(a)The Commissioner of Education shall develop a report of the effectiveness of the alliance district program, described in section 10-262u, and recommendations for reforming such program.
(b)(1) Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the alliance district program for improving student academic achievement and school district performance, (B) the oversight and accountability metrics and standards used to measure such student academic achievement and school district performance, as well as the metrics and standards used to conduct such analysis of the program, (C) a financial accounting of the program that examines the amount of funding provided to each alliance district during the existence of the program, how such funds have been e
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(a) The Commissioner of Education shall develop a report of the effectiveness of the alliance district program, described in section 10-262u, and recommendations for reforming such program. (b) (1) Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the alliance district program for improving student academic achievement and school district performance, (B) the oversight and accountability metrics and standards used to measure such student academic achievement and school district performance, as well as the metrics and standards used to conduct such analysis of the program, (C) a financial accounting of the program that examines the amount of funding provided to each alliance district during the existence of the program, how such funds have been expended, and whether (i) such funds have been expended in accordance with the improvement plans described in subsection (d) of section 10-262u , and (ii) there is a causal link between the expenditure of such funds in accordance with such improvement plans and an improvement of student academic achievement and school district performance. (2) Such recommendations shall include, but need not be limited to, an implementation plan, developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, for decreasing the total number of alliance districts on or before July 1, 2027, that will receive oversight and assistance from the Department of Education under the program and how resources and funding may best be expended to assist alliance districts in improving student academic achievement and school district performance. (c) Not later than January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .