HB99


 * Sponsors of this Bill: CParsons, CStawicki, and DBidgood

Bill Number:** HB99


 * Pass Percentage:**


 * Topic:** Education


 * Title:** Improving Low-Performing Schools Act (I.L.P.S)


 * Purpose:** Our bill is trying to improve already low performing schools in the areas of school's labeled as under-performing and disproportionately locates in disadvantaged areas.Any state committed to a college‐ and career‐ready agenda needs a strategy for responding to the state’s persistently low‐performing schools. The nation’s estimated 2,000 failing high schools, sometimes called “dropout factories,” are responsible for a disproportionate number of students who reach adulthood unprepared for college or careers. Low‐performing elementary and middle schools are part of the problem as well, since their students come from 8th grade without the basis needed to succeed in high school and beyond.At the same time, persistently low‐performing schools are not the only ones failing to prepare students for college and careers. While unprepared students are concentrated in these struggling institutions, many students pass through mediocre schools and classrooms each year without gaining the skills and knowledge they need for their next step. In these schools, too many students still drop out; others meet basic state proficiency standards and graduate, but do not prove the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and careers.


 * Eligibility:** The school's and student's that are eligible for this bill are underprivileged student's and schools that are under-performing and located in disproportionate areas in the United States of America.

__Step 1__: Improvement Planning- identifies deficiencies and outline strategies to improve achievement. Addresses financial, management, and instructional practices, including academic goals. __Step 2__: Technical Assistance- allows professionals and experts to work or visit at a failing school. __Step 3__: Intensive Academic Programs- changes may include tutoring or extra school time for some students. __Step 4__: Additional Resources- extra money to execute needed improvements. __Step 5__: Reconstitution- where a school essentially starts over. **
 * Terms and Benefits:

individual student supplies, and tech supplies. ||
 * Fiscal Impact:**
 * = Category ||< Amount $ ||= Description ||
 * = Equipment ||< $3,000,000 ||< This covers classroom supplies,
 * = Labor ||< $2,556,280 ||< This covers teachers pay ||
 * = Energy Resources ||< $0 ||=  ||
 * = Marketing ||< $ 0 ||=  ||
 * < Transportation || $1,282,420 || This covers bus transport and fuel. ||
 * = Legal ||< $ 0 ||=  ||
 * = Other ||< $ 0 ||=  ||
 * = Total ||< $6,838,700 ||< This is the cost per school ||