Sec. 104. Secretarial peer review and approval
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The Secretary shall— establish a peer-review process to assist in the review and approval of State plans; appoint individuals to the peer-review process who are educators and experts in educational standards, assessments, accountability, high school improvement, dropout prevention, academic needs of English language learners, and other educational needs of high school students; approve a State plan submitted under this title not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the plan unless the Secretary determines that the plan does not meet the requirements of this title; if the Secretary determines that the State plan does not meet the requirements of this title, immediately notify the State of such determination and the reasons for such determination; if the Secretary determines that the State does not have the capacity to carry out the school improvement activities described in sections 105(b)(2) and 107, offer technical assistance to carry out such activities for States directly or through contracts with secondary school reform partners; not deny a State's plan before— offering the State an opportunity to revise the State's plan; providing the State with technical assistance in order to submit a successful plan; and providing the State an opportunity for a hearing or accepting input from the State; and have the authority to deny a State plan for not meeting the requirements of this title.
In approving a State plan, the Secretary shall ensure that— the process the State educational agency proposes for differentiating school improvement actions under sections 105(b)(2) and 107, which process will assign high schools to each of the school improvement categories described in section 105(b)(2) in such a way that accurately identifies the high school and leads to the implementation of the interventions necessary to meet the needs of the students attending the high school; and the annual growth targets proposed by the State educational agency under section 105(b)(3)(D) are meaningful and achievable, and demonstrate continuous and substantial progress.