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 Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017)
 Title 4. Education and Early Development.
 Chapter 4.06. Government of Schools.
 Article 4.06.4. Statewide Student Assessment.

  Section 4.06.845. School improvement plan.  

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  • 	(a)  Not later than November 1 of each school year, a district shall prepare a school improvement plan for a school in the district that receives a star rating of one, two, or three stars under 4 AAC 06.835, and shall submit the plan to the department if the plan is for a school that received one or two stars. A district shall require a school in the district that receives a star rating of four or five stars to prepare a school improvement plan if the school  
		(1) for two consecutive years, failed to meet its annual measurable objective under 4 AAC 06.815 for the school as a whole or for any subgroup at the school under 4 AAC 06.830;  
		(2) enrolls students in grade 12, and experienced a decline in the school's graduation rate for the school as a whole or for any subgroup at the school; or  
		(3) has a participation rate of less than 95 percent under 4 AAC 06.820(a).  
	(b)   Unless the department approves an alternative improvement planning process under (c) of this section, a school or district shall prepare the school improvement plan required under (a) of this section for a school with a star rating of one, two, or three stars through the use of a computerized self-assessment and improvement program selected by the department that addresses each of the following domains of successful schools:  
		(1)  curriculum;  
		(2)  assessment policy and practice;  
		(3)  instruction;  
		(4)  school learning environment;  
		(5)  professional development policy and practices;  
		(6)  leadership.  
	(c)   The department may approve an alternative school improvement planning process under (b) of this section only if the  
		(1)  school demonstrates that it is implementing an effective school improvement plan through the accreditation process under 4 AAC 04.300; or   
		(2) district in which the school is located can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the school has an alternative school improvement planning process that will address as or more effectively than the program selected by the department  
			(A) each of the domains listed in (b) of this section; and  
			(B)  each specific deficiency at the school identified by an audit or other process.  
	(d)  For a school with a star rating of four or five stars, a school or district shall prepare a school improvement plan required under (a) of this section in a format approved by the department that addresses the particular deficiencies identified under (a) of this section.  
	(e)  If a school in a district has been designated a focus school under 4 AAC 06.840, the district shall consult with the department and draft for the school a school improvement plan under (a) of this section that complies with the requirements of 4 AAC 06.868 and is approved by the department. If a school in the district has been designated a priority school under 4 AAC 06.840, the district shall consult with the department and draft for the school a school improvement plan under (a) of this section that complies with the requirements of 4 AAC 06.864 and is approved by the department.

Authorities

14.03.123;14.07.020;14.07.060;14.50.080

Notes


Authority
AS 14.03.123 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.50.080
History
Eff. 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 11/1/2007, Register 184; am 10/16/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212