School Improvement In Action

The School Improvement Grants Program (SIGP) is an initiative in British Columbia to support action research to raise literacy and math skills in schools serving challenging student populations. The program was launched in January 2001 by the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE).

Literacy or numeracy interventions in 13 public schools have been supported through the SIGP program thus far, with each site receiving $25,000 in grants to carry out its initiative. Developed and managed by SAEE, the program is funded through the assistance of the Royal Bank Foundation, Donner Canadian Foundation, Hecht Memorial Foundation, the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, and others.

This report provides the case studies of five projects in seven schools that constitute the first cycle of schools in the program, an overview of the research literature on school improvement, some early learnings about program effects and delivery, and lessons at-large for building capacity for school-directed improvement efforts.

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