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Press Release: Diverse Coalition of Education Groups Announces Support for the NPSS
Press ReleaseDiverse Coalition of Education Groups Announces Support for the National Partnership for Student Success Launched Today by Biden-Harris Administration An all-in effort to help students recover from the impacts of the pandemic and thrive Baltimore, MD...
Our Focus Areas
Our Focus AreasThe Partnership for Student Success focuses on five evidence-based student support roles that together can meet the needs of students today. Research shows that these supports can result in gains in reading and math, high school and college graduation...
Learn More: Academic Tutoring
Learn More: Academic TutoringWhat is Academic Tutoring? Academic tutoring is a form of teaching, one-on-one or in a small group, towards a specific goal. High-impact tutoring leads to substantial learning gains for students by supplementing (but not replacing)...
Learn More: Wraparound/Integrated Student Supports
Learn More: Wraparound/Integrated Student SupportsWhat Are Wraparound/Integrated Student Supports? Wraparound/Integrated student supports site coordinators enable schools to build strong connections and systems with community health, mental health, and social service...
Learn More: Post-Secondary Transition Coaching
Learn More: Post-Secondary Transition CoachingWhat is Post-Secondary Transition Coaching? Post-secondary transition coaching supports students with post-secondary exposure, college search and fit/match, college application creation, financial aid applications, and...
Learn More: Student Success Coaching
Learn More: Student Success CoachingWhat is Student Success Coaching? Student success coaches provide 1:1 tutoring, small group instruction, and skill building to students. They welcome students to school in the morning and run afterschool enrichment programs and...
Learn More: Mentoring
Learn More: MentoringWhat is High Quality Mentoring? High quality mentoring involves trained and supported mentors facilitating a variety of youth development and enrichment experiences, helping youth explore and affirm their identity, providing navigational support...
Voluntary Quality Standards
Voluntary Quality StandardsNPSS Voluntary Quality Standards The National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) voluntary quality standards were designed for use by schools, districts, state education agencies, youth-serving organizations, foundations, community...
Get Technical Assistance
Need Help? Get Technical Assistance & Partnership Support The Partnership for Student Success offers no-cost technical assistance to education nonprofits, school districts, schools, higher education institutions, states, and other public or nonprofit...
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Post-Secondary Transition Coaches
Support post-secondary exposure, college search and fit/match, college application creation, financial aid applications, and navigation of post-secondary transitions.
Academic Tutors
A form of teaching, one-on-one or in a small group, towards a specific goal. High-impact tutoring leads to months of additional learning gains for students by supplementing (but not replacing) students’ classroom experiences. High-impact tutoring responds to individual needs and complements students’ existing curriculum.
High-Quality Mentors
With training and support, facilitate a variety of youth development and enrichment experiences, help youth explore and affirm their identity, provide navigational support around school-to-work transitions, and buffer against adversity in-school, out of school, and over the summer.
Student Success Coaches
Form diverse teams in systemically under-resourced schools to partner with teachers to provide integrated, relationship-driven social, emotional, academic, and youth development supports to enhance student outcomes and create positive learning environments at the classroom and whole school level during and after the school day.
Wraparound/Integrated Student Support Coordinators
Enable schools to build strong connections and systems with community health, mental health, and social service providers. Coordinators put school climate plans and multi-tiered systems of support into action.
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