• Press Release - Struggling Michigan Schools Eligible For Federal Improvement Funds   
• Key Terminology   
• Eligible Schools (Tiers 1, 2, 3) Lists   
• SIG Tier Definitions   
• Top to Bottom School Ranking   
• Short Narrative of School Ranking Business Rules/Formula   
• Full Narrative of School Ranking Business Rules/Formula   
• Federal FAQs   
• Business Rules Leading to Eligibility for the School Improvement Grant   

School Support Teams (SST) in SIG Schools  11/22/11

• School Support Teams in SIG Schools Video
• The Role of School Support Teams in SIG Schools
• Presentation on School Support Teams in SIG Schools 
• School Support Teams in SIG Schools Graphic

External Service Provider Information 

• Section 1003(g) School Improvement Grants Approved External Providers   
• External Provider Approved Applications  
• Section 1003(g) School Improvement Grants External Provider Application       

Legislation and Guidance  

• U.S. Department of Education Section 1003(g) Grants Website   
• Section 1003(g) Grants Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance   

*** This grant is currently being offered to all Tier I & II schools. A list of Tier I, II, and III schools is located above. If you are an eligible school or LEA (as indicated by the aforementioned list) and have questions related to the completion or submission of your application, please contact the Office of School Improvement at (517) 373-8480.  

SIG Evaluation in Michigan

WestEd has been awarded a contract to perform an evaluation of the implementation of the SIG in Michigan. Click on the link below to see the evaluation proposal.

• WestEd SIG Evaluation Proposal

SIG I 

SIG I Federal Web Requirements   

Excluded Schools Under N-Size Waiver  

Approved Applications   

• Adrian High School    
• Alger Middle School    
• Arthur Hill High School  
• Buchanan High School  
• Buena Vista High School  
• E.A. Johnson Memorial H.S.  
• Farwell Middle School  
• Fitzgerald Senior High School  
• Gerald R. Ford Middle School  
• Grant High School  
• Inkster High School  
• Lee High School  
• Lessenger Elementary-Middle School  
• Lincoln High School  
• Mount Clemens High School  
• Nolan Elementary School  
• Oak Park High School  
• Ottawa Hills High School  
• Phoenix Elementary  
• Romulus Middle School  
• Southwestern High School  
• Springport High School  
• Thompson Middle School  
• Union High School  
• Waldron Middle School  
• Weston Preparatory Academy  
• Westwood Middle School  
• White Elementary School  

Non-approved Applications   

• Aisha Shule/WEB Dubois Prep. Academy School  
• Barbara Jordan Elementary  
• Benton Harbor High School  
• Bethune Academy  
• Central High School  
• Cody College Preparatory Upper School of Teaching and Learning  
• Communication and Media Arts HS  
• Conner Creek Academy East-MI Collegiate High  
• Covert High School  
• Crockett High School  
• Denby High School  
• Detroit Community Schools-High School  
• Duffield Elementary School  
• Earhart Middle School  
• Finney High School  
• Fisher Magnet Upper Academy  
• Ford High School  
• George Washington Carver Academy  
• Hamady Community High School  
• Harper Woods Middle School  
• Highland Park Community H.S.  
• Holmes, A.L. Elementary School  
• Jemison School of Choice  
• Kettering High School  
• Kettering West Wing  
• Law Elementary School  
• Lincoln Park Middle School  
• Michigan Health Academy  
• Mumford High School  
• Murphy Elementary-Middle School  
• Muskegon Heights High School  
• Northern High School  
• Northwestern High School (Flint)  
• Northwestern High School (Detroit)  
• Old Redford Academy - High  
• Osborn Upper School of Global Communications and Culture  
• Parker Elementary School  
• Pershing High School  
• Pontiac Academy for Excellence - High School  
• Pontiac High School  
• Pulaski Elementary School  
• River Rouge Middle College High School Academy  
• Robichaud Senior High School  
• Roseville Middle School  
• Ruben Daniels Middle School  
• Saginaw High School  
• Schulze Elementary School  
• Scott, Brenda Middle School  
• Southeastern High School  
• Southfield Regional Academic Campus  
• Taft Middle School  
• Trix Elementary School  
• Truman High School  
• Vetal Elementary School  
• Western International High School  
• Whittemore-Prescott Area H.S.  
• Willow Run High School  

SIG II 

Approved Applications   

• Albion High School 
• Bethune Academy 
• Burns Elementary School 
• Central High School 
• Crockett High School 
• Eastland Middle School 
• Harper Woods High School 
• Highland Park Community High School 
• Holmes, A.L. Elementary School 
• King High School 
• Lincoln Park Middle School 
• Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts 
• Milwood Middle School 
• Mumford High School 
• Murphy Elementary-Middle School 
• Northwestern High School 
• Pershing High School 
• River Rouge Middle College High School Academy 
• Roseville Middle School 
• Ruben Daniels Middle School 
• Schulze Elementary School 
• Scott, Brenda Middle School 
• Waverly Middle School 
• Western International High School 

Non-approved Applications   

• Aisha Shule/WEB Dubois Prep. Academy School 
• Beckham, William Academy 
• Beecher High School 
• Benton Harbor High School 
• Bunche Elementary School 
• Camden-Frontier Middle School 
• Clintondale High School 
• Cody College Preparatory Upper School of Teaching and Learning 
• Denby High School 
• Detroit Community Schools-High School 
• Earhart Middle School 
• Eastern High School 
• Finney High School 
• Ford High School 
• Hamady Community High School 
• Hutchinson Elementary School 
• Jemison School of Choice 
• Kent City High School 
• Kettering High School 
• Lakeview High School 
• Law Elementary School 
• Lincoln Middle School 
• Marion High School 
• Muskegon Heights High School 
• New Haven High School 
• Northern High School 
• Northwestern High School 
• Osborn Upper School of Global Communications and Culture 
• Parker Elementary School 
• Pontiac Academy for Excellence - High School 
• Robichaud Senior High School 
• Ross Beatty High School 
• Saginaw High School 
• Southeastern High School 
• Southfield Regional Academic Campus 
• Stewart Elementary School 
• Trix Elementary School 
• Truman High School 
• Vetal Elementary School 
• Ypsilanti High School