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include an assessment of the impact of class size on student performance, 4 <br /> shall consider student to teacher ratios and other factors and supportive <br /> adult resources, and may include a scheduled plan for reducing class size <br /> The plan shall address professional development for the school ' s professiona: <br /> staff, the allocation of any professional development funds in the annua. <br /> school budget, the enhancement of parental involvement in the life of th( <br /> school, safety and discipline, the establishment of a welcoming schoo: <br /> environment characterized by tolerance and respect for all groups, extra <br /> curricular activities, the development of means for meeting the divers <br /> learning needs of as many children as possible, including children wit) <br /> special needs currently assigned to separate programs, within the regular <br /> education programs at the school, and such further subjects as the principal, <br /> in consultation with the school council, shall consider appropriate. Is <br /> school districts with language minority student populations the professional <br /> development plan under this section shall specify how the plan will address <br /> the need for training and skills in second language acquisition and is <br /> working with culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Eact <br /> school improvement plan shall be submitted to the school committee for reviev <br /> and approval every year. If said school improvement plan is not reviewed b) <br /> I the school committee within thirty days of said school committee receivinc <br /> i said school improvement plan, the plan shall be deemed to have been approved. <br /> iNothing contained in this section shall prevent the school committee fron <br /> i granting a school council additional authority in the area of educational <br /> policy; provided, however, that school councils shall have no authority o <br /> matters which are subject to chapter one hundred and fifty E. <br /> 22 <br />