Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/1026

 115 STAT. 2010 PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 under paragraph (5), the school shall develop a school plan, in consultation with interested parties including parents, school staff, the school board, and other outside experts (if appropriate), that shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. The school plan shall cover a 3- year period and shall— "(i) incorporate strategies that address the specific issues that caused the school to fail to be accredited or fail to be a candidate for accreditation; "(ii) incorporate policies and practices concerning the school that have the greatest likelihood of ensuring that the school will obtain accreditation during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the plan is implemented; "(iii) contain an assurance that the school will reserve the necessary funds, from the funds described in paragraph (3), for each fiscal year for the purpose of obtaining accreditation; "(iv) specify how the funds described in clause (iii) will be used to obtain accreditation; "(v) establish specific annual, objective goals for measuring continuous and significant progress made by the school in a manner that will ensure the accreditation of the school within the 3-year period described in clause (ii); "(vi) identify how the school will provide written notification about the lack of accreditation to the parents of each student enrolled in such school, in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand; and "(vii) specify the responsibilities of the school board and any assistance to be provided by the Secretary under paragraph (3). " (B) IMPLEMENTATION. —^A school shall implement the school plan under subparagraph (A) expeditiously, but in no event later than the beginning of the school year following the school year in which the school was included in the annual report under paragraph (5) so long as the necessary resources have been provided to the school. Deadline. "(C) REVIEW OF PLAN.— Not later than 45 days after receiving a school plan, the Secretary shall— "(i) establish a peer-review process to assist with the review of the plan; and "(ii) promptly review the school plan, work with the school as necessary, and approve the school plan if the plan meets the requirements of this paragraph. " (8) CORRECTIVE ACTION.— "(A) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 'corrective action' means any action that— "(i) substantially and directly responds to— "(I) the failure of a school to achieve accreditation; and "(II) any underlying staffing, curriculum, or other programmatic problem in the school that contributed to the lack of accreditation; and "(ii) is designed to increase substantially the likelihood that the school will be accredited.

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