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Title IA Focus Schools

For the ESEA waiver granted by the United States Department of Education, CDE is required to   identify 10% of Colorado’s Title I schools as "focus" schools to help ensure that low performance for student groups are addressed. Specifically, a Title I Focus school is a school with a:

 

(1) low graduation rate (regardless of plan type), and/or

(2) Turnaround or Priority Improvement plan type with either (or both)

(a) low-achieving disaggregated student groups (i.e., minority, ELL, IEP and FRL) or

(b) low disaggregated graduation rate.

 

A Title I Focus schools must address the reasons behind the designation in its school level UIP.  The school’s UIP must address the low achievement of the disaggregated groups in the data narrative.  The action planning section must include action steps indicating how the low achievement will be addressed.

 

Focus School List

 

 

Title IA Priority Schools

For the ESEA waiver granted by the United States Department of Education, CDE is required to  identify the lowest performing 5% of Colorado’s Title I schools as "priority" schools.  Colorado identifies priority schools as the Tier I or Tier II schools under the SIG program that are using SIG funds to implement a school intervention model.

 

Priority Schools List

 

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 (Title I Priority Schools) as indicated by state assessments.

The intent of the grant is to provide funding for Title I Priority Schools 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 partner with CDE in the implementation of one of the four intervention models provided in the draft guidance for the use of federal Title I 1003(g) funds;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.

 

Tiered Intervention Grant, 2013-Cohort IV

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Tiered Intervention Grant, 2012-Cohort III

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         Approved Plans and Budgets:

Tiered Intervention Grant, 2011-Cohort II

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Approved Plans and Budgets:

Tiered Intervention Grant, 2010-Cohort I

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Approved Plans and Budgets:

 

Tiered Intervention Additional Resources:

School Turnarounds in Colorado (January 2011) - pdf


For Additional Information Contact:

Brad Bylsma
303-866-6937
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