Executive Order 13153



By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2000 (as contained in Public Law 106-113), and in order to take actions to improve low-performing schools, it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Policy.
 * Since 1993, this Administration has sought to raise standards for students and to increase accountability in public education while investing more resources in elementary and secondary schools. While much has been accomplished-there has been progress in math and reading achievement, particularly for low-achieving students and students in our highest poverty schools-much more can be done, especially for low-performing schools.

. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building.

. School Improvement Report.
 * To monitor the progress of LEAs and schools in turning around failing schools, including those receiving grants from the School Improvement Fund, the Secretary shall prepare an annual School Improvement Report, to be published in September of each year, beginning in 2000. The report shall:

. Compliance Monitoring System.
 * Consistent with the implementation of the School Improvement Fund, the Secretary shall strengthen the Department's monitoring of ESEA requirements for identifying and turning around low-performing schools, as well as any new requirements established for the School Improvement Fund by Public Law 106-113. The Secretary shall give priority to provisions that have the greatest bearing on identifying and turning around low-performing schools, including sections 1116 and 1117 of the ESEA, and to developing an ongoing, focused, and systematic process for monitoring these provisions. This improved compliance monitoring shall be designed to:

. Consultation.
 * The Secretary shall, where appropriate, consult with executive agencies, State and local education officials, educators, community based groups, and others in carrying out this Executive order.

. Judicial Review.
 * This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

, May 3, 2000. [FR Doc. 00–11531 Filed 5–4–00; 11:45 am] Billing Code 3195–01–P