[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR200.40]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND
              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. 200.40  Technical assistance.

    (a) An LEA that identifies a school for improvement under Sec. 
200.32 must ensure that the school receives technical assistance as the 
school develops and implements its improvement plan under Sec. 200.41 
and throughout the plan's duration.
    (b) The LEA may arrange for the technical assistance to be provided 
by one or more of the following:
    (1) The LEA through the statewide system of school support and 
recognition described under section 1117 of the ESEA.
    (2) The SEA.
    (3) An institution of higher education that is in full compliance 
with all of the reporting provisions of Title II of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965.
    (4) A private not-for-profit organization, a private for-profit 
organization, an educational service agency, or another entity with 
experience in helping schools improve academic achievement.
    (c) The technical assistance must include the following:
    (1) Assistance in analyzing data from the State assessment system, 
and other examples of student work, to identify and develop solutions to 
problems in--
    (i) Instruction;
    (ii) Implementing the requirements for parental involvement and 
professional development under this subpart; and
    (iii) Implementing the school plan, including LEA- and school-level 
responsibilities under the plan.
    (2) Assistance in identifying and implementing professional 
development and instructional strategies and methods that have proved 
effective, through scientifically based research, in addressing the 
specific instructional issues that caused the LEA to identify the school 
for improvement.
    (3) Assistance in analyzing and revising the school's budget so that 
the school allocates its resources more effectively to the activities 
most likely to--
    (i) Increase student academic achievement; and
    (ii) Remove the school from school improvement status.
    (d) Technical assistance provided under this section must be based 
on scientifically based research.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(4))

[67 FR 71723, Dec. 2, 2002]

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