(1) State educational agency and local educational agency Each application and plan submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall
(A) include an outline
(i) of the State educational agencys or local educational agencys strategy for reducing the State educational agency or local educational agencys annual
school dropout rate;
(ii) for targeting secondary schools, and the middle schools that feed students into those secondary schools, that have the highest annual
school dropout rates; and
(iii) for assessing the effectiveness of the efforts described in the plan;
(B) contain an identification of the schools in the State or operated by the local educational agency that have annual
school dropout rates that are greater than the average annual
school dropout rate for the State;
(C) describe the instructional strategies to be implemented, how the strategies will serve all students, and the effectiveness of the strategies;
(D) describe a budget and timeline for implementing the strategies;
(E) contain evidence of coordination with existing resources;
(F) provide an assurance that funds provided under this subpart will supplement, and not supplant, other State and local funds available for
school dropout prevention and reentry programs; and
(G) describe how the activities to be assisted conform with research knowledge about
school dropout prevention and reentry.
(2) Local educational agency Each application and plan submitted under subsection (a) of this section by a local educational agency shall contain, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1)
(A) an assurance that the local educational agency is committed to providing ongoing operational support for such schools to address the problem of
school dropouts for a period of 5 years; and
(B) an assurance that the local educational agency will support the plan, including
(i) provision of release time for teacher training;
(ii) efforts to coordinate activities for secondary schools and the middle schools that feed students into those secondary schools; and
(iii) encouraging other schools served by the local educational agency to participate in the plan.
