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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 165

Secretary and may be amended by the State educational agency after consultation with a committee of practitioners when necessary. "(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—In any fiscal year for which appropriations are made pursuant to section 1405, the State educational agency shall fully implement the program improvement activities described in sections 1020 and 1021. In any fiscal year for which appropriations are not made, the State educational agency shall conduct, at a minimum, the activities required under section 1021(d), and other program improvement activities to the extent practicable. "SEC. 1021. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.

"(a) LOCAL REVIEW.—Each local educational agency shall— "(1) conduct an annual review of the program's effectiveness in improving student performance for which purpose the local educational agency shall use outcomes developed pursuant to section 1012 and subsection (b) of this section, and make the results of such review available to teachers, parents of participating children, and other appropriate parties; "(2) determine whether improved performance under paragraph (1) is sustained over a period of more than one program year; "(3) use the results of such review and of evaluation pursuant to section 1019 in program improvement efforts required by section 1021(b); and "(4) annually assess through consultation with parents, the effectiveness of the parental involvement program and determine what action needs to be taken, if any, to increase parental participation. "(b) SCHOOL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.—(1) With respect to each school which does not show substantial progress toward meeting the desired outcomes described in the local educational agency's application under section 1012(a) or shows no improvement or a decline in aggregate performance of children served under this chapter for one school year as assessed by measures developed pursuant to section 1019(a) or subsection (a), pursuant to the program improvement timetable developed under sections 1020 and 1431, the local educational agency shall— "(A) develop and implement in coordination with such school a plan for program improvement which shall describe how such agency will identify and modify programs funded under this chapter for schools and children pursuant to this section and which shall incorporate those program changes which have the greatest likelihood of improving the performance of educationally disadvantaged children, including— "(i) a description of educational strategies designed to achieve the stated program outcomes or to otherwise improve the performance and meet the needs of eligible children; and "(ii) a description of the resources, and how such resources will be applied, to carry out the strategies selected, including, as appropriate, qualified personnel, inservice training, curriculum materials, equipment, and physical facilities; and, where appropriate— "(I) technical assistance; "(II) alternative curriculum that heis shown promise in similar schools;

20 USC 2731.

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