CASE STUDY
Biology Passing Reached ~80% With
Focused Regents Support
A Staten Island High School | 2025–26
The Administrator Challenge
The school needed focused Biology support during a critical spring Regents preparation window. Scholars needed more time with vocabulary, lab concepts, CER writing, question decoding, and teacher-prioritized assignments, while teachers needed another trained adult who could help students stay engaged and move through challenging course material.
The PRACTICE Approach
- Two Education Champions provided classroom-based Biology support from February through June.
- Tutors reached approximately 375 scholars across approximately 75-80 sessions.
- Support focused on Regents readiness, labs, vocabulary, CER writing, question decoding, and teacher-prioritized assignments.
- Tutors worked 1:1 and in small groups so students could revisit difficult content in real time.
Why This Model Fits a Busy High School Campus
This model gave teachers another trained adult during active Biology instruction, while giving scholars repeated chances to practice Regents-aligned tasks, revisit confusing concepts, and complete priority work before the exam window.
Takeaways for School Leaders
- Biology passing reached roughly 80%, about 29 percentage points above the prior year.
- Two Education Champions brought focused support into active Biology classrooms, reaching nearly 375 scholars during the spring Regents window.
- Teachers described tutors as helpful, respectful, and easy to work alongside, giving the school a model it can adapt for Algebra and ELA.
VOICE FROM THE SCHOOL
“The tutor has been an excellent addition to the classroom.”
– Educator at Staten Island high school
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