ARRA Principles and Assurances

Four Principles

Four principles guide the distribution and use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds:

Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs Read how

Improve student achievements through school improvements and reform (ARRA is intended to support the following education reforms):

Improve teacher effectiveness and ensure that all schools have highly qualified teachers Read how
Make progress toward rigorous college and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for all students, including English language learners and students with disabilities Read how
Show achievement in low-performing schools as well as intensive support and effective interventions in those schools Read how
Gather information on student progress, teacher performance and college and career-readiness through enhanced data systems Read how

Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability Read how

Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the “funding cliff” Read how

Four Assurances

Four assurances that will help determine who will receive funding through “Race to the Top” and the “What Works and Innovation Fund” have been issued:

Rigorous Standards and High Quality Assessment Read how

Data Systems that Track Progress and Foster Rapid Continuous Improvement Read how

Making Improvements in Teacher Effectiveness—Particularly for Those Who Work with Students Who Are Most in Need Read how

Effective Intervention for the Lowest Performing Schools Read how

Print Version of Read Right's alignment with Stimulus Funding Principles

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Show achievement in low-performing schools as well as intensive support and effective interventions in those schools:

A Read Right intervention is transformative. Quick reading improvements re-open the learning process for students who struggle or shutdown because they believe they can’t do the work. Read Right is used by schools and districts around the country to solve the most difficult reading problems.

“We’re seeing an increase across the board in academics. This year we had a 58% reduction rate in failure for the first semester, and I have nothing else to attribute it to other than this program.

There is no silver bullet [for eliminating learning obstacles], but this is the closest thing that I have found in the 18 years I’ve been in education as an English language teacher and administrator.”

—Anita Harkins, Principal, Norris Middle School, Omaha Public School District, Nebraska

Normal Curve Equivalency (NCE) Gains for Read Right Students 131 schools (2007-2008)
Average Tutoring Hours: 49

An NCE gain of 0 means the student held his own in the norming population—not falling further behind, not closing the gap. Thus small gain scores are significant. Researchers regard gains between 1.9 to 3.2 in one entire school year as significant. Borman, Hewes, Ovverman & Brown

Havermale High School Reversal of achievement gap for Native American students

WASL (State Test, WA) 10 Reading: Desegregated by Ethnicity % of Students Meeting Standard

“Read Right has made the difference between our kids passing and not passing the state benchmark assessments and the high school qualifying exam in reading.”

—Glenda Hutton, Federal Programs Coordinator, Hoonah City Schools, Hoonah, Alaska

04-05: No Read Right tutoring in the school
05-06: Read Right tutoring with primarily Native American Students
06-07: Read Right tutoring with primarily native American Students

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Compliance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009