Publications

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Evaluation 2009-2011
AISD used $16 million to support 25 ARRA IDEA projects to reduce the student academic achievement gap, reduce disproportionality, reduce dropout, improve district processes, improve teacher quality, and evaluate programs.

NCLB Title I, Part A Program Summary, 2010–2011
This report summarizes compliance and service data from the more than $31 million in federal Title I, Part A grant funds to AISD in 2010–2011 which was used to serve more than 43,000 students at 67 Title I schools.

AISD Professional Development Needs Assessment, 2010-2011
In a Spring 2011 survey about professional development opportunity needs, teachers and campus administrators most often requested training in the state’s new academic assessment and using technology. For more information, read the full report.

ARRA IDEA Mid-year Report, 2010-2011
This mid-year report summarizes AISD’s use of more than $16 million to support 25 projects to serve students with disabilities, improve teacher skills, improve district special education processes, and evaluate activities.

Teacher Induction Program (TIP): 2010 New Teacher Survey Results
This report summarizes results from a survey of newly hired teachers who attended AISD's orientation week in August 2010. Most new teachers reported that district and campus orientations were useful. Read the full report for more results.

Sustaining Evaluation Efforts After the ARRA IDEA
This report provides AISD staff with a guide to sustain project evaluation practices on ARRA IDEA projects after grant funding ends by enhancing staff capacity to include evaluation in planning, managing, and improving the projects and programs.