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 partner with CDE in the implementation of one of the four intervention models provided in the draft guidance for the use of Federal Title I 1003(g) funds;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.

Note: CDE does not expect to have sufficient funding to fund all Tier II schools that are eligible and therefore does not expect to fund any Tier III schools. CDE anticipates awarding no more 15-20 individual school sites.

Priority will be given in the following order to:

1. Tier I sites;
2. Tier II sites within a district that has both Tier I and Tier II sites;
3. Tier II sites that are equally low performing and are on Corrective Action, Improvement or Restructuring;
4. Tier II sites; and
5. Tier III sites.
    

School Improvement Tiered Intervention Document Links:

School Turnarounds in Colorado (January 2011) - pdf

Tiered Intervention Eligible Schools

• Definition of Tier I, Tier II and Tier III Schools - pdf
• Eligible Schools by District - pdf

Approved Plans and Budgets

Tiered Intervention Request for Proposal – pdf
Tiered Intervention Request for Proposal – word

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