In the summer of 2011, Harrisburg School District applied for and was awarded over $9.9 million in School Improvement grants. The grant stipulates the funds be used for improving student achievement using one of four federally dictated strategies. The strategies are: transformation, turnaround, restart with new faculty and administration or closure of failing schools. Harrisburg City School District schools received: Camp Curtin, Transformation, $2,303,237; Foose School, Transformation, $2,208,251; Harrisburg High School, Transformation, $2,910,514; Rowland School, Transformation, $2,499,430; and Scott School Early Childhood Center, Transformation, $2,034,887. Transformation calls for a change in faculty and administration evaluations, mandated training in proven teaching techniques, and rigorous curriculum change that focuses on student achievement.