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McREL's American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA)
Resource Center

Turning around the lowest achieving schools

Several ARRA programs (see right), provide funds for turning around schools, using one of four models:

1. Turnaround model: Replace the principal, rehire no more than 50 percent of the staff, and grant the principal sufficient operational flexibility to implement a comprehensive approach to improvement.
   
   
2. Restart model: Convert a school or close and reopen it under a charter school operator, a charter management organization, or an education management organization.
   
   
3. School closure: Close a school and enroll its students in other higher achieving schools in the LEA.
   
   
4. Transformation model: Implement each of the following strategies: (1) replace the principal, and take steps to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness; (2) institute comprehensive instructional reforms; (3) increase learning time and create community-oriented schools; and (4) provide operational flexibility and sustained support.

How we can help

McREL’s Success in Sight® approach to continuous improvement provides a framework for supporting school turnaround or designing and implementing a comprehensive transformation model. In addition, McREL can help guide districts through a six-step process for identifying schools and determining which reform model is appropriate.

Click here to go to the official Department of Education website for official information about the Title I School Improvement Grants program.

Visit the U.S. Department of Education’s official website to learn more about the Title I School Improvement Grants program.