For Learning Partners
2026-27 Application Now Closed
Indiana Learns has now closed Learning Partner applications for the 2026-27 program year, effective September 22, 2026. Thank you to all Learning Partners who applied! Within 10 days of your application submission, you will receive a response from Indiana Learns regarding the status of your application.
Organization Requirements
- Demonstrate a minimum of two years in business;
- Employ a Licensed (valid, standard) teacher or retired teacher to provide supervision of non-licensed teachers; including documented weekly feedback/support of tutoring practice;
- Ensure all tutors complete and pass a background screening that includes local and national criminal history and sex offender registry at least yearly;
- Maintain a 1:4 tutor-to-student ratio;
- Keep service fees to no more than $65 per hour;
- Provide at least 1.5 hours of tutoring per student per week, up to a maximum of 4 hours;
- Provide services outside of Tier 1 ELA/Math instruction;
- Communicate student progress to families weekly.
- Use a science of reading-aligned curriculum; curricula must be a published, vetted program;
- Use a research-based math curriculum; curricula must be a published, vetted program.
*Please Note: Submission of an application does not guarantee selection as a Learning Partner.
Tutor Requirements
- Organizations must employ qualified tutors meeting one of the following Indiana Learns program requirements to provide services:
- Licensed (valid, standard) teachers, or retired teachers, or
- Enrolled in a teacher-training program holding a provisional license.
- Non-licensed tutors providing services meeting one or more of the following Indiana Learns program requirements:
- Hold an Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university demonstrating subject-matter mastery;
- Three years professional experience in the relevant tutoring area demonstrating subject-matter mastery;
- Hold an Adjunct Teaching Permit in accordance with IC 20-28-5-7;
- Have passed the ParaPro Assessment (within the first year of employment); and
- Have one year or 1,000 hours of previous employment experience in a school or working with children;
- Have passed annual school-level evaluations;
- Have been trained on the tutoring curriculum and instructional materials used in the program, as well as on interpreting student assessment data to target instruction to individual student needs.