Percentage Of Schools Requiring Comprehensive Support Increases To 7.3%

The percentage of low performing public elementary and secondary schools requiring Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) increased from 6.5% in the 2019–2020 school year to 7.3% in 2022–2023, according to data from the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO). Under the federal, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), schools requiring CSI include the lowest-performing Title I public schools in the state; public high schools with low graduation rates, and any Title I schools that failed to improve with less intensive intervention. The number of schools designated for CSI rose from more than . . .