Sentences with phrase «implementing sigs»

As part of these studies, which were summarized in two earlier CEP reports, state and local education leaders provided feedback about challenges of implementing SIGs and their influence on the direction of school reform.

«Overall, across all grades, we found that implementing any SIG - funded model had no significant impacts on math or reading test scores, high school graduation, or college enrollment.»

This study's analysis of the effect of receiving a SIG grant on student outcomes looked at fewer than 200 of those schools, all of which implemented a SIG - funded model in 2010 - 11.

Schools implementing a SIG - funded intervention model used more SIG - promoted practices than other schools (23 versus 20, out of the 35 practices examined), but there was no evidence that SIG caused schools to use more practices.

Implementing a SIG - funded model had no impact on math or reading test scores, high school graduation, or college enrollment.

These results were mostly found in schools that implemented the SIG turnaround model, which, among other things, compels more dramatic staff turnover.

Not exact matches

In a new White Paper, SIG Combibloc highlights the issues foodservice operators need to consider in order to successfully implement and manage their speciality beverage programmes.

And worse, because of language in the recent omnibus budget, states and districts have the opportunity to implement even weaker interventions with SIG funds.

Prior to joining NCTR, Carrie supported School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools, which rank among the lowest 5 % of performing schools in the state, to implement the transformation model for school improvement.

Priority schools and school divisions receiving SIG funds for «Tier I» and «Tier II» schools must implement one of the following four USED intervention models in their persistently lowest achieving schools:

While the ever - expanding role of the U.S. Department of Education in state and local level matters remains a concern, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) acknowledges benefits of the proposed revisions to the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, extending the grant period from three to five years, and allowing local education agencies to use SIG funds to implement, in one or more SIG eligible schools, a state - determined intervention model.

the need for the project, prior efforts for similar projects, and how the project could be implemented by the Middle Level Education Research SIG.

Proposal identifies the need for the project, prior efforts for similar projects, and how the project could be implemented by the Middle Level Education Research SIG.

CEC specializes in helping low - performing schools and their districts to implement comprehensive improvements, such as those required by the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program, with extensive on - site support.

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites challenges that states and districts face when implementing the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program, which funds reforms in low - performing schools.

Specifically, officials at the state and district levels have had difficulty building staff capacity for implementing the reforms, meeting the requirements to develop teacher evaluations and increase student learning time, and gathering data on performance in SIG schools to make decisions about future grant renewals.

When a school district applies, it must indicate that it will implement one of four school intervention models in each of its persistently lowest - achieving schools for which it receives SIG funds, based on school needs:

Down the street at Dunbar High School, however, it's a different feeling that's more common among schools that have implemented new changes as part of the SIG requirements.

We found that expanded learning time was among the grant activities least likely to be fully implemented across the 17 Oregon SIG schools.

The schools are eligible for School Improvement Grants (SIG) money that can result in $ 2 million a year for five years if the school administrators decide to implement one of seven school models that will help improve their scores.

The program will combine the assets and expertise of both agencies with the on - the - ground presence of AmeriCorps members in schools that are implementing a turnaround effort through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.

Implement school reform for struggling Title I served with 1003 (g) SIG with additional funds available for multiple years (up to 5 year including implementation, planning and sustainability years)

In our initial SIG cohorts, we observed that turnaround at the school level was implemented quickly without clear goals and timelines and did not include collaboration with the local school districts.

All 46 states surveyed reported that at least some of their SIG schools are implementing an improvement model that requires increased learning time.

CUSD 187 administrators and union officials were struggling to establish agreements to expand student learning time and implement an evaluation system for teachers and principals that incorporates student growth and teacher performance — two requirements needed for the SIG application process in Illinois.

According to the article, these «consultants» are marketing themselves to SIG schools that are undergoing federally - mandated reforms that run the gamut from firing half their staffs to implementing major instructional changes.

In September 2011, the VDOE requested a federal waiver of the timeline for Cohort I and II schools implementing a transformation model to develop and implement a teacher and principal evaluation system in their first year of the SIG (School Improvement Grant) award.

One of the challenges for SIG schools in rural areas has been that, prior to the current school year, the program only allowed schools to implement specific federally designed improvement models.

ScholarCentric's middle and high school materials, technology, and services align well with SIG funding in the following categories: implement research - based assessments and curriculum, provide job - embedded professional development, use data to differentiate instruction, establish early - warning systems, adopt response - to - intervention models, improve the transition from middle to high school, increase graduation rates, and extend learning time.

It would be preferable for consumers if Bluetooth SIG updated its standard with better audio features and enforced these improvements on those looking to implement its future specifications.