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U.S. Department of Education Final Requirements for the School Improvement Grants Program (278 Kb)
In the February 9 Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued final rules for the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. In brief, the new regulations will permit states to use SIG funds to implement state-determined school reform strategies, evidence-based whole school reform strategies, and intervention models that focus on improving outcomes in preschool and the early elementary grades; permit state educational agencies (SEAs) to make five-year SIG awards to local educational agencies (LEAs); provide rural LEAs some additional flexibility in their use of SIG funds; require LEAs to continuously engage parents and the community throughout SIG implementation; and make several other changes to the current program requirements. Several of these changes were required by the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Appropriations Acts.