WEST VIRGINIA TITLE I SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 1003(g) GRANT FUNDING SCORING RUBRIC FOR TIER III
Criteria/Indicator
Letter of Intent to
Apply
SCALE
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
Minimally Addressed
If applicable, acceptable revisions
of the letter of intent was submitted
by the LEA.
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
If applicable, acceptable revisions of
the letter of intent was not submitted
by the LEA.
Points Earned
For Section
No Points for This
Section
0
Section I: Schools To Be Served
Section I
Schools to be Served
& Intervention
Selection
- Identification of
Schools
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
Minimally Addressed
Proposal includes an identification
of the school to be served with a
school improvement 1003(g) grant.
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
No Points for This
Section
Information is omitted for the school
to be served.
0
Additional information (i.e., NCES
#, principal contact information) is
indicated.
Section II: Descriptive Information
Section II-A
Data Analysis
(10 points maximum)
7-10
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
1-6
Minimally Addressed
All data sets are current, carefully
examined and provide
unquestionable evidence students
are performing at levels below state
standards.
All relevant data sets have not been
examined, are vaguely examined or
do not support the need for reform.
Information is not summarized nor
is an analysis of data provided.
The data analysis is used to identify
the root causes for each area (i.e.,
administrators and teachers;
curriculum and materials; master
schedule, classroom schedules, and
classroom management/discipline;
students and parents).
Root causes are not identified for
specific areas.
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
Limited data analysis has been
completed.
Points Earned
For Section
No root causes are identified.
1
Section II-A
LEA Capacity
(no points for this
section)
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
The LEA scored 20-24 points on
the capacity index and does not
require SEA technical assistance.
Minimally Addressed
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The LEA scored below 20 points on
the capacity index and has
identified technical assistance and
support needed from the SEA to
build capacity.
The LEA scored below 20 points on
the capacity index and DOES NOT
identify technical assistance and
support requested from the SEA to
build capacity.
Points Earned
For Section
0
Revisions Required/Comments:
Section II-B
Summative and
Growth Goals
(5 points maximum)
4-5
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
Measurable summative and growth
goals have been developed for the
school and will be used by the LEA
to monitor progress of student
achievement on the State’s
assessments in both
reading/language arts and
mathematics.
The proposal includes a clear
description of how the goals will be
reviewed by the LEA to evaluate the
school’s academic progress.
Revisions Required/Comments:
1-3
Minimally Addressed
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
Proposal includes realistic and
measureable summative goals for the
school. No growth goals or vague
growth goals have been identified.
Proposal lacks realistic and
measurable goals for the school.
No growth goals have been
identified.
The proposal does not address how the
goals will be reviewed by the LEA to
evaluate the school’s academic
progress.
The proposal does not address
how the goals will be reviewed
by the LEA to evaluate the
school’s academic progress.
Points Earned
For Section
2
Section III: Tier III Activities (Subsections A-E as applicable = 45 points)
A. Comprehensive
Instructional
Reform Programs
1 – Utilization of Data
2 – Continuous Use of
Data to Inform and
Differentiate
Instruction
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
The LEA clearly describes how the
school will use data to identify and
implement an instructional program
that is research-based and vertically
aligned from one grade to the next as
well as aligned with state academic
standards.
The LEA vaguely describes how the
school will use data to identify and
implement an instructional program
that is research-based and vertically
aligned from one grade to the next as
well as aligned with state academic
standards.
The LEA clearly describes how the
school will promote continuous use
of student data to inform and
differentiate instruction.
The LEA vaguely describes how the
school will promote continuous use of
student data to inform and differentiate
instruction.
3 – Other Permissible
Activities
Revisions Required/Comments:
B. Increasing
Learning Time
and Creating
Community
Oriented Schools
1 – Schedules and
Strategies for
Creating Community
Oriented Schools
Minimally Addressed
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
The LEA clearly describes how the
school will establish schedules and
strategies that provides increased
learning time and creates community
oriented schools.
0
Inadequate or Information
Not provided
The LEA does not adequately
describe how the school will use
data to identify and implement
an instructional program that is
research-based and vertically
aligned from one grade to the
next as well as aligned with state
academic standards.
The LEA does not adequately
describe how the school will
promote continuous use of
student data to inform and
differentiate instruction.
Optional section (no points awarded)
Minimally Addressed
The LEA vaguely describes how the
school will establish schedules and
strategies that provides increased
learning time and creates community
oriented schools.
Points Earned
For Section
0
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
Points Earned
For Section
The LEA does not adequately
describe how the school will
establish schedules and
strategies that provides
increased learning time and
creates community oriented
schools.
3
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
The LEA clearly describes how the
2 – Ongoing
school will provide ongoing
Mechanisms for
mechanisms for family and
Family and
community engagement.
Community
Engagement
3 – Other permissible
activities
Revisions Required/Comments:
C. Provide Operating
Flexibility and
Sustained Support
1- Operational
Flexibility
2- LEA Technical
Assistance
3- External Lead
Partners
4- Other Permissible
Activities
Minimally Addressed
The LEA vaguely describes how the
school will provide ongoing
mechanisms for family and community
engagement.
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The LEA does not adequately
describe how the school will
provide ongoing mechanisms
for family and community
engagement.
Optional section (no points awarded)
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
Minimally Addressed
The LEA clearly describes the
operational flexibility (e.g., staffing,
calendar, time, budget) the school
will be given in order to fully
implement a comprehensive
approach to substantially improve
student achievement outcomes and
increase graduation rates.
The LEA vaguely describes the
operational flexibility (e.g., staffing,
calendar, time, budget) the school
will be given in order to fully
implement a comprehensive
approach to substantially improve
student achievement outcomes and
increase graduation rates.
The LEA clearly describes ongoing,
intensive technical assistance and
support the LEA will provide to the
school.
The LEA clearly describes the
technical assistance and related
support provided by a designated
external lead partner, if applicable.
The LEA vaguely describes
ongoing, intensive technical
assistance and support the LEA will
provide to the school.
The LEA vaguely describes the
technical assistance and related
support provided by a designated
external lead partner, if applicable.
Optional section (no points awarded)
Points Earned
For Section
0
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The LEA does not adequately
describe the operational flexibility
(e.g., staffing, calendar, time,
budget) the school will be given in
order to fully implement a
comprehensive approach to
substantially improve student
achievement outcomes and increase
graduation rates.
The LEA does not adequately
describe ongoing, intensive
technical assistance and support the
LEA will provide to the school.
Points Earned
For Section
Approved _______
Revisions
Required ________
0
4
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
Minimally Addressed
D. Recruit, Place and The LEA clearly describes the
strategies utilized to recruit, place
Retain School
and retain staff in the school.
Staff
The LEA vaguely describes the
strategies utilized to recruit, place
and retain staff in the school.
E. Other Permissible
Activities
F. Job Embedded
Professional
Development
(30 maximum
points)
1. PLC Professional
Development
Optional section (no points awarded)
2. Overall Description
of Professional
Development
3. Specific Annual
Professional
Development Plan
7-10
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
1-6
Minimally Addressed
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The LEA does not adequately
describe the strategies utilized to
recruit, place and retain staff in the
school.
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The LEA clearly describes the
format for professional learning
communities in the school.
The LEA vaguely describes the
format for professional learning
communities in the school.
The LEA does not describe the
format for professional learning
communities in the school.
The description addresses: structure
(e.g., grade level, content area,
facilitators, others), frequency of
meetings, major areas of focus and
how the effectiveness of PLCs will
be monitored.
The description addresses some of
the following: structure (e.g., grade
level, content area, facilitators,
others), frequency of meetings,
major areas of focus and how the
effectiveness of PLCs will be
monitored.
The LEA provides a vague
description of the school’s overall
professional development plan.
The description does not address:
structure (e.g., grade level, content
area, facilitators, others), frequency
of meetings, major areas of focus
and how the effectiveness of PLCs
will be monitored.
The LEA provides an incomplete
listing of research-based and
sustainable annual PD activities for
each of the three years.
The LEA provides an incomplete
listing of research-based and
sustainable annual PD activities for
some of the three years.
The LEA provides a clear
description of the school’s overall
professional development plan
including the focus of the PD and
how it will fundamentally change
teaching and learning in the school.
The LEA provides a detailed listing
of research-based and sustainable
annual PD activities for each of the
three years.
Points Earned
For Section
Points Earned
For Section
The LEA does not provide an
adequate description of the school’s
overall professional development
plan.
Revisions Required/Comments:
5
Section IV: Budget
IV: Budget
(10 points total)
- Budget
- Budget Narrative
4-5
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
The budget spreadsheet:
- Covers a three year period
- Includes correct amounts for the total, LEA,
and each individual school
- Includes indirect costs
- Reflects sufficient funding amounts to
effectively support school improvement
activities in Tier III schools
1-3
Minimally Addressed
Budget amounts or required
information is not complete.
4-5
Meets/Exceeds Requirements
1-3
Minimally Addressed
The budget narrative aligns with the budget, is
representative of the contents of the proposal and
clearly focuses on full and effective
implementation of the activities in Tier III schools.
The budget narrative does not clearly
align with the budget and/or is not
representative of the contents of the
proposal and does not clearly focus on
full and effective implementation of
the activities in Tier III schools.
The budget narrative clearly reflects how funding
will be spent at the LEA level and in each
individual school.
The budget narrative does not clearly
reflect how funding will be spent at the
LEA level and in each individual
school.
Funding sources include school improvement, Title
I, other federal sources (e.g., regular school Title I,
Title I 1003(a), Title II, Part A, Title III, Part A,
state/local commitment, and community
resources).
Additional funding sources are omitted
or are vaguely described.
Narrative includes a clear description of large
budget amounts.
Narrative omits or provides a vague
description of large budget amounts.
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
Budget amounts or required
information is omitted.
Points
Earned
For Section
0
Inadequate or Information
Not Provided
The budget narrative does
not align with the budget
and is not representative of
the contents of the proposal
and does not clearly focus
on full and effective
implementation of the
activities in Tier III schools.
Points
Earned
For Section
6
Required Revisions/Comment:
Section VI: Assurances
VI: Assurances
(no points for this
section)
- Assurance Agreement
Meets Requirements __________
Requires Revision _________
All applicable assurance boxes have been checked indicating
agreement to comply with the stated assurances. Assurances that are
not applicable are marked NA.
Some applicable assurance boxes have not been checked or
marked not applicable.
The superintendent has signed and dated the school improvement
grant application indicating agreement to comply with the stated
assurances.
Required Revisions/Comments:
The superintendent has not signed and/or dated the school
improvement grant application indicating agreement to comply
with the stated assurances.
Section VI: Waivers
VII: Waivers
(no points for this
section)
- Waiver Agreement
Meets Requirements __________
The LEA has checked applicable boxes indicating which waivers it
intends to implement for each school served with a school
improvement 1003(g) grant.
Requires Revision _________
The LEA has not checked applicable boxes indicating which
waivers it intends to implement for each school served with a
school improvement 1003(g) grant.
Required Revisions:
Total Possible Points = 100
Points Earned
7