Bill > H2027

This bill aims to improve underperforming schools in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education can designate certain schools as "challenge", "underperforming", or "chronically underperforming" based on student performance data and school reviews. These designated schools must develop a turnaround plan with input from a local stakeholder group, which may include provisions to expand curriculum, reallocate budgets, extend the school day or year, and provide more professional development for teachers. 2. The turnaround plan must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the school's teachers. If the plan is not approved, the school may be designated as "underperforming". 3. Horace Mann charter schools, which are public schools operated independently from the district, are granted more autonomy and flexibility in approving their charters and managing their operations. Overall, the bill gives the state more authority to intervene in and transform underperforming schools, while also providing Horace Mann charter schools with more operational freedom.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2027