Virginia Department of Education - Application for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools

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Application materials for Virginia Department of Education to identify schools requiring Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) in alignment with ESEA and ESSA accountability indicators. Explains the 2024-2025 Virginia School Improvement Grant funding purpose, including implementation of each school’s Comprehensive School Support Plan (CSSP) and associated supports. Provides step-by-step directions and workbook components for LEA TSI submission, individual school 1003(a) budget workbooks, required tab responses, and LEA responsibilities for monitoring evidence-based interventions and support actions for identified TSI schools.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time1 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Overview

Directions to Complete this Application

Part I: LEA TSI Application Workbook

Components of the LEA TSI Application Workbook

Part II: Individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbook

Budget workbook note

Division Information and Identified TSI Schools

TSI school list and autopopulation note

Directions and LEA Support Prompts

Actions A) CSSP review, approval, and monitoring

B) Monitoring use of school improvement funds

| Virginia Department of Education
Application for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools | | --- | | | | Overview | | Consistent with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary EducaƟon Act of 1965 (ESEA), SecƟon 8401(b)(1)(F), the Virginia Department of EducaƟon is required to idenƟfy schools in need of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), or AddiƟonal Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI). In each case, idenƟﬁcaƟon must be informed by the state’s ESSA accountability indicators and the system of annual meaningful diﬀerenƟaƟon. AddiƟonally, schools with a graduaƟng class that does not meet the federal graduaƟon indicator (FGI) will be idenƟﬁed as CSI-FGI.
The 2024-2025 Virginia School Improvement Grant provides conƟnued support to federally idenƟﬁed schools. These funds are intended to support the implementaƟon of the school’s Comprehensive School Support Plan (CSSP) and provide assistance to ensure the implementaƟon of appropriate supports and intervenƟons to address federal idenƟﬁcaƟon. Speciﬁc school improvement grant funding consideraƟons are based on the school’s federal idenƟﬁcaƟon classiﬁcaƟon and the needs arƟculated in the submission of a completed school improvement grant applicaƟon. | | DirecƟons to Complete this ApplicaƟon | | The TSI applicaƟon process shall be directly aligned with the conƟnuous improvement process and has been divided into two parts:
Part I: LEA TSI ApplicaƟon Workbook (Excel) and Individual Comprehensive School Support Plans (pdf)
Part II: Individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbooks (Excel) and Supplemental DocumentaƟon per school (pdf)
Due date: November 25, 2024. | | Part I: LEA TSI ApplicaƟon Workbook | | The LEA TSI ApplicaƟon Workbook included in this document contains the following components: Tab 1A- InstrucƟons
Tab 1B-Submission Process
Tab 2 -Division InformaƟon
Tab 3-Division Support
Tab 4-1003(a) SIG Funding Requests
Tab 5-CerƟﬁcaƟons, Assurances, and Budget VeriﬁcaƟon
Tab 6-School-level SIG ApplicaƟon | | --- | | Part II: Individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbook
(*Note: The budget workbook template will be reviewed and approved aŌer Part I of the applicaƟon has been reviewed by the Oﬃce of
School Quality) | | Each TSI school requesƟng 1003(a) funding will complete an Individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbook included on a separate document which contains the following components:
Tab 1-Budget Use of 1003(a) Funds
Tab 2-Budget Cover Page
Tab 3-Budget Summary
Tab 4-Budget Detail
Tab 5-Amendment InstrucƟons
Tab 6-Amendment 1 Increase/Decrease*
Tab 7-Budget Summary-Amend \#1
Tab 8-Budget Detail -Amend \#1
*Two of each Amendment Increase/Decrease, Budget Summary, and Budget Detail Tabs have been created for convenience/addiƟonal amendment requests. | | Please Note* | | *Applicants are required to provide responses within each tab of the LEA SIG ApplicaƟon Workbook and Individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbook. Responses should only address areas of federal idenƟﬁcaƟon for school improvement. | | | | --- | | Division Name: Staﬀord County Public School | | Division Contact Person’s Name: Amy Siepka | | Title: Assistant Director, School Improvement | | Oﬃce Address: 31 Staﬀord Ave Staﬀord VA 22554 | | Email Address: siepkaab@staﬀ[ordschools.net](ordschools.net) | | Telephone Number: (504) 658-6000 x851027 | | Finance Contact Person’s Name: Renee Newton | | Title: Grants Specialist | | Email Address: newtonrj@staﬀ[ordschools.net](ordschools.net) | | Telephone Number: (540) 658-6000 | | IdenƟﬁed Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools * | | --- | | School \#1 Name: Anthony Burns Elementary School | | School \#2 Name: Edward E. Drew Middle School | | School \#3 Name: H. H. Poole Middle School | | School \#4 Name: Hampton Oaks Elementary School | | School \#5 Name: Rocky Run Elementary School | | School \#6 Name: Shirley Heim Middle School | | School \

FAQs

What are CSI, TSI, and ATSI schools, and how does identification work?

Identification must align with Virginia’s ESSA accountability indicators and the system of annual meaningful differentiation. Schools can be identified as CSI-FGI if the graduating class does not meet the federal graduation indicator.

What is the purpose of the 2024-2025 Virginia School Improvement Grant?

The grant provides continued support to federally identified schools to implement each school’s Comprehensive School Support Plan (CSSP) and to deliver appropriate supports and interventions tied to the federal identification and application needs.

What are the two parts of the TSI application and what tools are required?

The process is divided into Part I and Part II. Part I includes the LEA TSI Application Workbook (Excel) and individual CSSPs (pdf), while Part II includes the individual School 1003(a) Budget Workbooks (Excel) and supplemental documentation per school (pdf).

Sep 27, 2026

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