PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1605 "(7) provides for the meaningful involvement of parents and the local community in planning, implementing, and evaluating school improvement activities consistent with section 1118; "(8) uses high quality external technical support and assistance from an entity that has experience and expertise in schoolwide reform and improvement, which may include an institution of higher education; "(9) includes a plan for the annual evaluation of the implementation of school reforms and the student results achieved; "(10) identifies other resources, including Federal, State, local, and private resources, that shall be used to coordinate services that will support and sustain the comprehensive school reform effort; and "(11)(A) has been found, through scientifically based research to significantly improve the academic achievement of students participating in such program as compared to students in schools who have not participated in such program; or "(B) has been found to have strong evidence that such program will significantly improve the academic achievement of participating children. "(b) SPECIAL RULE. —^A school that receives funds to develop a comprehensive school reform program shall not be limited to using nationally available approaches, but may develop the school's own comprehensive school reform program for schoolwide change as described in subsection (a). «SEC. 1607. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 20 USC 6517. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall develop a plan for a national evaluation of the programs assisted under this part. "(b) EVALUATION.— The national evaluation shall— "(1) evaluate the implementation and results achieved by schools after 3 years of implementing comprehensive school reforms; and "(2) assess the effectiveness of comprehensive school reforms in schools with diverse characteristics. "(c) REPORTS. — The Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of the evaluation under subsection (b) for the Comprehensive School Reform Program to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. "SEC. 1608. QUALITY INITIATIVES. 20 USC 6518. "The Secretary, through grants or contracts, shall provide funds for— "(1) a public-private effort, in which funds are matched by private organizations, to assist States, local educational agencies, and schools, in making informed decisions regarding approving or selecting providers of comprehensive school reform, consistent with the requirements described in section 1606(a); and "(2) activities to foster the development of comprehensive school reform models and to provide effective capacity building
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