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第二章后半部分
Chapter2:
StateImplementationoftheRLISProgram
ThischaptercontainsfindingsonstateimplementationoftheRLISprogramandprogresstoward
RLISgoals.ThefindingsarebasedoninterviewswithRLIScoordinatorsintheninestatesthat
receivedthelargestRLISallocationsin2007–08andonreviewofRLIS-relateddocuments
obtainedfromthestates.Theinterviewswereconductedbytelephoneduringthespringofthe
2007–08schoolyear.Itisimportanttonotethattheseninestateswereselectedtoprovide
preliminaryinformationaboutstatepriorities,programadministrationandtechnicalassistance
andarenotintendedtorepresentstateimplementationacrossthe39statesreceivingfunding.
IncludedinthischapterarecommentsbytheRLIScoordinatorsinthesampledstatesthat
illustratethefindingsorprovideadditionalcontext.
KeyFindings
KeyfindingsonstateimplementationoftheRLISprogramincludethefollowing:
.
IntheninestatesthatreceivedthelargestRLISallocationsin2007–08,statecoordinators
reportedthatstategoalsfortheprogramwereconsistentwithfederalgoalsthatfocuson
improvingstudentachievementandmeetingAYPtargets;theRLISprogramwaspartof
anoveralleffortineachstatetomanagefederalprogramstomeetthesegoals.
.
Accordingtostatecoordinators,theninestatesinthesampleintegratedRLISintotheir
ongoingschoolimprovementactivitiestohelpdistrictsandschoolsmakeAYP.
.
StatecoordinatorsinallnineofthesampledstatesreportedthattheallocationsofRLIS
fundstodistrictswerethelastoftheirU.S.DepartmentofEducationfundstobe
finalized,whichmayaffectadistrict’sabilitytodobudgetplanning.
.
Accordingtostatecoordinators,allninestatesinthesamplerequiredRLISdistrictsto
engageinacomprehensiveplanningprocessandtoaddressgapsidentifiedthroughlocal
needsassessments.Reviewofeachstate’sRLIS-relateddocumentsbytheresearchers
showedthattherewasconsiderablevariabilityamongthestateswithregardtothe
planningtoolstheyusedandtowhatextenttheydirecteddistrictsthroughtheplanning
process.
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StateImplementationoftheRLISProgram
FollowingarethefindingsfromtheanalysisofthestateinterviewsandofRLIS-related
documentsobtainedfromthestatessuchasgrantapplicationandguidancematerials,program
datareports,evaluationreportsandtechnicalassistancematerials.TheStateCoordinator
InterviewGuideusedinconductinginterviewsintheninesampledstatesisincludedin
AppendixA.
GoalsandPriorities
TheprimarygoaloftheRLISprogramintheninesampledstateswasforthedistrictsin
thosestatestomakeAYP.Statecoordinatorsintheninestatesinthesamplereportedthat
helpingruralschooldistrictsmakeAYPwastheprimarygoaloftheirRLISprogram(see
Exhibit2).Statecoordinatorsintwostatesreportedthattheirstatessetadditionalgoalsforthe
RLISprogramsuchasincreasingNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgressscoresor
reducingdropoutrates.However,thestatecoordinatorsinthosetwostatesexplainedthat
meetingAYPtargetstakespriorityoveranyothergoals,anddistrictswithschoolsinschool
improvementstatusmustdirecttheirRLISfundstohelpingthatschoolmakeAYP.
Exhibit2
StateGoalsforRuralandLow-IncomeSchool(RLIS)Funds
State
StateRLISGoal(s)
AlabamaMakeAYP
GeorgiaMakeAYP
KentuckyMakeAYP
LouisianaMakeAYP
MakeAYP
Mississippi,
IncreaseNationalAssessmentof
EducationalProgressscores
Reducedropoutrate
NorthCarolinaMakeAYP
Oklahoma
MakeAYP
Texas
MakeAYP
Increaseachievement
Reducedropoutrate
WestVirginia
MakeAYP
Exhibitreads:
ThestateofAlabamahasastateRLIS
goaltomakeAYP.
Source:
RLISstatecoordinatorinterviews.
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Intheninestatesinthesample,theonlysignificantchangeinstategoalsoverthecourseof
theRLISprogramwasanincreasedemphasisonmakingAYP.RLISfundsaregenerally
veryflexible.However,ifadistrictfailstomakeAYPafterreceivingthesefundsforthreeyears,
theymaybeusedonlyforactivitiesthatwillhelpthedistrictmakeAYP.Oncetheprogramhad
beenimplementedforthreeyearsandsomedistrictsfoundthemselvesinschoolimprovement
status,therewasanincreasedemphasisonthegoalofmakingAYPintheninestatesthat
receivedthelargestRLISallocationsin2007–08.
Accordingtothenineinterviewedstatecoordinators,districtsdidnotusuallysetgoalsfor
theRLISprogrambeyondthosesetbythestate.Accordingtostatecoordinators,districts
usuallyidentified,throughaconsolidatedplanningandapplicationprocess,specificstrategies
andactivitiestheywouldusetomeetthestategoalofmakingAYP.Thus,whilethegoalwasthe
sameasthatof
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