(III) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW OR EXISTING
TEACHERS TO MAXIMIZE THE EDUCATIONAL RESULTS OF REDUCED CLASS SIZES;

(IV) (III) SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS RELATED TO CHANGES IN
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS IMPLEMENTED TO MAXIMIZE THE
EDUCATIONAL RESULTS OF REDUCED CLASS SIZES;

(V) (IV) RECONFIGURATIONS AND OTHER MINOR ALTERATIONS
IN FACILITIES REQUIRED TO MAXIMIZE THE EDUCATIONAL RESULTS OF REDUCED
CLASS SIZES; OR

(VI) (V) OTHER EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED. TO ITEMS (I)
THROUGH (V) (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

(4) THE PLAN SHALL SPECIFY HOW THE FUNDING SHALL BE INITIALLY
TARGETED TOWARD HIGHER-RISK SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS THAT SERVE
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.

(5) THE PLAN SHALL SPECIFY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THAT SHALL
BE USED TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY'S CLASS
SIZE REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

(6) THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF ANY FUNDING
INCREASES PROVIDED FROM LOCAL SOURCES SINCE FISCAL YEAR 1995 WHICH CAN
BE DOCUMENTED TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(7) IN LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES WHERE THE NUMBER OF
PROVISIONALLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS EXCEEDS 2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF TEACHERS, THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE A DETAILED STRATEGY FOR REDUCING
THE NUMBER OF PROVISIONALLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO NO MORE THAN 2
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS BY JUNE 30, 2002.

(8) THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
GUIDELINES OR REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE STATE BOARD. 

(9) THE PLAN SHALL BE IN A FORM AND FORMAT SPECIFIED BY THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT.

(F) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION, IN FISCAL
YEAR 2001 AND EACH SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR, THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT
SHALL EVALUATE EACH PLAN AND THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY'S PROGRESS FN
ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THIS SECTION AND AWARD TO EACH LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCY A GRANT THAT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM MARYLAND LEARNING
SUCCESS PROGRAM GRANT. THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT MAY GRANT AN AWARD
WHICH IS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM MARYLAND LEARNING SUCCESS PROGRAM
GRANT:

(1) IF THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY'S MARYLAND LEARNING
SUCCESS PROGRAM PLAN DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE MAXIMUM
MARYLAND LEARNING SUCCESS PROGRAM GRANT;