EXCELerator
EXCELerator is a school improvement model developed with the College Board. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation agreed to fund a five-year pilot project with a $16 million grant. For the 2006–2007 school year, a total of eleven schools were selected in three large urban districts where the graduation rate was well below the national average and minority enrollment was above 50%.
Participants
The initial districts and schools chosen were:
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Washington, D.C. |
Jacksonville |
Chicago |
For the 2007–2008 school year, sixteen additional schools were selected, for a total of 27.
The phase II districts and schools included:
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Denver |
Jacksonville |
Chicago |
Tampa |