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Collaborative Regional Education (CORE)

8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

The CORE program is a comprehensive, systems-based intervention designed to improve college and career readiness for grades 8-12 students in rural schools. Teachers receive technology resources (MacBook Air laptops, 21 iPads, $2,100 classroom technology funds), intensive professional development in CORE Active Learning Model (CALM) and project-based learning through annual CORE Academy and three follow-up workshops, ongoing support from Education Technology Assistants, participation in online professional learning communities, and change-management support. Principals receive collaboration opportunities and change-management debriefing. Math and English teachers provide college-readiness support using the EdReady assessment tool. The intervention is delivered over two school years, with teachers participating for both years while students participate for one year.

2018

72 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

SunBay Digital Mathematics

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

SunBay Digital Mathematics (SunBay Math) is a middle-school math intervention that integrates conceptually rich curriculum materials with technology-based dynamic representations of math concepts. The program consists of classroom-based replacement units that supplant regular math instruction over a two-week period whenever the unit content occurs in a district's pacing guide, with the goal of improving students' engagement with and understanding of core math concepts. Each unit is composed of seven to 10 investigations designed to be completed in one class period, oriented around a Predict-Check-Explain (PCE) cycle where students make predictions about mathematical situations, check their predictions with technology, and provide conceptual explanations using multiple representations. The intervention targets middle-school students in Grades 6-8 (regular and advanced classes) and focuses on core concepts including ratios and proportional relationships (Grades 6 and 7), expressions and equations (Grades 6 and 7), and functions and geometry (Grade 8). Teachers receive 1.5 days of summer professional development prior to implementing the first unit, plus an additional half-day of training prior to implementing any new unit for the first time, along with ongoing support and coaching throughout the school year. Implementation requires laptops or tablets with internet access, student workbooks, and teacher guides.

2018

Low

2 Weeks

Cost per student

$405.37

Scholastic READ 180

4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Scholastic READ 180 is a reading intervention program implemented in Community School District 23 (New York City) for students in grades 4-8 who are performing below grade level in reading and language arts. The program targets students who scored in Proficiency Levels 1 and 2 on prior year ELA exams, with the goal of improving their literacy skills to help them reach grade-level proficiency. During the 2001-02 school year, 652 students participated, with the majority in fourth and fifth grades (31% and 29% respectively). The intervention was delivered in regular school settings alongside students' typical instruction.

2005

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

North Carolina Transformation Initiative

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

North Carolina Transformation (NCT) is a state-level school turnaround initiative that provides coaching and support services directly from the state Department of Public Instruction to low-performing schools. The intervention begins with a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) conducted by state staff through classroom observations, interviews, and focus groups over two days. Following the CNA, schools participate in an "unpacking" session where facilitators review findings with school staff, conduct root-cause analysis, and engage in planning activities. Schools then develop School Improvement Plans based on CNA findings. The core intervention consists of tailored coaching services: school transformation coaches work directly with principals, instructional coaches work with teachers, and district-level coaches serve central office staff in low-performing districts. The intervention was implemented in 75 low-performing schools over two academic years (2015-16 and 2016-17), primarily in rural areas outside the state's 10 largest districts. Unlike prior federal turnaround models, NCT does not require disruption of the status quo (such as replacing principals or staff) and operates without additional federal funding, instead reallocating existing state resources.

2019

72 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is a 17-month intensive residential program for high school dropouts ages 16-18. The program consists of three phases: a two-week Pre-ChalleNGe orientation and assessment period, a 20-week Residential Phase built around eight core components (Leadership/Followership, Responsible Citizenship, Service to Community, Life-Coping Skills, Physical Fitness, Health and Hygiene, Job Skills, and Academic Excellence), and a one-year Postresidential Phase featuring structured mentoring. During the first two phases, participants live at the program site in a quasi-military environment with military-style discipline, though there are no requirements for military service. The program aims to help young people obtain a high school diploma or GED, develop life skills, improve physical fitness, and prepare for employment, education, or military service. The Postresidential Phase distinguishes ChalleNGe from most residential programs by providing ongoing mentoring support to help participants maintain new attitudes and behaviors when they return to their communities.

2009

22 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS)

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) is a school-based, multi-tiered prevention framework implemented at the universal (tier 1) level across elementary, middle, and high schools. SW-PBIS targets all school staff and students schoolwide, focusing on shifting staff toward a proactive and positive approach to behavior management with consistent implementation across all school settings (classroom and non-classroom). Through SW-PBIS training, school staff learn to set and teach clear behavioral expectations, implement a system to respond to the meeting of behavioral expectations (to proactively encourage desired and prevent undesired behaviors), and create and implement a consistent response system to behavioral infractions for all students across all school settings. Schools must gain 80% staff buy-in to implement SW-PBIS, make a three-year commitment to implementing, and identify a 4-6 person team including an administrator and coach who attend two-day initial trainings. The state provides annual two-day trainings for new and returning teams, quarterly full-day state leadership meetings for district contacts, and quarterly full-day coaches trainings throughout each school year. School-based coaches and district leaders provide ongoing professional development support through monthly or quarterly coaches' meetings.

2019

Cost per student

N/A

Drive to Write

9th Grade

Drive to Write is a professional development and coaching program for ninth-grade Global History teachers designed by New Visions for Public Schools. The program helps teachers improve student writing instruction by using Google Suite tools (including Google Classroom, Google Docs, Doctopus, and Goobric) to manage assignments, provide actionable feedback, and use data to differentiate instruction. Teachers participate in monthly professional development sessions and receive biweekly one-on-one coaching. The program includes a writing skills syllabus with four multi-day writing workshops throughout the year, a 19-skill rubric for assessment, and technology tools to streamline workflow. The intervention targets ninth-grade students preparing for the Global History Regents Exam essay requirement, with implementation occurring during the 2017-2018 school year across 11 New York City public high schools serving low-income students with below-average English Language Arts scores.

2019

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Small Schools of Choice (SSCs)

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Small Schools of Choice (SSCs) are small, academically nonselective public high schools serving grades 9-12 in New York City, designed to serve disadvantaged students. SSCs serve approximately 100 students per grade and were created between 2002-2008 to replace large, underperforming neighborhood high schools. The schools emphasize personalized learning environments through structures like reduced teacher load, common planning time, and Advisory programs to ensure strong relationships between students and teachers. SSCs were established through a competitive proposal process requiring planning teams to develop educational philosophies around academic rigor, personalization, and community partnerships. Each school received start-up funding and support from intermediary organizations, along with policy protections during their initial years including opening with only ninth grade and gradually phasing in additional grades. Schools benefited from new principals and teachers, partnerships with intermediary organizations with small school expertise, and special training and hiring flexibility through amendments to collective bargaining agreements.

2010

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

ONYC-Family Rewards

4th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade

ONYC-Family Rewards is a conditional cash transfer program that provides cash incentives to low-income families in New York City for meeting specified conditions in three areas: children's education (school attendance, parent-teacher conferences, library cards, test scores, annual meetings with school officials), family preventive health care (maintaining health insurance, medical check-ups, early intervention referrals, dental visits), and parents' employment (working minimum hours, completing education/training courses). The program targets families with incomes at or below 130% of the federal poverty level who have at least one child in fourth, seventh, or ninth grade. Families receive payments every two months via bank accounts or stored value cards after meeting conditions verified through automated city agency data and participant-submitted forms. The program is implemented by Seedco and local Neighborhood Partner Organizations (NPOs) who recruit families, provide customer service, and conduct informational workshops. The program operates for three years and does not provide direct services like tutoring or case management, but does offer information and referrals to community services.

2011

Cost per student

N/A

Fraction Face-Off! with Integrated Fraction-Decimal Component (FM+DM) or Fraction Applications Component (FM+FAPP)

4th Grade

Fraction Face-Off! is a 12-week (36 sessions) fourth-grade intervention focused on fraction magnitude understanding for at-risk students with poor whole-number performance. The intervention is delivered three times per week in 35-minute sessions to dyads (pairs of students). It builds fraction magnitude understanding through benchmark fractions, comparing, ordering, and placing fractions on number lines, using fraction tiles, circles, and number lines as representations. The intervention includes explicit instruction with worked examples, guided practice, fluency-building activities, and systematic cumulative review. Two variants were tested: FM+DM integrates fraction and decimal magnitude instruction (7 minutes per session starting at lesson 7), while FM+FAPP includes fraction word problem applications (7 minutes per session starting at lesson 7). Both variants include a small focus on fraction addition and subtraction (3 of 36 lessons). Tutors require 20 hours of initial training to achieve 95% implementation accuracy before working with students, plus ongoing weekly training meetings.

2019

Low

7 Weeks

Cost per student

$368.62

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