§ 16-6H-16 — School Turnaround Academy

(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, the department shall lead a working group to develop a School Turnaround Academy, to train principals and teacher leaders to specialize in evidence-based school turnaround strategies and practices. The department shall partner with national or state-level partners, or both, with a demonstrated record of success in improving academic performance in low-performing schools, with the intent to create a pipeline of school turnaround principals and teacher leaders to support state academic intervention and reconstitution.
(b) The department shall explore new compensation models to incentivize, reward, and retain high-quality teachers and leaders in low-performing schools.
(c) The State Superintendent of Education shall ensure the membership of the working group is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(d) The working group shall make initial recommendations to the Legislature, as necessary to implement changes in the law or funding to support this section no later February 1, 2024.

Legislative History

(Act 2022-249, §16.)