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School Improvement

The Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement funds provide financial resources for Title I schools identified as Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) as defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Schools that have a designation status are required to specifically address the achievement gap areas identified by the GADOE Division of School and District Effectiveness within the site's School Improvement Plan. Compensatory Programs work closely with identified schools to improve student achievement in target areas and subgroups by ensuring funds are used to support goals/priorities in the schools' school improvement plans, as well as engage in ongoing efforts to examine the effects of interventions. Below is an overview of the Federal School Identifications.

Federal School Identifications

Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)
  • Identifies 1) the lowest performing 5% of all Title I schools; 2) all high schools with a graduation rate ≤ 67%; and 3) all schools identified for ATSI support for the same student group(s) for six years

  • CSI schools are identified every three year
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)
  • Identifies any school with one or more consistently underperforming student groups

  • TSI schools are identified annually

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)
  • Among schools meeting the TSI criteria, identifies any school in which any student group, on its own, would be identified as a CSI school

  • ATSI schools are identified every three years

CSI,TSI, ATSI and Tier IV Schools Resources