(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.

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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.