High Impact Tutoring (HIT) has been proven to be a successful intervention to close student achievement gaps. Running HIT programs after school poses specific challenges and often schools struggle to have real student impact. Join executive leaders from Vista Charter Schools and Littera Education as they reveal how Vista operationalized a High-Impact Tutoring (HIT) program in after-school settings to drive significant student achievement. 

In this practical, lesson-filled session, district and school administrators will learn proven strategies for building after-school intervention programs that get results—including the specific operational tactics that helped Vista achieve an extraordinary 80% attendance rate. Presenters will also share best practices for using data to improve program impact and maximize state funding initiatives, such as California’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program. 

What You Will Learn

• Operationalizing High-Impact Tutoring: Key strategies for identifying student needs, securing staff buy-in, and setting up effective after-school interventions.
• Driving Attendance Rates: Tips for achieving student attendance consistently after hours.
• Measuring Real Impact: Best practices for setting goals, collecting data, and analyzing progress against benchmark data.
• Maximizing State Funding Initiatives: How to innovate with state funding streams like California’s ELOP to expand learning time.
• 30-Day Action Items: Immediate steps administrators can take on Monday to improve after-school program outcomes.

Panelists

Karen Amaya
Assistant Superintendent Vista Charter Public Schools 

Daniel Sommer
Principal Vista Middle School 

Justin Serrano
CEO, Littera Education