[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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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