BESE has also recommended to the legislature that a School Improvement Fund be created to assist these schools. These DEs will work in an advisory capacity to help the school improve student achievement. Districts must then publicly respond to these recommendations. Once a school is labeled as Academically Unacceptable, parents will have a right to transfer their child to a higher performing public school. The Distinguished Educator will continue to serve in an advisory capacity.
Parents have the right to transfer their child to a higher performing public school.
Districts must develop a Reconstitution Plan by Spring of the first year in this level, and submit the plan to BESE for approval. If not, the school will lose its state approval and state funding. Schools with a School Performance Score of 100 or above will not be subject to Corrective Actions. Upon parental request, districts will transfer the child to the nearest acceptable school prior to the October 1 student count. Parents may move their child to another school if the parents provide the transportation to the school.