LOUISIANA TUTORING INITIATIVES

Steve Carter Tutoring Program

Waitlist Effective September 30, 2024

Due to a high level of student interest, a waitlist has been implemented for the Steve Carter Tutoring Program. You may still proceed with registration, but please note that new applicants will be placed on the waitlist and notified of their status.

Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, and we will contact waitlisted families as soon as tutoring slots become available.

Thank you for your understanding and interest in the program. If you would like your student to be added to the waitlist, please fill out the Student Waitlist Form.

About the Steve Carter Tutoring Program

The Steve Carter Education Program provides $1,500 vouchers to families of eligible K-12 public school students per school year. The digital vouchers can be used to purchase high-quality literacy and math tutoring. The program is part of the Louisiana Tutoring Initiative and is named after the late Baton Rouge State Representative Steve Carter. Established in R.S. 17:4032.1 through Act 415 of the 2021 Legislative Session, the program was expanded through Act 649 of the 2024 Legislative Session.

• Available to K-12 grade public school students who are below reading and mathematics proficiency.

• Tutoring sessions must be held after school hours, in-person or virtually.

• Families will apply through a portal and, if approved, will select an approved tutoring provider.

*Note you must have your child’s school-issued Louisiana Student ID (LASID) number in order to complete the application.This is a ten digit number that is assigned by schools to track student information.

Accelerate: High Dosage Tutoring

High Dosage Tutoring (HDT) is a research-based instructional model that explicitly addresses students’ unfinished learning from core instruction and leverages extra time to prepare students for grade-level content in math and reading. Act 771 of the 2024 Louisiana Legislative Session requires school day embedded tutoring for certain Kindergarten through 5th-grade students. 

• High-dosage math and reading tutoring for low performing students in grades K-5.

• School systems choose providers for this program and will implement tutoring services within the school day.

• Parents and teachers should reach out directly to their school system to inquire about participation plans and student eligibility.