Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) School Improvement Plan Development Year 1 – The CIE Consultant will collaborate with the Elevate or Springboard school’s School Improvement Committee to develop a school improvement plan based on the Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Root Cause Analysis. The school improvement plan must include: a. Address the root causes of the Elevate or Springboard school's low performance identified through the needs assessment. b. Include recommendations regarding changes to the Elevate or Springboard school's personnel, culture, curriculum, assessments, instructional practices, governance, leadership, finances, policies, or other areas that may be necessary to implement the school improvement plan. c. Include measurable student achievement goals and objectives and benchmarks by which to measure progress. d. Include a professional development plan that identifies a strategy to address problems of instructional practice. e. Include a detailed budget specifying how the school improvement plan will be funded. f. Include a plan to assess and monitor progress. g. Include a plan to communicate and report data on progress to stakeholders; and h. Include a timeline for implementation. 2) School Improvement Plan Implementation Year 1-4 a. The CIE Consultant will collaboratively initiate implementation and associated tasks for the duration of the Elevate or Springboard school’s school improvement status. b. In addition, the CIE consultant shall complete and provide required quarterly progress monitoring reports to the USBE for the duration of the Elevate or Springboard school’s status.