There are four levels of support provided under Maine’s Model of School Supports including Targeted Support (TSI), Additional Targeted Support (ATSI), Comprehensive Support (CSI), and Comprehensive Support-Returning (CSI-R).
CSI and CSI-R support is for schools operating Title I programs and high school experiencing the most significant challenges.
ATSI and TSI support is for all schools, Title I and non-Title I.
CSI and CSI-R support eligibility is based on the performance of all eligible student population groups. ATSI and TSI are based on the performance of each individual student population group with at least 10 or more students. Student groups with fewer than 10 students are not included as part of the accountability indicators for a school as described in Maine’s Consolidated State Plan.
Below is a detailed summary describing how a school’s eligibility is determined and the various supports provided at each level.
| Level | TSI Target Supports and Improvement |
ATSI Additional Target Supports and Improvement |
CSI Comprehensive Supports and Improvement |
CSI-R Comprehensive Supports and Improvement Returning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility Determination | Any public school with one or more of the same student populations consistently experiencing challenges in the same indicators for three consecutive years. | Any public school with one or more student populations experiencing challenges (emerging) across all indicators. | *Title I schools where all student populations are experiencing challenges across all indicators or any public high school with a graduation rate below 67%. | *Title I schools continuing to have all student populations experiencing challenges across all indicators or any public high school with a graduation rate below 67% after three years. |
| Supports | Access to Maine DOE sponsored professional learning at no cost for school. | Access to Maine DOE sponsored professional learning at no cost for school. Focused technical assistance to support the implementation of the school improvement plan. |
Access to Maine DOE sponsored professional learning at no cost for school. Focused technical assistance to support the implementation of the school improvement plan. School Leadership Coach. Additional federal funds to support implementation of school leadership team and school improvement plan. *This may include schools with no assessments (PK-2) but are direct feeders to a school identified as CSI. |
Access to Maine DOE sponsored professional learning at no cost for school and *SAU. Focused technical assistance for school and SAU to support the implementation of the school improvement plan. School and SAU Leadership Coach. Additional federal funds to support implementation of school leadership team and school improvement plan. *This may include schools with no assessments (PK-2) but are direct feeders to a school identified as CSI or the potential of becoming CSI identified. |