Persistently Low Achieving Schools
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The identification of a list of Persistently Low Achieving schools (PLAs) is a requirement
of the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, which is authorized by Section 1003(g)
under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). This
Section authorizes the US Secretary of Education to “award grants to the States to
provide subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of providing assistance
for school improvement.” The State Education Agency (SEA) must give priority with these
subgrants “to the local educational agencies with the lowest-achieving schools that
demonstrate – (A) the greatest need for such funds; and (B) the strongest commitment to
ensuring that such funds are used to provide adequate resources to enable the
lowest-achieving schools to meet the goals under school and local educational agency
improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans.”
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| Rhode Island Persistently Low Achieving schools |
The following were identified
as Persistently Low-Achieving
schools in 2010:
Central Falls
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- Central Falls High School
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Providence
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- The B. Jae Clanton Complex
(Charlotte Woods and Sergeant Cornel Young, Jr., Elementary Schools)
- The Juanita Sanchez Complex
(Providence Academy of International Studies & William B. Cooley Health Science Technology High School)
- Lillian Feinstein Elementary School at Sackett Street
- Roger Williams Middle School
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The following were identified as Persistently-Low
Achieving schools in 2011:
Pawtucket
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- Shea Senior High School
- William E Tolman Senior HS
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Providence
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- Carl G. Lauro Elementary School
- Pleasant View School
- Gilbert Stuart Middle School
- Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
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Per federal guidance, schools were identified using a
combination of criteria including school-wide performance in
reading and mathematics, NCLB classification, student growth
(elementary & middle schools) or graduation rate (high
schools), and school-wide improvement in reading and
mathematics.
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| Related Documents |
2011 Persistently Low Achieving Schools
2010 Persistently Low Achieving Schools
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| Further Information |
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