Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/53

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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3543 dents to meet the State's student performance standards described in the State plan; "(3) publicize and disseminate to teachers and other staff, parents, students, and the community, the results of the annual review under paragraph (2) of all schools served under this part in individual school performance profiles that include statistically sound disaggregated results as required by section lllKbXSXI); and "(4) provide the results of the local annual review to schools so that the schools can continually refine the program of instruction to help all children served under this part in those schools meet the State's student performance standards. "(b) DESIGNATION OF DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS.— Each State educational agency and local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall designate distinguished schools in accordance with section 1117. " (c) SCHOOL IMPROVISMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— ^A local educational agency shall identify for school improvement any school served under this part that— "(A) has been in program improvement under section 1020 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such section was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), for at least two consecutive school years prior to such day; "(B) has not made adequate progress as defined in the State's plan under section llll(b)(2)(A)(i) for two consecutive school years, except that— "(i) this subparagraph shall not apply to a school if almost every student in such school is meeting the State's advanced level of performance; or "(ii) in the case of a targeted assistance school, such school may be reviewed on the progress of only those students that have been or are served under this part; or "(C) has failed to meet the criteria established by the State through the State's transitional procedure under section 1111(b)(7)(B) for two consecutive years. "(2) REQUIREMENT. — (A) Each school identified under paragraph (1) shall— "(i) in consultation with parents, the local educational agency, and the school support team, develop or revise a school plan in ways that have the greatest likelihood of improving the performance of participating children in meeting the State's student performance standards, which may include reviewing the schools' plan in the context of the opportunity-to-leam standards or strategies developed by such State under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; and "(ii) submit the plan or revised plan to the local educational agency for approval. "(B) Before identifying a school for school improvement under paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide the school with an opportunity to review the school-level data, including assessment data, on which such identification is based. If the school believes that such identification for school improvement is in error for statistical or other substantive