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Improving Teacher Quality 2008 Request for Proposals

The 2008 Request for Proposals (RFP) is a targeted initiative focused on increasing capacity for sustained whole school efforts to reduce the achievement gap in elementary schools through the development of teacher leaders. It includes a specific requirement for evaluation research to be incorporated within the project structure.

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• Resources

  • American Institute for Research (AIR) Report: Successful California Schools in the Context of Educational Adequacy
  • Examining Educational Experiments: A Field Guide for Conducting Scientifically Based Research
  • California Preschool Learning Foundations by the California Department of Education
  • Taking Center Stage - Act II
    The California Department of Education's new website providing resources and support for addressing the achievement gap in middle school.
  • Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
  • Highly Qualified Teachers: Title II Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance
  • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
  • Closing the Achievement Gap -- Achieving Success for All Students
    CDE-sponsored Website
  • Achievement in California 2006: Small Gains, Growing Gaps
    Education Trust -- West Report
  • The Turnaround Challenge: How to Help Low-Performing Schools
    EdWeek Chat transcript, requires free login.
  • Getting "Real" About Race: Addressing Racial Issues in Classrooms
    EdWeek Chat transcript, requires free login.
  • LAUSD's Academic English Mastery Program Information
  • First Grade Study Groups Deepen Math Learning
  • Closing the gap through professional development: Implications for Reading Research

• Title II-A Formula Grants

  Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting is a federal categorical program that combines the former Title II Eisenhower Professional Development and Title VI Federal Class-Size Reduction into one program. The purpose of Title II is to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts (1) improve teacher and principal quality through professional development and other activities and (2) ensure all teachers are highly qualified. Most California school districts are entitled to annual funding based on a formula that includes poverty and population data. Annual entitlements for districts may be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/titleii.asp -- select the appropriate funding year and click on Funding Results, then on the “Schedule” under Entitlements on the next page. The schedule is listed in county order, and all districts for the state are listed. These funds may be used for the same purposes as the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants and may be used to augment state grant funds.