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AMPACT presents Reading and Math Corps results; asks district to help sustain local matches
Summary
AMPACT representative Jamie Whitmer told trustees AMPACT’s Reading Corps and Math Corps serve hundreds of Caldwell students, said statewide evidence shows strong gains, and asked the district to consider local partnerships and matches to sustain and expand tutoring services.
Jamie Whitmer, representing AMPACT, told the Caldwell School District board on April 27 that AMPACT’s Reading Corps and Math Corps provide curriculum-neutral, evidence-backed tutoring through AmeriCorps service members and local site partnerships and have shown measurable gains in Idaho.
Whitmer described the program model: tutors work primarily in tier 2 supports (20 minutes per day for reading; about 90 minutes per week for math), receive a living stipend and an education award after successful service, and are supported by a traveling coach who conducts observations and data reviews every four to six weeks. “We recruit and train community members to serve as tutors in our local schools,” Whitmer said.
She provided outcomes and local implementation details: since 2023 AMPACT has served more than 2,000 students in Idaho (about 70% exceeding target growth); in Caldwell the program has served roughly 450–462 students with about 65% exceeding target growth. Whitmer said the program requires local match funding in addition to AmeriCorps money — site partnership contributions, state funds and philanthropic support — and noted COVID-era state funds previously used are no longer available.
Whitmer said the nonprofit aims to build a local recruiting pipeline that can feed teachers into districts and cited examples of tutors later being hired by districts. She noted AMPACT will continue recruitment through July with a start date for sites around Aug. 25 and requested ongoing conversations with district leaders about sustaining the program locally.
Trustees asked for clarification on how many tutors are currently active in Caldwell; Whitmer said the program typically places two tutors per elementary school for reading and had added some math tutors in spring. The presentation was informational; trustees did not take immediate fiscal action.
