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Title I Schools In Need of Improvement - Year 1
New York’s approved NCLB accountability plan requires that schools receiving Title I funds that did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in the same subject and grade be designated as Schools In Need of Improvement. Among other requirements, these schools are required to offer public school choice.

Title I Schools in Need of Improvement - Year 2
Once identified, schools that continue to receive Title I funds and that did not make Adequate Yearly Progress the next year are required to continue to provide public school choice and must also offer eligible students supplemental educational services.  These services are provided outside of regular school hours by an organization selected by the parent from a list of qualified providers approved by the State Education Department.

Corrective Action
If Title I schools identified as in Need of Improvement (Year 2) continue not to make Adequate Yearly Progress, they are identified for Corrective Action. In addition to offering choice and supplemental services, these schools must also implement at least one of a menu of options for action specified under NCLB, such as replace school staff who are relevant to the failure to make AYP, institute a new curriculum, or extend the school day or year.Planning for Restructuring
Schools that were in Corrective Action during the 2003-04 school year that failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress must now use the 2004-05 school year to develop a plan for restructuring the school.

Planning for Restructuring
Schools that were in Corrective Action during the 2003-04 school year that failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress must now use the 2004-05 school year to develop a plan for restructuring the school.

Restructuring
Schools that were required to develop a restructuring plan during the 2003-04 school year and that failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress last year must now implement their restructuring plans at the beginning of the 2004-05 school year.
Schools in both the planning for restructuring and restructuring phases must continue to offer public school choice as well as supplemental educational services to eligible students. An explanation of restructuring can be found at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/nclb/accountability/restructuringguidance.htm.

Requiring Academic Progress
New York State regulations require that schools not receiving Title I funds that did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in the same subject and grade be designated as schools requiring academic progress.  These schools must develop plans similar to those that are developed by schools that are identified as in need of improvement or in corrective action.  They are not required to offer public school choice or supplemental educational services.

To be removed from identification and returned to “Good Standing” a school must make Adequate Yearly Progress for two consecutive years on all criteria for which it was identified.

1/27/05