
About this Event
On October 10, 2025, join leading voices in education at the Santa Clara County Office of Education for the 2nd annual Silicon Valley High Impact Tutoring Summit, a regional gathering focused on high-dosage tutoring as the most effective, evidence-based strategy for both MTSS-aligned school-day intervention and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) learning acceleration.
Key Discussions and Presentations will include:
- Industry Research and Policy Plans
- How Foundations Support Public Education and Charter System Programs
- Examples of Evidence-Based Models of High-Dosage Tutoring within Expanded Learning & MTSS
- What Is Outcomes-Based Contracting?
- Tutor Pipeline & Professional Development
Participants will leave with actionable insights and tools to deepen their role in supporting district-wide academic improvement.
Whether you are leading a school district, funding innovative practices, delivering after-school services, or building capacity for MTSS—this forum is designed to advance your work.
Sponsors and Participants include; Bay Area Tutoring Association, National Student Support Accelerator, Santa Clara County Office of Education, Results for America, Rocketship Public Schools, Southern Education Foundation, Santa Clara Schools Foundation, Sobrato Foundation, San José Public Library Foundation, Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Tutor.com, Pearl, and Silicon Valley Education Foundation. This summit convenes superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, principals, intervention specialists, MTSS instructional leaders, philanthropic partners, technologists, and school-based tutoring providers to explore national evidence, local scalable practices, policy alignment, parent engagement, philanthropy, and sustainable funding models.
Be part of the movement transforming intervention into achievement.
For sponsorship inquiries please contact [email protected]
Agenda
Research to Practice to Policy: (40 min)
Host: Lauren Ziegler - National Student Support Accelerator
Info: This session explores how the latest research on high-impact tutoring can be translated into scalable, school-day interventions that improve academic outcomes. Experts will share actionable insights from rigorous studies and real-world pilot programs. Participants will leave with practical strategies for integrating tutoring into existing school schedules, staffing models, and MTSS frameworks.
How Education Foundations & Others Are Shaping Education (40 min)
Host: Lisanna Dominguez - Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Info: Learn from regional education, family, and other types of foundations on how they strive to increase student achievement in public education and charters across the Bay Area. Be part of a growing network of mission-aligned funders committed to shaping a more just and effective public education system through collective action.
Break & Table Talks (20 min)
MTSS & ELOP Tutoring Integration: (30 min)
Host: Ed Ceja - Tutor.com
Info: Learn about high dosage tutoring systems and programs aligned with Tier 1, and Tier 2 support within MTSS frameworks and ELOP programs.
Technology Demonstration - Tutoring with Artificial Intelligence
Lunch & Table Talks (50 min)
Regional High Impact Tutoring Showcase Panel (40 min)
Host: Priti Johari - Milpitas Unified School District
Info: Hear from Rocketship Public Schools, Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District and Milpitas Unified School District school leaders that have implemented high impact tutoring, during the school year, summer, onsite/online and the steps they are taking to build data-driven school day and/or after school intervention programs.
Outcomes Based Contracting (30 minutes)
Host: Brittany Miller - Southern Education Foundation
Info: At the heart of High Dosage Tutoring is Outcomes Based Contracting—an evidence-driven approach that ties tutoring investments directly to measurable student achievement. Discover how to align fiscal strategy with MTSS and ELOP goals, share district insights, and shape innovative funding models that maximize accountability and student success.
Workforce Development & Tutor Quality: (30 minutes)
Host: Barb Flores - SCCOE
Info: There is a pool of future educators working tutoring jobs. Learn how Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose State University, Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, and others are helping to build a strong pipeline of professionally trained tutors.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, United States
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