DESCRIPTION:
In April 2010, the United States Department of 秘密研究所 (USDE) awarded the 秘密研究所 (SED) over $308 million in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds under Section 1003(g) to support dramatic school change efforts in New York鈥檚 Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) schools.聽 In May of 2012, USDE approved SED鈥檚 Elementary and Secondary 秘密研究所 Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver.聽 This waiver allowed SED to revise the state鈥檚 accountability system, replacing schools in improvement, corrective action, restructuring and persistently lowest achieving schools, with Focus Schools and Districts, and Priority Schools.
To be eligible for funding, districts and schools must identify and commit to implement one of four USDE prescribed intervention models in Priority Schools:
- Turnaround
- Restart
- Transformation
- School Closure
Districts that can demonstrate the ability to fully and effectively implement one or more of the school intervention models are awarded 1003(g) School Improvement implementation grants for three school years, in an amount of up to $2 million per approved school, per school year.
More information on the intervention model requirements, as well as guidance on implementation, can be found on the Accountability webpage.
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AUTHORITY:
Federal Statute: 聽聽聽聽聽聽 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 PL 107-110
Federal Regulation:聽
State Statute: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
State Regulation: 聽聽聽聽 Commissioner鈥檚 Regulation 100.2(p)
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FUNDING SOURCE(S):
State-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Federal-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 $32.6m
Special Revenue-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Total-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 $32.6m