Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/505

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PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1489 for improvement for professional development (including funds reserved for professional development under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii)), but excluding funds reserved for professional development under section 1119; "(iv) include specific measurable achievement goals and targets for each of the groups of students identified in the disaggregated data pursuant to section llll(b)(2)(C)(v), consistent with adequate yearly progress as defined under section 1111(b)(2); "(v) address the fundamental teaching and learning needs in the schools of that agency, and the specific academic problems of low-achieving students, including a determination of why the local educational agency's prior plan failed to bring about increased student academic achievement; "(vi) incorporate, as appropriate, activities before school, after school, during the summer, and during an extension of the school year; "(vii) specify the responsibilities of the State educational agency and the local educational agency under the plan, including specifying the technical assistance to be provided by the State educational agency under paragraph (9) and the local educational agency's responsibilities under section 1120A; and "(viii) include strategies to promote effective parental involvement in the school. "(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local educational agency Deadline, shall implement the plan (including a revised plan) expeditiously, but not later than the beginning of the next school year after the school year in which the agency was identified for improvement. " (9) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.— "(A) TECHNICAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE. —For each local educational agency identified under paragraph (3), the State educational agency shall 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 agency's plan; and "(ii) work with schools needing improvement. "(B) METHODS AND STRATEGIES. — Technical assistance provided under this section by the State educational agency or an entity authorized by such agency shall be supported by effective methods and instructional strategies based on scientifically based research. Such technical assistance shall address problems, if any, in implementing the parental involvement activities described in section 1118 and the professional development activities described in section 1119. "(10) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—In order to help students served under this part meet challenging State student academic achievement standards, each State shall implement a system of corrective action in accordance with the following: "(A) DEFINITION.— As used in this paragraph, the term 'corrective action' means action, consistent with State law, that—