What is Contract for Excellence (C4E)?
C4E requires school districts with large aid increases and low student performance to spend their aid increases in ways that are documented to improve student achievement. The law requires school districts to target funds for students with the greatest educational needs and to supplement, rather than supplant, existing district effort. Districts provide data on the allocation of C4E funds on programs with a track record of success in raising student achievement and identify student performance targets they expect as a result of C4E expenditures. End-of-year assessments will determine if performance targets are met and form the basis for subsequent year’s C4E planning. Funds can be spent in one of seven programs.
