Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 4.13 - Strategic plans(a) Upon expiration of its current strategic planning phase, each school entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a professional education plan every 3 years as required under § 49.17(a) (relating to continuing professional education). A school entity shall make its professional education plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school entity's governing board and submission of the plan to the Secretary.(b) Upon expiration of its current strategic planning phase, each school entity shall submit to the Department for approval an induction plan every 6 years as required under § 49.16(a) (relating to approval of induction plans). A school entity shall make its induction plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school entity's governing board and submission of the plan to the Department.(c) Upon expiration of its current strategic planning phase, each school entity shall develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated K-12 program of student services based on the needs of its students every 6 years as provided in § 12.41(a) (relating to student services). A school entity shall make its student services plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school entity's governing board.(d) Upon expiration of its current strategic planning phase, each school district shall develop, submit to the Department for approval and implement a special education plan every 3 years as required under § 14.104 (relating to special education plans). A school district shall make its special education plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school district's board of directors and submission of the plan to the Department.(e) Upon expiration of its current strategic planning phase, each school district shall develop and implement a gifted education plan every 6 years as required under § 16.4 (relating to strategic plans). A school district shall make its gifted education plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school district's board of directors.The provisions of this § 4.13 amended December 15, 2006, effective 12/16/2006, 36 Pa.B. 7542; amended February 15, 2008, effective 2/16/2008, 38 Pa.B. 872; amended March 7, 2008, effective 2/16/2008; amended February 28, 2014, effective 3/1/2014, 44 Pa.B. 1131.The provisions of this § 4.13 amended under sections 121, 2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§ 1-121, 26-2603-B and 26-2604-B).
This section is cited in 22 Pa. Code § 12.41 (relating to student services); 22 Pa. Code § 14.104 (relating to special education plans); 22 Pa. Code § 16.4 (relating to gifted education plans); 22 Pa. Code § 49.16 (relating to approval of induction plans); and 22 Pa. Code § 49.17 (relating to continuing professional education).