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A Title I school that fails to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years is considered a school in need of improvement under the No Child Left Behind Act.

School officials then are required to develop a school improvement plan. The local education agency will ensure that the school receives needed technical assistance as it develops and implements its improvement plan. Students must be offered the option of transferring to another public school in the district -- which may include a public charter school -- that has not been identified as needing school improvement.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM EDUCATION WORLD:

• No Educator Left Behind: Funding
• No Educator Left Behind: School Improvement

OTHER RESOURCES:

• The U.S. Department of Education: Questions and Answers on No Child Left Behind -- Accountability
  Information about the requirements for schools labeled as needing improvement.
• U.S. Department of Education: Stronger Accountability-LEA and School Improvement Guidance Webcast
  A discussion on issues related to accountability.
• U.S. Department of Education: Stronger Accountability-LEA and School Improvement Guidance Webcast
  Opportunities for schools in need of improvement.

Article by Ellen R. Delisio
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