Community of Practice

Our Community of Practice brings together 50+ organizations from Accelerate’s current and past grant cohorts. Through regular virtual meetings and an annual in-person convening, we foster collaboration and joint problem-solving to build alignment, grow capacity, and provide research-based implementation support across all organizational levels.

Community of Practice Materials

2025-26 Kick Off

This year’s Community of Practice reflects our commitment to delivering the content most valuable to our network: emerging research findings and practical strategies for funding and sustaining high-impact tutoring and personalized learning programs.

2025-26 CoP Kick Off

2024-25 Community of Practice Materials

2024-25 Kick Off

We are thrilled to announce the kick-off of Accelerate’s 2024-25 Community of Practice (CoP). This year’s CoP marks a significant step forward in our collective efforts to advance personalized learning and high-dosage tutoring across the nation.

2024-25 CoP Kick Off

Implementation | October 1, 2024

This session focused on two critical aspects of successful program execution: (1) Achieving optimal tutoring dosage and (2) Building strong school partnerships. We’re thrilled with the momentum generated during this session and look forward to building upon it.

Implementation Session #1

Implementation | November 21, 2024

This session featured a school district case study from Hamilton County Schools.

Implementation Session #2

Implementation | January 16, 2025

This session included a presentation from Reading Futures and breakouts by subject area.

Implementation Session #3

Implementation | April 24, 2025

This session featured a presentation on Accelerate’s cost tool.

Implementation Session #4

Coherence & Alignment | November 7, 2024

This session featured a focus on Instructional Coherence in Early Grades Literacy and HQIM & Tutoring Alignment.

Coherence & Alignment Session #1

Coherence & Alignment | January 2025

In this session, we learned from three case studies of current randomized controlled trialsL NC Ed Corps, Amplify, and Off2Class.

Coherence & Alignment Session #2

Coherence & Alignment | April 3, 2025

This session included a conversation about Family & Community Engagement and introduced Accelerate’s Data Alignment and Tutoring Assessment Standards.

Coherence & Alignment Session #3

National Landscape | October 22, 2024

This session featured a presentation from Whiteboard Advisors, “Forecasting the Supplemental Intervention Market”.

National Landscape Session #1

National Landscape | December 10, 2024

This session included a panel discussion on strategies for long-term funding.

National Landscape Session #2

National Landscape | May 6, 2025

This session featured a presentation from Mathematica on lessons learned from the Call to Effective Action.

National Landscape Session #3