Frequently Requested Material
Frequently Requested Material
Technical Assistance
- FY 2015+2016 SIG Application and Review of Final Requirements: Webinar Powerpoint
- SIG Final Requirements and FY 2014 SIG Application: Webinar 1 Powerpoint Slides Webinar Recording
- Application Walkthrough: Webinar 2 Powerpoint Webinar Recording
- Profiles of School Turnaround Strategies in Selected Sites
- Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grants
- An Overview of School Turnaround PDF
Information for Grantees
Dear Colleague Letter on the use of remaining School Improvement Grants (SIG) Funds (January 9, 2018)- FY 2015 -16 Application Cover Letter
PDF (54K) - FY 2015-16 Application WORD
- Approved Evidence-Based, Whole-School Reform Models
- SIG Final Requirements- Federal Register Notice (2015)
- FY 2014 Application WORD
- SIG guidance for awards made with FY 2014 funds (March, 2015)WORD
- SIG guidance for awards made with funds from FY 2013 and previous fiscal years
- State Allocation Table PDF
- 2010 SIG Final Requirements–Federal Register Notice PDF
Data
Data for School Improvement Grants (Cohorts 1-4, School Years 2010-11 through 2013-2014)
- School Years 2010-11 through 2013-14 Data (December 2016) Excel (1.8MB)
- School Years 2010-11 through 2013-14 Data Documentation (December 2016) PDF (800KB)
Analyses of School Improvement Grants
- School Improvement Grants National Summary: School Year 2012-13 analyzes achievement, graduation rates, and leading indicator data from the 2012-13 school year for schools that began implementation of a SIG model in the 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13 school years. (September 2015)
- School Improvement Grants National Summary: School Year 2011-12 analyzes achievement, graduation rates, and leading indicator data from the 2011-12 school year for schools that began implementation of a SIG model in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 school years. (February 2014)
- School Improvement Grants National Assessment Results Summary: Cohorts 1 and 2 compares the average proficiency rates of SIG schools in the 2011-12 school year to rates in the year prior to receiving grants-the 2009-10 school year for Cohort 1 and the 2010-11 school year for Cohort 2. (February 2014)
- School Improvement Grants National Summary presents a summary of SIG implementation for Cohort 1 in the 2010-11 school year. (June 2013)
- School Improvement Grants State Summaries presents a summary of 2009-10 and 2010-11 school year academic achievement data as well as 2010-11 school year data on student demographics, student and teacher attendance, advanced course-taking, school year minutes, and cohort graduation rates. (June 2013)
- Analyses of State Applications and Eligible and Awarded Schools examines (1) the SIG policies and practices states intend to implement based on their Cohort 2 applications for federal SIG funds, (2) the characteristics of schools eligible for and awarded SIG in Cohort 2, and (3) how these intended policies, practices, and school characteristics compare between Cohort 1 and Cohort 2. (October 2012)
- Baseline Analyses of SIG Applications and SIG-Eligible and SIG-Awarded Schools uses publicly-available data from State Educational Agency (SEA) websites, SEA SIG applications, and the National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data to examine the following: (1) the SIG related policies and practices that states intend to implement, and (2) the characteristics of SIG eligible and SIG awarded schools. (May 2011)
