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The Texas Education Agency is committed to relentlessly increasing the number of students in great schools.  To this end, the School Action Fund (SAF) aims to increase the number of students in great schools by providing customized planning and implementation support to districts committed to bold action to transform low-performing schools and expand access to world-class learning environments for students. The School Action Fund currently supports the following bold school actions:

  • Restart a struggling school
  • Redesign a whole school
  • Create a new school

SAF provides competitive grant opportunities and technical assistance with the intent to empower and support districts with comprehensive and bold school actions.  Currently, SAF supports school districts in eighteen of the state's twenty educational service regions in planning, implementation, and continuation of transformative, bold school actions.  For more information on bold, transformative School Actions, please visit the Center for School Actions Website:.

state map of school action fund districts by region

Regardless of the school action model, all school actions have the following core components: 

  • Effective School Framework (ESF) alignment
  • High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) with embedded assessments and diagnostic tools
  • Implementation of research based instructional strategies (RBIS)
  • High Impact Tutoring
  • Extended Day or Year

School Action Fund Resources

The resources below align with the core components of all school actions.

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Effective Schools Framework

For information on the Effective Schools Framework (ESF).

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High Quality Instructional Matierals (HQIM)

HQIM with embedded assessments and diagnostic tools.

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Extended Day and Year

For more information on Extended Day and Year Supports.

 

 

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High Impact Tutoring

For Information on High Impact Tutoring (HIT).

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STAAR Interim Assessment

For more information on STAAR Interim Assessment

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Texas Formative Assessment

For more information on Formative Assessment.

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Kathy Rollo, Superintendent, Lubbock ISD

"As a partner in the System of Great Schools network, Lubbock ISD is committed to bold actions that expand opportunities to our students, families, and community members. Through the innovative efforts of our campus leadership teams, Lubbock ISD has been able to increase educational access across the district with support from the School Action Fund including campuses that emphasize STEAM, Agri-STEM, project-based learning, blended learning, career and technical education, and bilingual education."

Benjamin Mackey, Chief of Research, Evaluation, and Design, Desoto ISD

“The School Action Fund grant has enabled DeSoto ISD with the support and resources to rethink what education can look like in our schools. Based on the learnings from our School Action Fund grant planning year, we were able to rethink the entire structure of schools to better focus on the individualized needs of students at our three campuses who received this grant. We’re thrilled about the implementation taking place this year and look forward to seeing the positive impact on student achievement.”

64 districts across the state benefit from School Action Fund support

  • More than 130 School Actions implemented
  • Over 55,000 Texas students served.
Contact Information

For additional information, contact:

Laura Hyatt
Manager, School Action Fund
Laura.Hyatt@tea.texas.gov

schoolactionfund@tea.texas.gov

 

 

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