School Improvement Grant (SIG)

SIG Information

• SIG is a competitive grant meaning an application must be submitted and approved prior to funding being awarded.
• The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) applied to the United States Department of Education (USDE) for SIG funding for a fifth cohort in January 2015.
• Only LEAs that are eligible based on the Priority and Focus Schools list may apply for funds.
• Currently there are nine (9) active SIG sites for school year 2014-2015.
   
• If awarded, each SIG site would choose a Turnaround Model to implement:
  • Restart Model - LEA closes a school and reopens it with a different operating structure (e.g., charter).
  • Closure Model - LEA closes the school and enrolls the student in other higher achieving schools within the LEA.
  • Transformation Model - LEA and school use funds to implement a required list of initiatives.
  • Turnaround Model - LEA and school use the funds to implement a required list of initiatives.
  • Evidence-based, Whole-school Reform Model- LEA is in a partnership with a model developer and the model meets "What Works Clearinghouse" evidence standards.
  • Early Learning Model - LEA and school use funds to implement a required list of initiatives.
     
• Additional OSDE requirements include:
  • Turnaround Office(r) - Individual(s) responsible for the day-to-day management of the reform efforts at the site level. Serves as OSDE liaison.
  • Collaboration Time - Ninety (90) minutes of collaboration time scheduled and protected each week.
  • Professional Development - LEAs must provide at least five (5) days of site-based training on initiatives to support the goals of the grant for each teacher. Additionally, the LEA must provided a five (5) day teacher academy or institute to provide training on school turnaround initiatives and provide information on the requirements of the 1003(g) grant.

SIG has awarded Seven(7) Cohorts of Subgrantees.

Cohort 6 & 7

• Oklahoma SIG FY15 & FY16 Application
• Cohort 6 & 7 SIG Timeline
• LEA SIG Application FY15 & FY16
• SIG Application Webinar PPT
• Public Notice
• Tydings Waiver

Cohort 7

FY16 Funding Stream

• Macomb Elementary School -Application and Budget
• Tulsa Hamilton Elementary School - Application and Budget
• White Rock Public School - Application and Budget
• Yale Elementary School -Application and Budget
• Yale Junior High School -Application and Budget

Cohort 6   

FY 15 Funding Stream

    Western Heights Public Schools

• Council Grove Elementary School- Application and Budget
• Greenvale Elementary School- Application and Budget
• Winds West Elementary School Application and Budget
• Bridgestone Intermediate School- Application and Budget
• John Glenn Elementary School-  Amendment 1A, Amendment 1B  and Budget

Cohort 5    

• Cohort 5 SIG Timeline

• Application for FY14 New Awards Competition

• Cohort 5 Funding Chart

• SIG Webinar PPT

• Liberty Stem Academy - Application  and Budget

• Strother Public Schools - Application and Budget

• Temple Elementary School - Application and Budget

• Briggs Public Schools - Application and Budget
  
   

Cohort 4

• SEA Application
• LEA Application (Word Document)
• Cohort 4 SIG Timeline
• 2013-2014 Eligible Schools- Priority
• SIG March 7, 2014 Webinar Power Point
• Cohort 4 Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart

Funded 2014-2015 School Improvement Grant (SIG) applications and budgets for Cohort 4 Schools

• Dover High School - Application and Budget
• Maud Elementary School - Application and Budget
• Mission Elementary School (Anadarko PS) - Application and Budget
• Wanette Elementary School - Application and Budget

Cohort 3

• SEA Application
• LEA Application
• Persistently Lowest Achieving Definition Change Waiver
• Eligible Schools
• Cohort 3 Funding Charts:  Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart and Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart with Focus Areas

Funded School Improvement Grant (SIG) applications and budgets for Cohort 3 SIG Schools

• Shidler Elementary School (OCPS) Application, Budget, Application Amendment 1, and Application Amendment 2, Application Amendment 3
• Roosevelt Middle School (OCPS) Application, Budget, Application Amendment 1, and Application Amendment 2, Application Amendment 3
• Butner Elementary School Application, Budget, and Application Amendment, Application Amendment 2
   

Cohort 2

• SEA Application
• LEA Application
• Funding Charts:  Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart and Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart with Focus Areas
• Press Release (Outside Link)

Funded School Improvement Grant (SIG) applications and budgets for 2011-2012 (Cohort 2) SIG Schools

• Justice Alma SeeWorth Academy (Charter)  Application, Budget, and Application Amendment
• Oklahoma Centennial Middle School (OCPS)  Application, Budget, Application Amendment 1, Application Amendment 2, Application Amendment 3
• Oklahoma Centennial High School (OCPS)  Application, Budget, Application Amendment 1, and Application Amendment 2, Application Amendment 3

All schools that applied for Cohort 2 were funded.

Cohort 1

• SEA Application
• LEA Application
• Funding Charts:  Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart and Oklahoma SIG Funding Chart with Focus Area
• Press Release (Outside Link)

Funded School Improvement Grant (SIG) applications and budgets for 2010-2011 (Cohort 1) SIG Schools

• Crutcho Elementary  Application, Budget, and Application Amendment
• Douglass Middle School (OCPS)  Application and Budget
• U.S. Grant High School (OCPS)  Application and Budget
• F. D. Moon Academy (OCPS)  Application and Budget
• Central High School (Tulsa PS)  Application, and Budget, and Application Amendment
• Clinton Middle School (Tulsa PS)  Application, Budget, and Application Amendment
• East Central High School (Tulsa PS)  Application, Budget, and Application Amendment
• Nathan Hale High School (Tulsa PS)  Application, Budget, and Application Amendment
• Gilcrease Middle School (Tulsa PS)  Application and Budget
• Will Rogers High School (Tulsa PS)  Application and Budget

School Improvement Grant - Intervention Models

A powerpoint series prepared by the Center on Innovation & Improvement for use by the regional comprehensive centers and state education agencies to inform local education agencies.

• Transformation Model (pptx) - Outside Link
• Turnaround Model (pptx) - Outside Link
• Restart Model (pptx) - Outside Link
• Closure Model (pptx) - Outside Link

Previous Waiver for Public Comment

• Waiver to extend Cohort 2 SIG Funds
• Notice for Public Comment

Resources

• Oklahoma State Department of Education SIG Guide
• Fulcrum of Change from the Center on Innovation and Improvement
• United State Department of Education (USDE) SIG Guidance - March 2012
• USDE SIG Guidance Addendum #2 - March 2012
• USDE SIG Guidance Addendum, February 2011
• Link to USDE School Improvement Grant (SIG) Page (Outside Link)