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 108 STAT. 3546 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 statistically sound disaggregated results, as required by section 11 ll(b)(3)(I). "(2) REWARDS.—In the case of a local educational agency that for three consecutive years has met or exceeded the State's definition of adequate progress as defined in section llll(b)(2)(A)(ii), the State may make institutional and individual rewards of the kinds described for individual schools in paragraph (2) of section 1117(c). "(3) IDENTIFICATION. — (A) A State educational agency shall identify for improvement any local educational agency that— "(i) for two consecutive years, is not making adequate progress as defined in section llll(b)(2)(A)(ii) in schools served under this part toward meeting the State's student f)erformance standards, except that schools served by the ocal educational agency that are operating targeted assistance programs may be reviewed on the basis of the progress of only those students served under this part; or "(ii) has failed to meet the criteria established by the State through such State's transitional procedure under section 1111(b)(7)(B) for two consecutive years. "(B) Before identifying a local educational agency for improvement under paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall provide the local educational agency with an opportunity to review the school-level data, including assessment data, on which such identification is based. If the local educational agency believes that such identification for improvement is in error due to statistical or other substantive reasons, such local educational agency may provide evidence to the State educational agency to support such belief. "(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVISIONS. — (A) Each local educational agency identified under paragraph (3) shall, in consultation with schools, parents, and educational experts, revise its local educational agency plan under section 1112 in ways that have the greatest likelihood of improving the performance of schools served by the local educational agency under this part in meeting the State's student performance standards. "(B) Such revision shall include determining why the local educational agency's plan failed to bring about increased achievement, and may include reviewing the local educational agency's plan in the context of the opportunity-to-leam standards or strategies developed by such State under the Groals 2000: Educate America Act. " (5) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY. —(A) For each local educational agency identified under paragraph (3), the State educational agency shall— "(i) provide technical or other assistance, if requested, as authorized under section 1117, to better enable the local educational agency to— "(I) develop and implement the local educational agenc^s revised plan; and "(II) work with schools needing improvement; and "(ii) make available to the local educational agencies farthest from meeting the State's standards, if requested, assistance under section 1117. "(B) Technical or other assistance may be provided by the State educational agency directly, or by an institution of

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