§ 180. Statewide strategic education plan
By July 1, 1998, the state board of education shall adopt through a public process a statewide strategic education plan to describe how the agency will help school boards to improve student performance. Every five years thereafter, the state board shall update and readopt the plan. The goals of the plan shall be to strengthen coherence and consistency among state and local education goals, standards for student performance, assessments, professional development opportunities and action plans, and to provide support for local curriculum development. The plan shall include information as to the economic costs of implementation and the education benefits to be derived. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 6, eff. June 26, 1997.)