RTT-D

Race to the Top - District Grant Competition

The Race to the Top - District competition creates a new opportunity for local level innovation. By focusing on a place-based/community school approach, it prioritizes results, resource alignment and integrated services to support personalized and engaged student learning. As Local Education Agencies (LEA) prepare to build their applications, relationships with all stakeholders will be pivotal in strengthening the level of alignment and integration of resources required for a strong application.

Final Guidelines

Draft Guidelines and Coalition Comments

Community Schools Approach to Race to the Top

The following are a list of further resources that can help LEAs engage all stakeholders, and vice versa, in building a stronger Race to the Top application.

Coalition's Guide to Race to the Top - District Competition: The guide provides a brief overview and explanation of the competition framework in the context of the community schools strategy, and next steps for LEAs and community partners.
WEBINAR: Race to the Top-District – "Planning for Partnerships": Based on the draft guidelines for the competition, the Coalition discussed how the RTT-D competition aligns with community school principles. The webinar voiced district and community leaders about how they have developed district-community partnerships that are required throughout the grant competition.
RTT-D and community Schools Fact Sheet: The two page fact sheet defines the community schools strategy and provides an understanding of the roles LEAs and community stakeholders would be playing in the RTT-D application.
Coalition’s Remarks to Final Guidelines: This news article highlights changes to the Race to the Top district competition guidelines.

Resources for Community Schools Approach