18A:6-33.10. Eligible proposals

The commissioner shall establish a grant program to encourage and facilitate the development and implementation of effective school plans by the administrative and teaching staffs of individual schools. The administrative and teaching staff of a school, with the approval of the board of education, may submit a proposal for funding under the program to the commissioner. Eligible proposals shall include each of the following to be approved:

a. An intention to use effective schools research in the development of an effective school plan;

b. A mechanism through which teachers and other educational personnel shall participate directly in the formulation, implementation and revision of the effective school plan;

c. Commitments by the board of education and the building principal to support the development and implementation of the effective school plan, as evidenced by the allocation of fiscal and other resources including a provision for inservice training as needed, a recognition that staff stability is necessary during the planning and implementation period, and a willingness to permit full participation by teachers and other educational personnel in the planning process;

d. Commitments by teachers and other educational personnel to support the development and implementation of the effective school plan, as evidenced by a willingness to participate in the planning process with or without additional remuneration.

L. 1985, c. 372, s. 4, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.