108 STAT. 3544
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
reasons, such school may provide evidence to the local educational agency to support such belief.
"(C) During the first year immediately following such
identification, the school shall implement such school's plan
or revised plan.
"(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. — (A) Each school identified under paragraph (1) shall, as part of the school plan
under paragraph (2), improve the skills of its staff by providing
effective professional development activities. A school shall
demonstrate such school's compliance with this paragraph by—
"(i) devoting to such activities, over two consecutive
years, an amount equivalent to at least 10 percent of the
funds received by the school under this part during one
fiscal year; or
"(ii) otherwise demonstrating that such school is effectively carrying out professional development activities.
"(B) A school may use funds from any source to meet
the requirements of this subsection.
"(C) Decisions about how to use the funds made available
under this part which the school makes available for professional development shall be made by teachers, principals, and
other school steiffin that school.
"(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. —<A) For each school identified
under paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide
technical or other assistance as the school develops and implements such school's plan or revised plan, such as a joint plan
between the local educational agency and school that addresses
specific elements of student performance problems and that
specifies school and local educational agency responsibilities
under the plan, and waivers or modifications of requirements
of local educational agency policy or regulation that impede
the ability of the school to educate students.
"(B) Such technical assistance may be provided directly
by the local educational agency, through mechanisms authorized under section 1117, or with the local educational agency's
approval, by an institution of higher education, a private nonprofit organization, an educational service agency, a comprehensive regional assist£ince center under part A of title XIII, or
other entities with experience in helping schools improve
achievement.
"(5) CORRECTIVE ACTION.— (A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), after providing technical assistance pursuant
to paragraph (4) and taking other remediation measures, the
local educational agency may take corrective action at any
time against a school that has been identified under paragraph
(1), but, during the third year following identification under
paragraph (1), shall take such action against any school that
still fails to make adequate progress.
"(B)(i) Corrective actions are those, consistent with State
and local law, determined and made public and disseminated
by the local educational agency, which may include—
" (I) withholding funds;
"(II) interagency collalsorative agreements between the
school and other public agencies to provide health, counseling, and other social services needed to remove barriers
to learning;
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