§ 22-11-404 — School improvement plan - contents

(1) (a) If the state board,
pursuant to section 22-11-210, directs a district public school to adopt an
improvement plan, the school principal and the school district superintendent, or
his or her designee, in accordance with time frames specified in state board rules,
shall adopt a school improvement plan, as described in subsection (3) of this
section, for the district public school.

(b) The school accountability committee for the district public school shall
advise the principal concerning preparation of the school improvement plan and
shall make recommendations to the principal concerning the contents of the school
improvement plan. The principal, with the approval of the superintendent or his or
her designee, shall create and adopt the school improvement plan, taking into
account the advice and recommendations of the school accountability committee.

(c) The school district accountability committee shall include the adopted
school improvement plan in the compilation prepared pursuant to section 22-11-302
(1), and the local school board shall consider the adopted school improvement plan
in developing the budget required by section 22-44-108. The principal and the
superintendent, or his or her designee, shall ensure that the school improvement
plan is in effect for the district public school within the time frames established in
state board rules.

(2) (a) If the state board, pursuant to section 22-11-210, directs an institute
charter school to adopt an improvement plan, the school principal, in accordance
with time frames specified in state board rules, shall adopt a school improvement
plan, as described in subsection (3) of this section, for the institute charter school.

(b) The school accountability committee for the institute charter school shall
advise the principal concerning preparation of the school improvement plan and
shall make recommendations to the principal concerning the contents of the school
improvement plan. The principal shall create and adopt the school improvement
plan, taking into account the advice and recommendations of the school
accountability committee.

(c) The institute shall include the adopted school improvement plan in the
compilation prepared pursuant to section 22-11-303 (2)(b). The principal shall
ensure that the school improvement plan is in effect for the institute charter school
within the time frames established in state board rules.

(3) A school improvement plan must be designed to raise the academic
performance of students enrolled in the public school and to ensure that the public
school, following the next annual performance review, attains a higher
accreditation category. At a minimum, each school improvement plan must:

(a) Set or revise, as appropriate, ambitious but attainable targets that the
public school shall attain on the performance indicators. The principal and school
district superintendent, or his or her designee, shall ensure that the targets are
aligned with the statewide targets set by the state board pursuant to section 22-11-201.

(a.5) If the public school serves students in kindergarten and first, second,
and third grades, identify the strategies to be used in addressing the needs of
students enrolled in kindergarten and first, second, and third grade who are
identified pursuant to section 22-7-1205 as having significant reading deficiencies
and set or revise, as appropriate, ambitious but attainable targets that the public
school shall attain in reducing the number of students who have significant reading
deficiencies and in ensuring that each student achieves grade level expectations in
reading;

(a.7) Identify strategies to address the needs of students who are below
grade level or struggling in mathematics and set or revise, as appropriate,
ambitious but attainable targets that the public school shall attain in reducing the
number of students who are below grade level or struggling in mathematics and to
increase the number of students who achieve grade-level expectations in
mathematics. Strategies may include tutoring, including peer tutoring; additional
educator training; personalized learning models, which may include a combination
of in-person instruction, online modules, and self-paced learning techniques; or
supplemental supports or curricula in mathematics, including digital mathematics
accelerator programs.

(b) Identify positive and negative trends in the levels of attainment by the
public school on the performance indicators;

(c) Assess and prioritize the issues and needs at the public school that must
be addressed to raise the levels of attainment on the performance indicators by the
public school and to improve school readiness, if the public school serves students
in preschool or kindergarten;

(d) Identify specific, research-based strategies that are appropriate in scope,
intensity, and type to address the needs and issues identified pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this subsection (3);

(e) Identify the local, state, and federal resources that the public school will
use to implement the identified strategies with fidelity; and

(f) Address any other issues required by rule of the state board or raised by
the department through the performance review pursuant to section 22-11-210.

(4) The local school board, on behalf of a district public school, or the
institute, on behalf of an institute charter school, shall submit the school
improvement plan to the department for publication on the data portal. The public
school shall make copies of the school improvement plan available to members of
the public upon request.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire article R&RE, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1503, � 1, effective May 21. L. 2011: (1)(b) and (2)(b) amended, (HB 11-1126), ch. 118, p. 370, � 3, effective August 10. L. 2012: (3)(a.5) added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 670, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1)(b) and (2)(b) amended, (SB 13-193), ch. 355, p. 2072, � 3, effective May 28. L. 2023: IP(3) amended and (3)(a.7) added, (HB 23-1231), ch. 190, p. 947, � 8, effective May 15.