Shaping Tomorrow
Tutoring across six regional hubs
The Illinois Tutoring Initiative is one of four state pillars designed in conjunction with the Illinois P-20 Council’s development of a Learning Renewal Resource Guide to support the learning and social/emotional well-being of students in the wake of the pandemic. It features:
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Collaboration between institutions of higher education and school districts of need in six regions across the state;
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High-impact tutoring practices with focused 1:1 and small-group tutoring;
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Great tutors for K-12 students from among teacher education candidates, higher education students, and other community partners;
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A combination of in-person and online tutoring regionally; and
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Training, support, and supervision of tutors.

Our Team
Our Regional Partners

Region 1
Dr. Jeanetta Edwards
Ed.D

Region 2
Amanda Baum

Region 3
Chatea Green

Region 4
Kim Champion

Region 5
Amy Wilkinson

Region 5/6
Dr. Jessica Madden
Ph.D

Region 6
Melissa Comstock
Central Office Leadership Team

Christy Borders
Executive Director

Chandler Kaiden
IT Director

Jill Messamore
Director of Communications

Zach Miner
High School Math
Central Office Staff

Maxine Sexton
Program Assistant

Nick Bolin
Data Entry

Olivia Santos
Program Assistant
High School Math

Barb Jacobsen
CBC Specialist
Funding & Support
Collaboration for change
This project is a collaboration between Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Board of Higher Education funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds. Additionally, the Illinois Community College Board and Office of the Governor are on the statewide planning team to support this project in its design and implementation.




Statewide Coordination
Unifying role of Illinois State University in tutoring success
Illinois State University is the coordinating institution administering the initiative across the six regions and seven institutional partners. Illinois State's Central Office for ITI supports the initiative through centralized systems development for initiative processes as well as project management statewide. Systems established include tutor training, tutor and student matching, data collection, background checks, and marketing and communication.