San Mateo High-Impact Tutoring Innovation Forum

Strengthening Student Success Through High-Impact Tutoring, Community Partnerships & Expanded Learning

Presented by Bay Area Tutoring Association (BATA) in partnership with SMCOE, Rocketship Public Schools, Littera Education, NSSA and the Haas Center at Stanford, The Oakland REACH, Innovate Public Schools, and Sobrato Philanthropies.

Where: San Mateo County Office of Education

When: October 12, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Breakfast & Lunch Included

Networking & Regional Partnership Opportunities Throughout the Day

Join district leaders, educators, expanded learning providers, community organizations, philanthropy, higher education institutions, workforce development leaders, and education innovators at the San Mateo County High-Impact Tutoring Innovation Forum.

This regional forum will explore how High-Impact Tutoring can accelerate student learning, strengthen community support systems, expand access to academic support beyond the school day, engage families, and create pathways into the future education workforce.

As districts and communities across San Mateo County continue working to improve student outcomes and address educator shortages and expanded student support needs, High-Impact Tutoring is emerging as more than an academic intervention. It can be a powerful strategy for connecting students with academic support while building stronger partnerships among schools, families, community organizations, higher education, philanthropy, and workforce partners.

The forum will bring together leaders from across San Mateo County and beyond to share research, local initiatives, implementation strategies, and innovative approaches to strengthening student success.

Featured Topics & Sessions

The Transformative Power of High-Impact Tutoring

Explore the latest research, federal policy, national movement, and outcomes shaping the future of High-Impact Tutoring.

Who Builds the Future in San Mateo County?

Hear from leaders in philanthropy, workforce development, higher education, and community-based organizations about how cross-sector collaboration can expand educational opportunity, strengthen workforce pipelines, and improve economic mobility.

Building Effective Community Support Systems

Learn how the San Mateo County Office of Education is working with community organizations and institutions of higher education to strengthen support systems for students and young adults across the county.

High-Impact Tutoring Within Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs

Explore how ELO-P can expand access to evidence-based tutoring beyond the school day, maximize investments, improve student outcomes and attendance, and create sustainable partnerships that support long-term workforce readiness.

The Importance of Parent Engagement & Organizing

Discover how family engagement, community organizing, and trusted partnerships can increase participation in High-Impact Tutoring, strengthen school-home connections, and empower families as advocates and co-creators of educational opportunity.

Building the Future Educator & Student Support Pipeline

As California and the nation face persistent teacher shortages, learn how High-Impact Tutoring can create intentional pathways into Early Childhood Education, paraeducator roles, teaching, special education, and other student support professions.

High-Impact Tutoring Success in Charter School Networks

Hear directly from charter school networks and tutoring providers about how they are implementing High-Impact Tutoring both online and in person, including during the school day and through ELO-P programs, and how they are planning to continue scaling their work.

Who Should Attend

• Superintendents & District Leaders
• Principals & School Leaders
• MTSS & Intervention Teams
• Expanded Learning & ELO-P Leaders
• Counselors & Student Support Teams
• Education Foundations & Philanthropy Partners
• Community-Based Organizations
• Higher Education Institutions
• Workforce Development Organizations
• Parent & Family Engagement Leaders
• Tutoring Providers
• Education Advocates & Policymakers
• Youth Development Professionals

Whether you are implementing tutoring programs, expanding learning opportunities, building community partnerships, engaging families, developing the future education workforce, or supporting student success, this forum is designed to help you connect, learn, and identify opportunities for collaboration.

Participants Will Leave With

• Practical strategies for strengthening High-Impact Tutoring implementation
• Insights from national research and San Mateo County practitioners
• Ideas for integrating tutoring into expanded learning opportunities
• Strategies for strengthening family and community engagement
• Examples of pathways from tutoring into education and student support careers
• Models for building sustainable partnerships across schools, community organizations, higher education, and philanthropy
• New connections and opportunities for regional collaboration

About the Bay Area Tutoring Association

The Bay Area Tutoring Association (BATA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunity through evidence-based High-Impact Tutoring, workforce pathways, and educator development.

BATA partners with school districts, higher education institutions, community organizations, and employers across the Bay Area to improve student achievement while building the next generation of educators and workforce professionals.

Sponsorship Inquiries

Interested in partnering with the Bay Area High-Impact Tutoring Leadership Series? Please review our Sponsorship Package to learn more about available opportunities:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZwSeWn_ypQEI-vVem8USdMWm_gQApwmb/view?usp=sharing

Ready to become a sponsor? Complete our Sponsor Interest Form here:
https://forms.gle/dqL1rvW8s42nDwYh6

Have questions or want to discuss which sponsorship opportunity is the best fit for your organization? Feel free to reach out - we’d be happy to connect and help identify the right way for you to be involved.

Hadar Greenfield
hadar.greenfield@bayareatutor.org | 949-220-4434

Be part of the movement transforming intervention into achievement across San Mateo County and beyond.