District highlights 24/7 online tutoring, after-school programs and new literacy resources

District staff presented the Azusa Unified School District's homework and tutoring supports at the Sept. 9 meeting, describing services available before, during and after school.

Assistant Superintendent Norma Camacho reviewed several resources: Paper tutoring, an online 24/7 tutoring and writing-feedback service available for grades 3'12 (and adult education students) in multiple languages; Think Together, the after-school provider that offers structured homework time and enrichment activities; HeyTutor, an in-class elementary tutoring service (two tutors per elementary site, five days a week); and a summer-reading platform called PebbleGo provided free for the year after the district's participation in a California Department of Education summer program.

Camacho described features and usage reports for the platforms. She said Paper provides monthly usage reports by grade and subject so the district can track which content areas students are accessing. Board members asked whether PebbleGo can be accessed both at school and at home on Chromebooks; staff replied that students can log in on devices at school or at home. Camacho also noted long-standing partnerships with Azusa Pacific University tutors, Curriculum Pathways (CPM) homework help tied to the district math adoption, and a nearby neighborhood homework house that offers tutoring services.

No formal board action was required for the presentation; the item provided information on programs and monitoring of usage data for administrators and school-site staff.