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High Performance Schools Initiative 1003(g) School Improvement Grants

High Performance Schools Initiative 1003(g) School Improvement Grants. March 26, 2010 Presented by Jacob Landry. Notice of Commitments. Eligible Schools Select Interventions Anticipated Budget (3 years). LEA Application – Models. Four School Intervention Models Turnaround Model

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High Performance Schools Initiative 1003(g) School Improvement Grants

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  1. High Performance Schools Initiative1003(g) School Improvement Grants March 26, 2010 Presented by Jacob Landry

  2. Notice of Commitments • Eligible Schools • Select Interventions • Anticipated Budget (3 years)

  3. LEA Application – Models • Four School Intervention Models • Turnaround Model • Restart Model • School Closure • Transformation Model

  4. LEA Application – General Information • Demographics • Needs Assessment • Identify strengths and weaknesses • Annual Goals for three years • Plan for Responding to Data • Justification for Intervention • Process for selecting and evaluating providers

  5. LEA Application • Describe any current implementation of models • Describe implementation planned during the funded years (2010 – 2013) • Who will be the person responsible for making sure these activities take place? (HPSI/SIG Liaison) • What is your schedule/timeline for implementation?

  6. LEA Application • Supports (section V) • Policy changes (section VI)

  7. LEA Application • Sustainability of plan • How will you coordinate, collaborate, and integrate (braid) funds? • This plan calls for aggressive decision-making by LEAs. • Collaboration with other LEAs • Leading Indicators • Budget

  8. LEA Application • The Secretary issues the following requirements with respect to the allocation and use of School Improvement Grants. • Persistently lowest-achieving schools • Four school intervention models • Increased learning time • Student growth

  9. School Improvement Grants 1003(g) • Increased learning time • Using a longer school day, week, or year • Increasing instructional time in core academic subjects • Offering instruction in other subjects and enrichment activities • Requiring teachers to collaborate, plan, and engage in professional development within and across grades and subjects

  10. School Improvement Grants 1003(g) • Student Growth • Change in achievement for an individual student between two or more points in time • Student growth data must be based on a student’s score on the State’s assessment under 1111 (b) (3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act • Include other measures that are rigorous and comparable across classrooms

  11. Evaluation Process • Non-LDE/LEA Evaluators • Applications reviewed three times • Ranked according to overall score

  12. Funding Levels • Factors • School enrollment • Intervention model • Degree of implementation • Strength of plan (boldness points)

  13. School Improvement Grants 1003(g) • Deadlines • April 9, 2010 – LEA SIG applications due to the LDE • Late April 2010 – response and allocations • May 21, 2010 – MOUs due to the LDE

  14. Questions? Louisiana Department of Education HPSI@la.gov

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