School/District Interventions
Each Title I district must identify for school improvement any Title I school that fails to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years.
Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements
Guidance
Non-Regulatory Guidance, LEA and School Improvement (PDF)
For specific information on school/ district interventions, refer to sections B1-C20.
Non-Regulatory Guidance, Designing Schoolwide Programs (Word)
Regulations
Final Regulation, Title 1-Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged
For specific information on school/ district interventions, refer to pages 71721-71726.
Legislation
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Useful Links
Decision Letters on State Accountability Plans
Contains all decision letters on state accountability plans from the US Department of Education.
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This document summarizes Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: Evidence-Based Practices, a one-day event held on March 17, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona. Sponsored by REL West and the Southwest Comprehensive Center, the event brought together 80 administrators from state departments of education, school districts, and school sites in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah to expand their knowledge of evidence-based strategies for turning around chronically low-performing schools and to learn from one another’s experiences.
