REL Mid-Atlantic is partnering with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) to strengthen their ability to support chronically low-performing schools.
Partnership organizations: Division of Teaching and Learning, OSSE and Office of School Improvement and Supports, DCPS
Current Projects
Schools identified as needing comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) under the Every Student Succeeds Act must meet specific exit criteria to be removed from that designation. Schools that do not meet these criteria within three years are subject to more intensive, state-determined intervention. To inform intervention efforts, OSSE and DCPS are partnering with REL Mid-Atlantic to develop and pilot a tool that assesses schools’ implementation capacity and use of evidence-based strategies that support students’ connections to school, post-secondary opportunities, and academic progress. This information will help OSSE and DCPS identify strengths, gaps, and next steps to strengthen implementation of evidence-based strategies that help turnaround chronically low-performing schools.