1003(a) School Improvement Grant

The purpose of the 1003(a) grant is to provide support to schools that have missed Adequate Yearly Progress by providing resources to help schools overcome barriers to improving academic performance. When preparing to complete the annual application, the preparer should have access to and knowledge of: 1) the previous year’s budget; 2) the previous year’s school improvement plan; and 3) no less than three years of disaggregated data for the following: mobility, dropout, graduation (as applicable), attendance rates; expulsions, suspensions; and non-academic indicators of student success. Non-academic indicators of student success are determined from tools such as surveys and/or interviews of students, teachers and administrators of a school. 

Differentiated Accountability

Title I Application, Quarterly Monitoring Reports and Expenditure Reports

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