For any school not identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school under

Section which, after one full school year, is subject to corrective action pursuant to paragraph (7) of

Section 1116(

b) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 6301 et seq.) and continues to fail to make adequate yearly progress, and has an Academic Performance Index score of less than 800, and where at least one-half of the parents or legal guardians of pupils attending the school, or a combination of at least one-half of the parents or legal guardians of pupils attending the school and the elementary or middle schools that normally matriculate into a middle or high school, as applicable, sign a petition requesting the local educational agency to implement one or more of the four interventions identified pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive of subdivision (

a) of

Section or the federally mandated alternative governance arrangement pursuant to

Section 1116(b)(8)(B)(

v) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 6301 et seq.), the local educational agency shall implement the option requested by the parents unless, in a regularly scheduled public hearing, the local educational agency makes a finding in writing stating the reason it cannot implement the specific recommended option and instead designates in writing which of the other options described in this

section it will implement in the subsequent school year consistent with requirements specified in federal regulations and guidelines for schools subject to restructuring under

Section 1116(b)(8) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 6301 et seq.) and regulations and guidelines for the four interventions.