The goal of the SIG is to improve student achievement in the persistently lowest achieving secondary schools eligible to receive Title I funds and Title I schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring so as to enable those schools to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) and exit improvement status.
MDE is accepting applications from qualified intermediate school districts (ISDs)/regional educational service agencies (RESA), institutions of higher education, educational research organizations, or support organizations to perform this evaluation.
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is requesting proposals for the evaluation of the Section 1003(g) School Improvement Grants (SIG) as defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title I, Part A, Section 1003(g), and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).