ANNOUNCEMENTS | PHASE 1 APPLICATIONS | PHASE 1 APPLICATION REVIEW | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO STATES |
Race to the Top Home Page

• Announcement of the Phase 1 winners
• Announcement of the Phase 1 finalists
• States intending to apply—intent to apply for Phase 1 letters

• States' Phase 1 applications, scores, and comments

• Phase 1 Application review process
• Training and orientation for Phase 1 peer reviewers:
  • Initial training, Jan 23, 2010 PDF — slides
  • Results of survey evaluating reviewer training PDF
  • Instructions to peer reviewers on writing comments PDF
  • Phase 1 Tier 1 orientation, Feb 16, 2010 PDF — slides
  • Phase 1 Tier 1 review schedule, Feb 16-19, 2010 PDF
  • Phase 1 Tier 2 orientation, March 15, 2010 PDF — slides
• Technical review form—An example of the Technical Review Form that Phase 1 reviewers complete as they score applications and comment on them. PDF
• Who are the Phase 1 reviewers? PDF
• How peer reviewers were selected
  • Peer reviewer selection process PDF
  • Summary of conflict of interest policy and procedure PDF
  • Conflict of interest/availability checklist PDF
  • Final peer reviewer conflict of interest form PDF
  • Peer reviewer agreement PDF

• FAQs | Download PDF
• Information for Phase 1 finalists regarding the Tier 2 review process PDF
  • Addendum with further details PDF
• Phase 1 technical assistance planning workshops — December 2009 in Denver and Baltimore
  • Slides PDF — very detailed
  • Denver transcript, Dec 3, 2009 PDF
  • Baltimore transcript, Dec 10, 2009 PDF
  • Attending states MSWord
  • Results of survey evaluating TA workshops PDF
• Understanding the application PDF — slides from the webinar held on November 24, 2009 for States teams crafting their Phase 1 applications