The
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will annually identify schools with underperforming
subgroups of students for targeted support and improvement (TSI) as a required
element of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and KRS 160.346.
In addition, schools will be identified for additional targeted support and improvement (ATSI) every three years. During an identification year, schools that were identified for TSI in the immediately preceding year and continue to have an underperforming subgroup of students will be identified for ATSI.
Once identified for TSI or ATSI, schools must revise their comprehensive school improvement plan (CSIP) to address components of turnaround leadership development and support, the identification of critical resource inequities, evidence-based interventions, and any additional actions that address the causes of consistently underperforming subgroups of students. Revised CSIPs must be approved by the local board of education. Local educational agencies (LEAs [the district]) must monitor and provide support to TSI and ATSI schools.
2026-2027 Entrance and Exit Criteria
Identification Timeline
TSI and ATSI Improvement Plan Requirements
SBDM Council Implications for CSI and TSI Schools
TSI School Roster
ATSI School Roster
KDE Newsletters
Resource Allocation Reviews: This website provides additional information and resources aligned to resource allocation reviews (RARs) required under Section 1111 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Kentucky Department of Education conducts a resource allocation review in each local education agency (LEA) that supports a significant number of comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) and/or targeted support and improvement (TSI), including additional targeted support and improvement (ATSI), schools. LEAs are identified as supporting a significant number of schools according to criteria specified in 703 KAR 5:280. The purpose of the review is to help LEAs and schools connect resources with student outcomes, as well as uncover opportunities for more strategic resource use.
Trey Smallwood
Office of Continuous Improvement and Support
Division of School and Program Improvement
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601