§ 20-A §9922 — Establishment of a community school

Beginning October 1, 2015, a school board may designate an existing school or establish a new school as a community school.
1.
Community school plan goals.
A community school shall collaborate with community partners to provide services to students, families and community members that promote student success while addressing the needs of the whole student. A school board may designate or establish a community school as long as the community school plan developed by the school board is consistent with the following goals:
2.
Audit.
Following the designation or establishment of a community school, but prior to the opening of a community school, a school board shall conduct:
3.
Plan.
A school board shall develop a community school plan for each school designated or established as a community school.
4.
Funding.
The commissioner may provide state funding to the school administrative units in which community schools are located pursuant to section 15689‑A, subsection 25. In providing funds under this subsection, the commissioner shall give priority to a qualified school administrative unit in which at least 40% of the students are economically disadvantaged students as determined pursuant to section 15675, subsection 2 and that has more economically disadvantaged students than other qualified school administrative units under this subsection.
5.
Gifts, grants and donations.
A school administrative unit may seek and accept public and private gifts, grants and donations to offset the costs of developing and implementing a community school plan under subsection 3. A gift, grant or donation received pursuant to this subsection must be approved by the school board prior to the receipt of the gift, grant or donation.

Legislative History

PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. GGG, §1 (NEW).