California Asks Low Performing Schools to Present Improvement Plans to Qualify for Funding

Low-performing California schools must now give the state detailed plans for improvement to qualify for some funds, according to new guidelines by state officials. The changes require public school districts to devise plans for their individual low-performing schools and charter schools to address poor student performance and how they will target future funding for improvement. Districts will be required to include such plans in what’s known as their Local Control Accountability Plan, a document they create to set goals, plan actions, and distribute resources to improve academic achievement. Previously, state law only required improvement plans from a district as a whole, not individual schools. The changes were approved at a California Education Board meeting in November....