School Improvement Grant Awardees and Unfunded District Applications
Cohort I, 2009-10

• 18 schools from nine districts were approved to receive School Improvement Grants.
• The purpose of these funds is to turn around the bottom 5% of persistently low-achieving Title I schools and Title I-eligible secondary schools, so that these schools make Adequate Yearly Progress and exit improvement status.
• Those schools funded with School Improvement Grants are now known as MERIT schools. MERIT stands for Models of Equity and Excellence through Rapid Improvement and Turnaround.

Summary of SIG-funded Districts

The preceding information is posted to this Web site as required by the U.S. Department of Education: Guidance on School Improvement Grants Under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Word) (pg. 35 (I-5)) 

Additional Information about Cohort I

List of Tier I, II and III Schools (PDF)

Methodology Background-School Improvement Grants Tiers I, II, and III (PDF)

FAQs about School Improvement Grants (SIGs)

Demographic and Performance Characteristics of School Improvement Grant Tiers I and II (PDF)

Successful Implementation of Federal Intervention Models in Persistently Lowest-achieving Schools 2009-10 (PDF)

Cohort II (2010-11)

RFQ DSIA 04-2009 for Comprehensive Educational Service Providers (closed)