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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 14-1402-B. Establishment of Innovation Schools Program

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Program established.--The Innovation Schools Program is established to study and evaluate innovative approaches to economically disadvantaged schools, including workforce development programs, mentoring services, before-school and after-school programs, prevention measures and social wrap-around services.

(b) Designation.--Not later than August 1, 2019, the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Labor and Industry, shall:

(1) Accept applications from schools for designation as an innovation school.

(2) Evaluate applications received under paragraph (1) and designate no more than two schools that satisfy, as of June 30, 2019, all of the following requirements to serve as innovation schools:

(i) The school is in the bottom 5% of all schools in this Commonwealth based on the percent of enrollment that is economically disadvantaged, as reported by the department.

(ii) The school has done one of the following:

(A) Partnered with behavioral health specialists.

(B) Provided an integrated social service model.

(iii) A school, or at least one school in the affiliated network of schools, is located within a Promise Zone, as designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(3) Post notice of the designation on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

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