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School Improvement Tiered Intervention Grant

The new Tiered Intervention Grant is designed to support districts with chronically low performing schools in the lowest 5 percent of achievement as indicated by state assessments.

The intent of the grant is to provide funding for districts to: 

  1. partner with CDE in the implementation of one of the four intervention models provided in the draft guidance for the use of federal Title I 1003(g) funds;
  2. increase the academic achievement of all students attending chronically low performing schools as measured by the state’s assessment system; and
  3. utilize the support and services from state-approved turnaround providers in their efforts to accomplish the above.

 

Definition of Low Performing Schools and List

School Improvement Year One:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/imp/schimp.asp

A school that does not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP: http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/dper/ayp.asp) for two consecutive years must be identified for School Improvement Year One.

Identifying a school for improvement serves as a formal acknowledgement that the school is not meeting the challenge of successfully teaching all of its children. The identification marks the beginning of the school improvement process, a set of structured interventions designed to help a school identify, analyze, and address issues that prevent student success. The school district will provide a school that is identified for improvement with extensive support and technical assistance in designing and implementing a plan to improve student achievement. The Colorado Department of Education will provide the district with support and technical assistance through this process.

The district must also provide transportation for public school choice for families wishing to transfer their children to a higher performing school in the district.

Tiered Intervention Grant Monitoring Guide (PDF)

 

Tiered Intervention Grant, 2012-Cohort III

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Tiered Intervention Grant, 2011-Cohort II

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Tiered Intervention Grant, 2010-Cohort I

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Tiered Intervention Additional Resources:

School Turnarounds in Colorado (January 2011) - pdf


For Additional Information Contact:

Brad Bylsma
303-866-6937
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