Increasing teacher pay, hiring a “highly-qualified” superintendent, achieving better standardized test scores, adopting a balanced budget — these are the type of benchmarks Benton Harbor High School must meet this next school year to avoid closure, according to new details of a tentative agreement between the struggling school district and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration.

According to an overview released by the State Department of Treasury Monday, the school district would be required to meet a variety of goals within the next academic year as a condition of being given one more year to raise student achievement and address its finances. The Benton Harbor School Board will vote on the agreement Tuesday evening.

If the district does meet agreed-upon benchmarks, the high school will be allowed to stay open as the district continues to pay down $18 million in debt and improve student performance in one of the poorest performing districts in the state.

Other benchmark examples offered by the administration include: