Current Continuum of Differentiated Accountability

Phase / Improvement / Corrective Action / Restructuring
Category / Basic / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive
Supplemental Educational Services made available to eligible students in schools receiving Title I funds / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √
Public School Choice for All Students Enrolled in the School receiving Title I funds / √
(year 2) / √
(year 2) / √
(year 2) / √ / √ / √ / √
SQR: Self assessment of the educational program using Quality Indicators / With focus on the accountability group(s) for each measure for which the school has been identified
√
(year 1) / √
(year 1) / √
(year 1)
On-site review conducted by SQRT (prior to development of School Improvement Plan) / √
With focus on the accountability group(s) for each measure for which the school has been identified
(year 1) / √
Intensive on-site review with focus on the systemic issues at the school that have caused designation
(year 1)
Phase / Improvement / Corrective Action / Restructuring
Category / Basic / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive
Curriculum Audit to assess the school’s educational program / With focus on the accountability group(s) for each measure for which the school has been identified (year 1). School is assisted by SQRT.
√ / √
Assessment of the Educational Program by a Joint Intervention Team. May include a Distinguished Educator. / With focus on the accountability group(s) for each accountability measure for which the school has been identified
√ / √
Assignment of a Distinguished Educator / May be assigned / School shall cooperate with distinguished educator.
Required Plan / School Improvement Plan based on the school quality review that covers a two year period / Two-year corrective action plan that shall incorporate findings of the curriculum audit and
shall include, consistent with State law, at least one of the actions set forth in NCLB for schools in corrective action. / Two-year restructuring plan with focus on the accountability group(s) for each measure for which the school has been identified. Plan shall require the school to make fundamental reforms, such as significant changes in the staff, governance, or organization and may include a plan to close or phase out the school.
√
Must also include description of activities and timeline for implementation / √
Shall include one or more of the actions set forth in NCLB for schools in need of improvement. / √
Shall include all of the actions set forth in NCLB for schools in need of improvement. As part of plan, school may also be required to engage the services of a content area consultant / √ / √ / √ / √
Formal approval of plan by the Board of Education no later than 3 months following designation (year 1), no later than beginning of school year in subsequent school years;
Subject to the approval of the Commissioner / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √
Implementation of plan no later than the beginning of the next school year after year identified or immediately upon approval if approval occurs after first day of regular attendance / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √
Phase / Improvement / Corrective Action / Restructuring
Category / Basic / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive / Focused / Comprehensive
Plan updated annually
and modified to address additional accountability group(s) for an identified measure (year 2) / √ / √ / √ / √ / √
All plans shall be developed consistent with the district’s school-based planning and shared decision making plan, to the extent appropriate / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √ / √
District oversight and support of plan / √ / √ / √ / District and SQRT provide oversight and support for implementation of plan / With assistance of SED
In restructuring/comprehensive, DE provides oversight of the restructuring plan and serves as ex-officio BOE member; all plans are subject to DE review and DE shall make recommendations to the BOE, which must be implemented unless commissioner approves otherwise
√ / √ / √ / √