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TAP in Action
New Federal Funding Opportunities Prospective States and Districts Current TAP Schools Donors
Resources for Prospective States and Districts
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Resources for Prospective TAP States and Districts


TAP™ is a comprehensive school reform system that provides powerful opportunities for career advancement, professional growth, instructionally focused accountability and competitive compensation for educators. TAP currently operates in schools and districts across the country and impacts over 85,000 students and 7,500 teachers. The federal government has committed new resources for increasing teacher effectiveness. To learn more about how TAP connects to these opportunities, visit Resources for New Federal Funding Opportunities.

If you are interested in learning more about TAP and how to bring it to your state or district, you may find the following resources useful:
  • Learn about TAP's Elements of Success, the four key elements that work together to create an effective comprehensive reform system.
  • Read about TAP Outcomes and Success Stories.
  • Check out Frequently Asked Questions to get answers to some of your immediate questions about TAP.
  • If you're interested in exploring participation in TAP, visit Adopting TAP.
  • Learn about TAP's impact by viewing news stories from TAP in the News, which offers a sampling of TAP's media coverage from across the country.
  • And if you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact us.


Resources for...
New Federal Funding Opportunities
Prospective States
and Districts
Current TAP Schools
Donors
TAP Elements of Success
What People Are Saying About TAP

Walter Lee, DeSoto Parish Schools Superintendent, Mansfield, Louisiana
"TAP is a very structured program that ensures the faculty works together as a team and ensures they are analyzing student data, where the students are academically, where deficiencies are, and where the needs are . . ."
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