§ 300.245 - School-based improvement plan.

(a) General. Each LEA may, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, use funds made available under Part B of the Act to permit a public school within the jurisdiction of the LEA to design, implement, and evaluate a school-based improvement plan that—

(1) Is consistent with the purposes described in section 651(b) of the Act; and

(2) Is designed to improve educational and transitional results for all children with disabilities and, as appropriate, for other children consistent with § 300.235(a) and (b) in that public school.

(b) Authority. (1) General. An SEA may grant authority to an LEA to permit a public school described in § 300.245 (through a school-based standing panel established under § 300.247(b)) to design, implement, and evaluate a school-based improvement plan described in § 300.245 for a period not to exceed 3 years.

(2) Responsibility of LEA. If an SEA grants the authority described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, an LEA that is granted this authority must have the sole responsibility of oversight of all activities relating to the design, implementation, and evaluation of any school-based improvement plan that a public school is permitted to design under this section.