Purpose


To delete the term Differentiated Accountability (DA) from the rule and replace it with School Improvement (SI). It will also eliminate the state designation of Targeted Support and Improvement (TS&I) and classify a D or F school as Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CS&I) per the state’s approved Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan. Additionally, this rule requires districts to notify and receive approval from the state prior to the changing of a turnaround principal after plan approval. This amendment will add a form Principal Change Verification and revises incorporated forms. It will also add language that External Operator contracts shall include conditions of payment based on performance indicators and terminate or non-renew the contract should the EO fail to meet the performance indicators. The amendment also includes language setting forth the criteria to revoke an approved turnaround plan. Additionally, extraneous language around the approval and denial of plans is eliminated.