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Leveling the Educational Playing Field via Peer Tutoring By: Parsa Rezvani IRI 2017-2018 Cohort 1

Ideas Sustainable Peer Tutoring 1) How can we make peer tutoring Topic accessible also to lower income individuals, while keeping everyone motivated to participate? Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the 2) How can we make peer tutoring educational playing field for low income sustainable? individuals, specifically in mixed 3) How to measure results to bring socioeconomic areas educational decision makers to the table to implement programs. Conclusions Research Process 1) Peer Tutors decrease student to teacher ratios and improve student performance. 1) FUHSD Summer School 2) Schools are slow to adapt change, 2) LAUSD Tutoring Club but there is potential to work with them to implement preventative 3) Tutorfly.org Online Tutoring initiatives. 3) More students can be reached via an 2 online platform like tutorfly.org.

Ideas Sustainable Peer Tutoring 1) How can we make peer tutoring Topic accessible also to lower income individuals, while keeping everyone motivated to participate? Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the 2) How can we make peer tutoring educational playing field for low income sustainable? individuals, specifically in mixed 3) How to measure results to bring socioeconomic areas educational decision makers to the table to implement programs. Conclusions Research Process 1) Peer Tutors decrease student to teacher ratios and improve student performance. 1) FUHSD Summer School 2) Schools are slow to adapt change, 2) LAUSD Tutoring Club but there is potential to work with them to implement preventative 3) Tutorfly.org Online Tutoring initiatives. 3) More students can be reached via an 3 online platform like tutorfly.org.

The Problem Low income student from FUHSD Works every day after school Needs academic reinforcement Can’t afford tutoring in the Bay Area 4

Ideas Sustainable Peer Tutoring 1) How can we make peer tutoring Topic accessible also to lower income individuals, while keeping everyone motivated to participate? Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the 2) How can we make peer tutoring educational playing field for low income sustainable? individuals, specificallly in mixed 3) How to measure results to bring socieconomic areas educational decision makers to the table to implement programs. Conclusions Research Process 1) Peer Tutors decrease student to teacher ratios and improve student performance. 1) FUHSD Summer School 2) Schools are slow to adapt change, 2) LAUSD Tutoring Club but there is potential to work with them to implement preventative 3) Tutorfly.org Online Tutoring initiatives. 3) More students can be reached via an 5 online platform like tutorfly.org.

Hypothesis Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the educational playing field for low income individuals, specifically in mixed socioeconomic areas. 6

Ideas Sustainable Peer Tutoring 1) How can we make peer tutoring Topic accessible also to lower income individuals, while keeping everyone motivated to participate? Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the 2) How can we make peer tutoring educational playing field for low income sustainable? individuals, specifically in mixed 3) How to measure results to bring socioeconomic areas educational decision makers to the table to implement programs. Conclusions Research Process 1) Peer Tutors decrease student to teacher ratios and improve student performance. 1) FUHSD Summer School 2) Schools are slow to adapt change, 2) LAUSD Tutoring Club but there is potential to work with them to implement preventative 3) Tutorfly.org Online Tutoring initiatives. 3) More students can be reached via an 7 online platform like tutorfly.org.

Project Overview LAUSD Tutoring Next Steps Club Tutorfly individual Peer FUHSD Summer School Tutoring (Group setting by district) Jun Nov Feb May 2017 2017 2018 2018 8

Ideas Sustainable Peer Tutoring 1) How can we make peer tutoring Topic accessible also to lower income individuals, while keeping everyone motivated to participate? Sustainable Peer Tutoring can level the 2) How can we make peer tutoring educational playing field for low income sustainable? individuals, specifically in mixed 3) How to measure results to bring socioeconomic areas educational decision makers to the table to implement programs. Conclusions Research Process 1) Peer Tutors decrease student to teacher ratios and improve student performance. 1) FUHSD Summer School 2) Schools are slow to adapt change, 2) LAUSD Tutoring Club but there is potential to work with them to implement preventative 3) Tutorfly.org Online Tutoring initiatives. 3) More students can be reached via an 9 online platform like tutorfly.org.

FUHSD Summer School ● 32:1 -> 8:1 ● 3x as many questions asked ● 20% more students passed the class 10

LAUSD Tutoring Club ● Goal: Prevent Summer School Attendance ● Tutoring Club: Upperclassmen tutoring Underclassmen ● Commitment from Westchester High ● Need more data for implementation 11

Online Peer Tutoring 1 averaged letter grade increase $12k in revenue generated of users schedule at 85% least 1 follow up session 12

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Next Steps 1) Schools to subsidize peer tutoring for lower income individuals ○ “Accessibility” 2) Partner with School Organizations such as CSF/NHS ○ “Sustainability” 14

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Mission Statement Next Level Education Readiness 16

Vision Statement To make educational assistance outside of the classroom possible, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or resources available. 17

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