Rural SIG schools were more likely than nonrural SIG schools to adopt the transformation model (95 versus 74 percent)¶
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q2 i? Approximately 18 percent of Tier 1 and 2 SIG schools funded in 2010-11 were rural, and rural SIG schools were more likely than nonrural schools (95 versus 74 percent) to adopt the transformation model. → A Focused Look at Rural Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants 2014
Evidence¶
A Focused Look at Rural Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants 2014¶
A Focused Look at Rural Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants. (2014). NCEE Evaluation Brief, NCEE 2014-4013. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20144013/
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Descriptive comparison of SIG model adoption reported in the brief's introduction, drawing on state-reported data for Tier 1 and 2 schools funded in 2010-11. Rural schools adopted the transformation model at 95 percent versus 74 percent for nonrural schools.
"Rural SIG schools were more likely than nonrural schools (95 versus 74 percent) to adopt the transformation model, one of the four allowable SIG models."
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Related Claims¶
- Rural SIG schools reported additional challenges from remote locations and large catchment areas beyond those reported by nonrural SIG schools — related
- Administrators in eight of nine rural SIG schools reported rural-setting factors, chiefly long teacher commutes (six schools) or isolated communities (four), that hampered teacher recruitment or retention — related
- Rural SIG schools perceived transportation access and home-school distance as location-related barriers to parent involvement — related
- Over 96 percent of surveyed low-performing schools adopted three SIG-promoted improvement practices: data-informed differentiated instruction, expanded technology access or computer-assisted instruction, and collaborative or leader-facilitated ongoing professional development — related
- Rural schools were far more likely than nonrural schools to offer Project On-Track tutoring during school only — related
- Limited human capital is one of the biggest challenges in rural school turnaround, making SIG staff-replacement requirements often neither possible nor desirable — related
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Rural SIG schools were more likely than nonrural SIG schools to adopt the transformation model (95 versus 74 percent) |
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Rural SIG schools were more likely than nonrural SIG schools to adopt the transformation model (95 versus 74 percent) |
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