Georgia to Receive $17 Million in School Improvement Grant Funding
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The Georgia Department of Education will receive about $17 million in federal grant money. State officials will award the money to low-performing schools.
This is the fourth round of School Improvement Grant funding Georgia has received. Only “priority” schools, those that have scored in the lowest 5% on state tests and have a graduation rate of less than 60%, are eligible. Previous schools can’t apply. Georgia Department of Education spokesman Matt Cardoza says applicants will have to explain how they’ll use the money to improve achievement.
“How are you using your resources with extra support for students, whether it be tutoring or if you have additional personnel in the school and professional development for teachers, things of that nature that really are down almost at that classroom level to improve instruction?” he says.
Schools also have to adopt one of three reform models. They can become a turnaround school, where the principal and up to 50 percent of teachers are replaced; a restart school, which is often converted to a charter school; or a transformation school where the principal can be replaced, but rehiring teachers isn’t required.
State officials were notified about the grant on Monday. Cardoza says they’re working on developing the application process.
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