
Success for All
Local governments can invest in this strategy using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
- This strategy can help address educational disparities. The U.S. Department of Treasury has indicated that strategies that help achieve this outcome are eligible for the use of Fiscal Recovery Funds.
- Investments in this strategy are SLFRF-eligible as long as they are made in qualified census tracts or are designed to assist populations or communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Program overview
- School-wide reform model integrating curriculum, school culture, family, and community supports
- Teachers provide literacy instruction for 90 minutes every school day, with additional tutoring for struggling students
- Consists of specific teaching processes, curriculum, and support services for families and staff
- Includes a school-wide solutions team that helps improve classroom management problems, engages with parents, and provides family support
- Issue Areas
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K-12 education
- Outcomes
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Elementary and middle school success
- Target Population
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Elementary and middle school-aged children
- Cost per Participant
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$104 per child per year
Evidence and impacts
Ranked as having the highest level of evidence by the National Institute of Justice; the second-highest level of evidence by U.S. Department of Education What Works Clearinghouse, and the second-highest level of evidence inSocial Programs That Work
- Improved outcomes in alphabetics and reading fluency
- Alphabetics outcomes improved by an average of 9 percentile points
- Reading fluency outcomes improved by an average of 12 percentile points
Best practices in implementation
- Ensure that there is a full-time building facilitator and an adequate number of tutors to work with struggling readers.
- Ensure that there is adequate professional development and on-site coaching to ensure high-quality implementation.
- Make extensive use of cooperative learning throughout the school day.
- Allow the whole school teacher staff to vote on whether to adopt SFA. Require a vote of 80 percent or more.
Learn more:
Success for All program website
Success for All: Overview of evaluation literature
Challenges in the Implementation of Success for All in Four High-Need Urban Schools
US Department of Education evaluation of Success for All
National Institute of Justice evaluation of Success for All
Social Programs that Work evaluation of Success for All