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2023-24 1003 SIG Competitive Process
Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grants (SIG) authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, provide states and districts with funds to leverage change and turn around chronically underperforming schools. The CSDE anticipates identifying its second cohort Group B of ESSA 1003 SIG schools through a competitive grant process. For this second cohort Group B, approximately $2 million in 1003 SIG funds is available for competition for 2023-24. The district may apply for awards with a minimum of $50,000 per year for eligible Title I Focus schools and a minimum of $200,000 per year for eligible Title I Turnaround schools. No school may be awarded more than $500,000 per year. The second cohort for Competitive SIG funds runs from 2023-24 through 2025-26, with an annual allocation of funds.
1003 School Improvement Grant Application RFP1003 Application Word Version
List of Eligible Schools for 1003 ESSA SIG Competitive Grant
1003 School Improvement Grant District Application Scoring Rubric
To learn more about the School Improvement Grant for Cohort 2
please watch this: informational webinar
Title 1, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant Cohort 2 Slide Deck
eGMS Login: Submit and amend grants and their supporting budgets
2021-22 Opportunity District ESSA SIG – Cohort 2
Under Connecticut's ESSA Consolidated State Plan, each Opportunity District will receive SIG funding for use with Title I Turnaround and Focus schools based on a formulaic distribution, with each Opportunity District receiving an allocation equal to its proportion of the Turnaround and Focus schools. The district's allocation will vary annually because it is based on the state's annual Title I allocation from the United States Department of Education.
List of Eligible Schools for the Opportunity District ESSA SIG Cohort 2 Grant
To learn more about the School Improvement Grant for Cohort 2
please watch this: informational webinar
Title 1, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant Cohort 2 Slide Deck
eGMS Login: Submit and amend grants and their supporting budgets
Stakeholder Engagement
The needs assessment must be completed, and school plans developed in partnership with stakeholders. To develop a high-quality sustainable improvement plan, schools should gather meaningful input from an array of key stakeholders, incorporate that input into their plan, and continue to regularly share progress with and elicit input from stakeholders as the plan is implemented.
For more information on stakeholder engagement, visit:
NIRN: Stakeholder Engagement Guidance.pdf (unc.edu)
Five Criteria for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Education
Full, Equal and Equitable Partnerships with Families
Evidence-Based Interventions
According to the Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA, Section 1003 funds require the use of evidence-based interventions that meet the top three levels of evidence.
To learn more about the tiers of evidence, watch the:
CSDE webinar Evidence-Based Practices and Interventions.
Evidence-Based Practices and Interventions Slide Deck
The CSDE Evidence-Based Practice Guides are intended to inform school and district decision-making regarding instructional and student support programming and to optimize the use of local, state, and federal school improvement funds.
LEA Selected Specific Interventions to Address Identified School Reform Priorities