If you need assistance scheduling tutoring for your student or using the online system, email contact@louisianatutoringinitiative.com or call 877-390-0556 with questions.
ARE TUTORS BILINGUAL IF MY STUDENT’S FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH?
The program will have several multi-lingual tutors available to accommodate any student who does not speak English as a primary language.
DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TUTORING?
The program provides a $1,500 digital voucher per student per year. The voucher is automatically uploaded into the student’s account through the user portal. As tutoring sessions are scheduled, the voucher funds will decrease until extinguished.