Alabama § 16-13-365 - Accountability Plan and Report Requirements.

§ 16-13-365. Accountability Plan and Report Requirements.

(a) Each LEA shall produce an accountability plan and report that:

(1) Establishes goals for the achievement of qualifying students in weighted categories. These goals shall be in alignment with the student achievement goals established in Alabama’s plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) or its successors, and guidance provided by the department;

(2) Describes the LEA’s planned expenditures at the system and school level for student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund; and

(3) Provides an analysis on the previous years progress on student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund and any needed revisions to spending. This shall begin for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

(b) The report required by this section must be submitted to the department by November 1, 2026, and each November 1 thereafter until the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368 is implemented. Beginning no later than the 2028-2029 school year, the report shall be submitted using the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368. Prior to the unified application becoming available, the department shall provide an accountability plan and report format for LEAs to submit information outlined in this section.

(c) The department shall add a section to the department’s Education Report Card website established pursuant to Chapter 6C of Title 16 where additional funding for each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Fund is reported alongside the academic outcomes of students from those groups on state summative assessments. This section shall be added to the department’s Education Report Cards for the state, every LEA, and every school. The following should be reported:

(1) Academic outcomes shall be disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act and include both academic achievement and growth on state summative assessments.

(2) Total and per-pupil funding disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act.