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Office of School Turnaround

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Applications for the Turnaround School Leaders Program are due on Friday, May 23rd by 4:30pm EST.
Applications must be complete and fully uploaded by 4:30pm. We strongly recommend that applicants upload applications prior to May 23rd in case there are technical difficulties.

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The Office of School Turnaround (OST) is responsible for providing financial assistance and other support, including through the administration of the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, for state and district efforts to turn around the lowest-performing five percent of schools in each state.

The OST uses knowledge of turnaround efforts, including those of SIG and Priority Schools, to inform its monitoring, technical assistance, and policy decisions. It focuses on building the capacity of states and districts to improve student outcomes, and sustain the reforms, in their lowest-performing schools.

The OST is also responsible for helping to coordinate the Department’s programs and initiatives focused on the lowest-performing schools and for working collaboratively with other Department offices to develop strategies, guidance, and networks to assist those schools.

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of School Turnaround
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6132
Phone: 202-260-0824
Fax: 202-260-7764
e-mail: OESE.OST@ed.gov


 
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