Institute of Education Sciences
Given the importance of the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program and sizable investment in it, the Institute of Educations Sciences (IES) commissioned this evaluation to focus on four primary questions:
- Did schools implementing a SIG-funded model use the improvement practices promoted by SIG, and how did that compare to use of those practices by schools not implementing a SIGfunded model?
- Did use of SIG-promoted practices include a focus on ELLs, and did that focus on ELLs differ between schools implementing a SIG-funded model and schools not implementing one?
- Did receipt of SIG funding to implement a school intervention model have an impact on outcomes for low-performing schools?
- Was the type of school intervention model implemented related to improvement in outcomes for low-performing schools?
