[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: 34CFR200.41]



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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.  200.41  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;

    (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]