(A) In general Not later than 120 days after the date on which a
school is included in an annual report 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.
(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.