Testing a research/technology-based delivery system to improve student performance in mathematics and science in middle schools in rural, high-poverty communities

虽然有数百所学校正在通过综合学校改革示范（CSRD）项目实施改革模式，但大多数学校的实施并没有达到综合学校改革示范的全部九项标准。越来越多的人担心，通过CSRD项目提供的模式并没有充分普及到贫困社区的偏远农村学校。这项计划拨款的目的是制定一项严谨的研究计划，以测试一个原型模型（有希望的未来模型- pfm）的有效性，该模型符合综合性标准，旨在针对位于偏远农村、高度贫困社区的中学。规划奖将使合作伙伴和合作者能够为一项分三个阶段、为期五年的研究奠定基础，以测试全面实施的方案管理对农村高度贫困中学教学的影响。作为提案规划工作的一部分，将成立一个跨学科研究小组（IRT）。这个团队将包括代表不同学科和观点的科学家和学者，包括经济学家和农村社会学家。政府会成立一个执行小组，以完善待测试的模式，并确保研究建议能充分处理在不同情况下实施全面学校改革的复杂性。除了研究小组和评估小组外，还将成立一个咨询委员会，为研究建议提供更多的专业知识（例如，从业人员、国家组织和利益相关者）。为期一年的计划补助金的目标是全面制定一项研究计划，其中包括一项为期五年的研究，以回答以下研究问题：PFM在不同背景下与不同类型的教师的实施有何不同？PFM能否在任何农村社区忠实地实施？它的价格是多少？在农村的情况下，人们能负担得起吗？PFM能显著提高学生在数学和科学方面的成绩吗？

While hundreds of schools are implementing reform models through the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) program, most implementations they do not meet all nine CSRD criteria. There is growing concern that the models being delivered through the CSRD program have not adequately reached isolated, rural schools in poor communities. The purpose of this planning grant is to develop a rigorous, research study proposal that will test the effectiveness of a prototype model (the Promising Futures Model-PFM) that meets the criteria for comprehensiveness and is designed to target middle schools located in isolated rural, high-poverty communities. The planning award will allow, the partners and collaborators to set the stage for a three-phase, five-year study to test the effects of a fully implemented PFM on teaching and learning in rural, high-poverty middle schools. As part of this proposal planning effort, an Interdisciplinary Research Team (IRT) will be formed. This team will include scientists and scholars representing diverse disciplines and perspectives, including economists and rural sociologists. A Delivery Team (DT) will be formed to refine the model to be tested and to ensure that the study proposal adequately addresses the complexity of implementing comprehensive school reform in diverse contexts. In addition to the IRT and the DT, an Advisory Committee will be formed to bring additional expertise (e.g., practitioners, national organizations, and stakeholders) to bear on the study proposal. The objective of the one-year planning grant is to fully develop a study proposal that incorporates a three-phase, five-year study to answer the following research questions: How does the PFM differ in implementation in diverse contexts with different kinds of teachers? Can the PFM be implemented in any rural community with fidelity? What does it cost? Is it affordable in the rural context? Does the PFM significantly raise student achievement in mathematics and science?