Section 2.01 - Scope and Purpose(1)603 CMR 2.00 governs the review of the educational programs and services provided by the Commonwealth's public schools and the assistance to be provided by districts and the Department to improve them; it identifies the circumstances under which a school may be declared under performing and those under which a school or school district may be declared chronically under performing, resulting in accountability and assistance in accordance with M.G.L. c. 15, § 55A and M.G.L. c. 69, §§ 1J and 1K.(2) The purpose of 603 CMR 2.00 is to hold districts and schools accountable for educating their students well and to assist them in improving the education they provide.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1369, eff. 7/13/2018.