Must a school district be implementing a court-ordered plan in order to be eligible under the MSAP?
No. An applicant may establish eligibility based on any of the following types of desegregation plans: (1) a desegregation plan required by a court order; (2) a plan required by a State agency or an official of a competent jurisdiction; (3) a plan required by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), United States Department of Education (ED), under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI plan); or (4) a voluntary plan adopted by the applicant.