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Check Your Student’s Eligibility
Indiana Learns is a statewide enrichment grant program supporting reading and math growth for eligible young Hoosiers.
Eligible families, demonstrating both financial and academic need, can access $1,000 to spend with approved providers on high-dosage tutoring and approved out-of-school academic programs for their students.
This $1,000 grant funding can be applied toward approved in-person or virtual tutoring opportunities listed in the online platform. Examples of qualifying expenses include: private tutoring, small group tutoring, or academic-focused camps held during and after school.
- Student Qualifications
To qualify for an Indiana Learns tutoring grant, a student must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- Student completed ILEARN testing and scored below proficiency in either Mathematics or English/Language Arts;
- Student resides in Indiana;
- Student is enrolled and is attending an Indiana public, charter, or accredited non-public school as a third through eighth grade student; and
- Student qualifies for the federal free or reduced lunch program.
Note: Students achieving approaching proficiency will not qualify.
Interested families can visit IndianaLearns.org to check if their student is eligible. Families will need to enter a student’s Student Test Number (STN) and date of birth to verify eligibility. Parents can locate their student’s STN on their ILEARN score report or by reaching out to their school’s registrar or office staff. If eligible, families will immediately be able to view available funds and schedule approved services after viewing multiple Learning Partners that can provide service in their area.
Schools can also provide support directly to students by distributing an electronic enrollment form to the eligible student population, available in English and Spanish. Enrollment and activation will close on Friday, November 1, 2024.
- Learning Partner Qualifications
To become an approved Learning Partner, organizations must:
- Provide services outside of tier 1 math and language arts instruction.
- Serve Indiana Learns student population; these students:
- Live in Indiana
- Attend school in Indiana
- Qualify for Free and/or Reduced price lunch
- Scored below proficient in Math and English/Language Arts on the ILEARN assessment
- Utilize highly qualified tutors as defined by the Indiana Department of Education to provide services. The tutors will meet one of the following requirements:
- Has two years of college experience
- Has a two year college degree
- Passed the parapro assessment (within the first year of employment)
- One year or 1,000 hours of previous employment experience in a school or working with children
- Passed annual school-level evaluations
- Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes
- Has Child Development Associate (CDA) credential
- Completed LE required professional development modules/training
- Completed Other requirements-LEAs may request approval from IDOE
- Employ licensed or retired teachers as the service supervisor. The supervisor will have the responsibility of supervising all non-licensed teachers at all times during which services are provided
- Maintain 1:4 tutor/student ratio
- Benchmark and communicate progress on a weekly basis
- Conduct scheduling of student services and billing for services rendered within the Indiana Learns student portal
- Deliver services on a reimbursement basis (the program will only pay for services rendered)
- Provide a minimum dosage of tutoring of 60 minutes per week
- Provide evidence of science of reading training for all reading tutors
- Keep prices to no more than $100 per student/per session
- Learning Partners must be established organizations, as demonstrated by a minimum of two years doing business and a staffing model that includes a minimum of 10 people.
Only approved math and reading services may be scheduled through Indiana Learns.
- Approved Learning Partners
Visit the Indiana Learns website to sign up for tutoring services with these approved Learning Partners:
- Arrows Learning Academy
- The Ark of Safety
- Bilingual Bridges
- Bridging the Gap
- Club Z
- College Tutors of Indiana
- Creating Avenues for Student Transformation (CAST)
- Educational Tutorial Services
- EQPD Family Tutoring
- Every Child Can Read
- Great Achievements
- Great Leaps
- Growth Reading Center
- H.O.M.E Mentoring and Tutoring
- Huntington Learning Center Evansville
- Huntington Learning Center Indianapolis
- Huntington Learning Center Fishers
- Huntington Learning Center Carmel
- Indiana Alliance Boys and Girls Club
- JobSource
- Joe’s Kids
- Judah Ministries
- Kumon Newburgh
- Learn from Native
- LearningRx
- Listen to Our Future
- Marian University Center for Vibrant Schools
- Mathnasium Crossroads
- My Virtual Academy
- Parliament Tutors
- Rising Stars’ Academy
- Robinson Community Learning Center at Notre Dame
- Route to Reading (Ruta a la Lectura)
- SmartStart
- Specialty Tutoring
- Sprattronics Learning Lab
- StudyPoint
- Sylvan Learning of Bloomington
- Sylvan Learning of Columbus
- Sylvan Learning of Elkhart
- Sylvan Learning of Evansville
- Sylvan Learning of Fishers
- Sylvan Learning of Fort Wayne North
- Sylvan Learning of Fort Wayne South
- Sylvan Learning of Franklin
- Sylvan Learning of Indianapolis - North
- Sylvan Learning of Indianapolis - South
- Sylvan Learning of Indianapolis - West
- Sylvan Learning of Lafayette
- Sylvan Learning of Merrillville
- Sylvan Learning of Mishawaka
- Sylvan Learning of Schererville
- Sylvan Learning of Seymour
- Sylvan Learning of Valparaiso
- Tutor Doctor Indy
*Learning Partner applications are reviewed on a monthly basis.
Questions should be directed to info@indianalearns.org.