§ 309-a. Twenty-first century schools program. 1. Twenty-first century\nschools plans. The commissioner is authorized to designate as\n"twenty-first century schools," schools which are implementing approved\nplans to achieve substantial improvement in student achievement.\nApplications for designation as a twenty-first century school may be\nsubmitted on behalf of an individual school, a subset of schools within\na school district or all schools within a school district. Each\napplication for designation as a twenty-first century school shall be\nmade in a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall set forth a\nfive-year plan to enable all students to achieve levels of educational\nachievement that are competitive with high international standards\nthrough implementation of innovative instructional strategies and\nrestructuring of school management and programs. Such application shall\nbe submitted by April first next preceding the school year in which\noperation as a twenty-first century school would commence. The\ntwenty-first century school plan shall be developed through consultation\nwith teachers, administrators, parents and other interested parties and\nshall be approved by the board of education at a public meeting. Such\nconsultation shall be conducted in accordance with plans for\nschool-based planning and shared decision making adopted in accordance\nwith regulations of the commissioner. A school designated as a\ntwenty-first century school may revise its plan, subject to approval by\nthe commissioner and subject to all requirements governing initial\ndevelopment and approval of a plan. A twenty-first century school plan\nshall contain such information as the commissioner may require,\nincluding but not limited to:\n a. identification of the school or schools included within the plan;\n b. high, internationally competitive academic content and student\nachievement standards and mechanisms for assessing student achievement\nthat are fair, reliable and valid, that have been selected or developed\nin conjunction with teachers, principals, parents and representatives of\nemployers, organized labor, higher education institutions and community\norganizations and are consistent with standards and assessment practices\ndeveloped by the department, by national organizations of subject-matter\nexperts or by others;\n c. specific actions to be undertaken to assure that all students,\nregardless of economic background, race, gender, ethnicity, disability\nor limited English proficiency, will have a fair opportunity to achieve\nthe knowledge and skills described in the student achievement standards\npursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision;\n d. specific improvements in student achievement that the plan is\nexpected to produce including, but not limited to, improvements in\nstudent achievement as reflected in grades, test scores, portfolio\nassessments and student demonstrations of skills or competencies and\nimprovements in attendance and completion rates;\n e. certifications by the superintendent of schools and the principal\nof each school included in the plan that the school will comply with all\nrequirements of this chapter, rules of the board or regulations of the\ncommissioner listed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision three of\nthis section;\n f. a description of the staff development, training and support for\nteachers and other personnel that will be necessary to implement the\nplan;\n g. any changes in school governance or management, work rules or\nassignment restrictions, pursuant to collective negotiations where\napplicable, needed in order to effectively focus and assist schools in\npreparing students to meet the achievement standards described in\nparagraph b of this subdivision;\n h. any actions to be undertaken to assist families of students in\naddressing pressing needs that affect student achievement, including,\nbut not limited to, forming partnerships with public and private\nagencies
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