[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR200.41]

[Page 442-443]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 200--TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED--
Table of Contents
 
   Subpart A--Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 
                                Agencies
 
Sec. 200.41  School improvement plan.

    (a)(1) Not later than three months after an LEA has identified a 
school for improvement under Sec. 200.32, the school must develop or 
revise a school improvement plan for approval by the LEA.
    (2) The school must consult with parents, school staff, the LEA, and 
outside experts in developing or revising its school improvement plan.
    (b) The school improvement plan must cover a 2-year period.
    (c) The school improvement plan must--
    (1) Specify the responsibilities of the school, the LEA, and the SEA 
serving the school under the plan, including the technical assistance to 
be provided by the LEA under Sec. 200.40;
    (2)(i) Incorporate strategies, grounded in scientifically based 
research, that will strengthen instruction in the core academic subjects 
at the school and address the specific academic issues that caused the 
LEA to identify the school for improvement; and
    (ii) May include a strategy for implementing a comprehensive school 
reform model described in section 1606 of the ESEA;
    (3) With regard to the school's core academic subjects, adopt 
policies and practices most likely to ensure that all groups of students 
described in Sec. 200.13(b)(7) and enrolled in the school will meet the 
State's proficient level of achievement, as measured by the State's 
assessment system, not later than the 2013-2014 school year;
    (4) Establish measurable goals that--
    (i) Address the specific reasons for the school's failure to make 
adequate progress; and
    (ii) Promote, for each group of students described in 
Sec. 200.13(b)(7) and enrolled in the school, continuous and substantial 
progress that ensures that all these groups meet the State's annual 
measurable objectives described in Sec. 200.18;

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    (5) Provide an assurance that the school will spend not less than 10 
percent of the allocation it receives under subpart A of this part for 
each year that the school is in school improvement status, for the 
purpose of providing high-quality professional development to the 
school's teachers, principal, and, as appropriate, other instructional 
staff, consistent with section 9101(34) of the ESEA, that--
    (i) Directly addresses the academic achievement problem that caused 
the school to be identified for improvement;
    (ii) Is provided in a manner that affords increased opportunity for 
participating in that professional development; and
    (iii) Incorporates teacher mentoring activities or programs;
    (6) Specify how the funds described in paragraph (c)(5) of this 
section will be used to remove the school from school improvement 
status;
    (7) Describe how the school will provide written notice about the 
identification to parents of each student enrolled in the school;
    (8) Include strategies to promote effective parental involvement at 
the school; and
    (9) As appropriate, incorporate activities before school, after 
school, during the summer, and during any extension of the school year.
    (d)(1) Within 45 days of receiving a school improvement plan, the 
LEA must--
    (i) Establish a peer-review process to assist with review of the 
plan;
    (ii) Promptly review the plan;
    (iii) Work with the school to make any necessary revisions; and
    (iv) Approve the plan if it meets the requirements of this section.
    (2) The LEA may condition approval of the school improvement plan 
on--
    (i) Inclusion of one or more of the corrective actions specified in 
Sec. 200.42; or
    (ii) Feedback on the plan from parents and community leaders.
    (e) A school must implement its school improvement plan immediately 
on approval of the plan by the LEA.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1810-0581)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(3))

[67 FR 71723, Dec. 2, 2002]