Mission
Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by bridging the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. In doing so, we enable school communities to accelerate learning by harnessing the untapped teaching potential within families.
Program Description
Springboard's recipe for impact is a method we call Family-Educator Learning Accelerators (or FELAs). FELAs are 5-10-week cycles during which teachers and parents team up to help kids reach learning goals. Programming combines personalized reading instruction for PreK-3rd graders, weekly workshops training parents as reading coaches, and professional development for educators.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
Academic Intervention
Other
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
States of Operation
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Washington DC
Operation Locations
San Francisco, San Jose, Salinas, Modesto, Stockton, Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Norwalk and Stamford, D.C., Wilmington, Baltimore, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit
Most recent number of students served
10000+
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade
Setting
During School
Out of School
Delivery Mode
Blended
In-Person
Virtual
Tutor-Student Ratio
Varies up to 15:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
3-4
Number of Minutes Per Session
30
Number of Weeks Per Program
Each FELA is a 5-10-week goal-setting cycle.
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
Parents participate in training and provide home-based instruction.
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
Springboard charges a per school fee for partner support (i.e.: training and coaching) and a per student fee for resources (e.g.: curriculum, books, incentives, etc.). For Springboard's 'Premier' offering, the partner support package is $15K/school.
Type of Tutor
Paraprofessional
Parent
Teacher
Tutoring Staff
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED effect size
Students averaged 1.8 months of sustained reading growth with just 5 weeks of programming. Students who started below grade level. Rising 4th graders who started programming more than a year below grade-level averaged a 4.4-month gain in 5 weeks.