(a) The department shall use the same outcomes-based performance measures used in the state‘s accountability model to designate priority schools as schools in need of intervention for purposes of the school turnaround pilot program.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-3704

  • Department: means the department of education. See Tennessee Code 49-6-3702
  • pilot program: means the pilot program developed by the department in accordance with this part. See Tennessee Code 49-6-3702
  • Priority school: means a school placed in priority status pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 49-6-3702
  • School in need of intervention: means a priority school that is assigned by the department to the school turnaround pilot program. See Tennessee Code 49-6-3702
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Before the department designates a priority school as a school in need of intervention in accordance with subsection (a), the department shall develop a model school turnaround plan for local boards of education, school turnaround committees, and independent school turnaround experts to reference when creating school turnaround plans for schools in need of intervention.
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