The School Improvement Grant (SIG) provides funding to help local educational agencies (LEAs) address the needs of schools in improvement, corrective action, and restructuring to improve student achievement.  SIG funds are to be used to leverage change and improve technical assistance through LEAs targeting activities towards measurable outcomes.  Expected results from the use of these funds include improving student proficiency, increasing the numbers of schools that make adequate yearly progress, using data to inform decisions, and creating a system of continuous feedback and improvement.

This program provides financial assistance to LEAs with "persistently lowest-achieving" schools to substantially raise student achievement in those schools and to enable the schools to make Adequate Yearly Progress.

1003 (g) Grant Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools List and Definition 2012 (May 2012)
Tier I, II, and III Schools (May 2012)
1003 (g) Grant Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools List and Definition 2011 (December 2010)
1003 (g) Grant Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools List and Definition (2009-2010)
 
This page documents the grants that were funded and not funded. The grant applications, along with the scoring rubrics, are included on this page.

2012-2013 SIG 1003(g) Schools

The Timeline for the Grant Competition is:
 2012
     April:          SEA grant application is submitted.
     May:           LEA's receive notification of identified Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III schools.
                        SEA grant application and LEA grant application is approved.
     June:           LEA grant application is distributed.
     June 11:      LEA grants due.
     June 11-15: Grant presentation visits scheduled.
     June 18:      Grants reviewed by TPS staff.
     July 10:       LEA grants awarded at KSDE meeting
     July 23:       Funds available to LEAs  
     July:            Pre-Implementation activities begin at school site.
     August:       Full-Implementation begins at school site.

Kansas Requests for Waivers from US Department of Education: Notice of Intent Grant Waiver Request PDF Document

2012 SEA School Improvement Grant Application  PDF Document

2012 SEA School Improvement Grant Application Appendices PDF Document

FY 2011 1003(g) School Improvement Grant Application PDF Document

Grants that were Funded:

District Name	School Name	2012 Total	Intervention Model
USD 500 Kansas City	Douglass Elementary	$1,132,155.00	Transformation
USD 500 Kansas City	New Stanley Elementary	$1,337,026.00	Transformation

The Timeline for the Grant Competition is:
           2010
                 December:            SEA grant application is submitted.
                 December:            LEA's receive notification of identified Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III schools.
           2011
                 April:                   SEA Grant application and LEA grant application is approved.
                                           LEA grant application is distributed.
                 June 1:                LEA grants due.
                 June:                   LEA grants evaluated and site visits completed.
                 July:                    LEA grants awarded at KSBE meeting.
                                           Funds are available to LEAs.
                 August:                Pre-implementation activites begin at school site.

Kansas Requests for Waivers from US Department of Education: Notice of Intent Grant Waiver Request PDF Document

2011 SEA School Improvement Grant Application  PDF Document

2011 SEA School Improvement Grant Application Appendices  PDF Document

FY 2010 1003(g) School Improvement Grant Application  PDF Document

Grants that were Funded:

District Name	School Name	2011 Total			2012 Total	Total	Intervention Model
USD 259 Wichita	Pleasant Valley Middle School	$    1,700,000.00			$689,060.00	$2,389,060.00	Transformation

Kansas Requests for Waivers from US Department of Education: Notice of Intent Grant Waiver Request PDF Document

2010 SEA School Improvement Grant Application  PDF Document

2010 SEA School Improvement Grant Application Appendices  PDF Document

FY 2009 1003(g) School Improvement Grant Application PDF Document

 Grants that were Funded:

District Name	School Name	2010 Year 1	2011 Year 2	2012 Year 3	Total	Intervention Model
USD 247 Cherokee	South East High	$    764,280.00	$    371,317.00	$      328,153.00	$ 1,463,750.00	Transformation
USD 259 Wichita	Curtis Middle School	$ 1,997,004.00	$ 1,999,649.00	$ 1,999,856.00	$ 5,996,509.00	Transformation
USD 480 Liberal	Liberal South Middle	$ 1,803,784.00	$ 1,362,554.00	$   1,174,409.00	$ 4,340,747.00	Transformation
USD 500 Kansas City	Emerson Elementary	$ 1,080,029.00	$    938,829.00	$      963,029.00	$ 2,981,887.00	Turnaround
USD 500 Kansas City	Northwest Middle	$ 1,898,400.00	$ 1,545,190.00	$   1,329,716.00	$ 4,773,306.00	Transformation
USD 501 Topeka	Highland Park High	$ 1,970,180.00	$ 1,927,122.00	$  1,970,356.00	$ 5,867,658.00	Transformation

 Grants that were not Funded:

District Name	School Name	Tier
USD 500 Kansas City	Harmon High School	Tier II
USD 500 Kansas City	Mark Twain Elementary School	Tier I
USD 500 Kansas City	Schlage High School	Tier II
USD 500 Kansas City	Washington High School	Tier II
USD 500 Kansas City	Wyandotte High School	Tier II