Tutoring Support

Personalized, High-dosage Tutoring Available for Students Grades K-12

In an effort to support student success, accelerate learning and make gains on any learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kennewick School District has partnered with Varsity Tutors to offer families up to two hours per week of free online one-on-one private tutoring for each student in grades K-12 during the 2023-24 school year.

Registration is open and tutoring support will be provided until the end of the 2023-24 school year.

Benefits of Varsity Tutors:

Private one-on-one instruction for various subjects by highly qualified tutors
Access to two hours of tutoring a week for the 2023-24 school year
Personalized instruction – tutors customize lessons and present concepts in engaging, easy-to-understand ways. Tutoring is available to assist with academic areas (algebra, elementary math, history, reading/phonics, biology, physics, writing and more), test prep or enrichment classes
Tutoring can start as soon as 48-72 hours after registration

More Information

Tutoring Flyer (English and Spanish)

Watch this video to learn more.

Frequently Asked Questions

In addition to personalized tutoring, how is Kennewick School District making sure that students are provided with academic and social-emotional support to help recover learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Kennewick schools are taking a “layered” approach by offering multiple ways to make sure that students are provided with academic and social-emotional support that they need, including:

Implementing new and expanding existing in-school and after-school learning support programs such as tutoring
Providing a summer school program for 2022 to students identified as needing extra support
Providing the opportunity for mental health counseling for high school students through a partnership with Comprehensive Health

What can I expect once I sign up for tutoring?

Varsity Tutors will contact you to have a conversation. They will want to know where your student struggles. Where they shine. And what they want to achieve. Next, using the results of the adaptive assessment and the insights you share, Varsity Tutors will develop a dynamic learning plan personalized for your student’s needs. Finally, taking everything they know about your student, they will identify the perfect tutor.

What qualifications and safety standards do Varsity Tutors have for their mentors?

What if my child does not have a computer device?

All students in grades 3-12 are assigned a Chromebook from their school. Students can access Varsity Tutors by logging in through Rapid Identity sign-on page.

If you sign-up for tutoring and your student is in grades K-3 does not have a computer device, your school can assign one to you to use.

The Varsity Tutor app may also be downloaded and accessed from any home computer device.

Contact

Annabell Gonzalez
(509) 222-6180
Email

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