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These policy letters provide guidance and insight on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), school districts, federal program directors, and others in implementing No Child Left Behind.
Accountability
Decision letters on state accountability plans
Approved state accountability plans
Letters to Chief State School Officers Regarding an Update on Several NCLB Cornerstones (January 8, 2009)
Assessment Fact Sheet (2009)
PDF (74K)
Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding performance indexes. (December 2, 2008)
MS WORD(40K) |PDF (1.3M)Letter to Chief State School Officers on Amendment Requests for School Year 2008-2009 (December 5, 2008)
MS WORD (41K) | PDF (1.3M)Letter to Chief State School Officers on Amendment Requests for School Year 2007-2008 (November 19, 2007)
MS WORD (40K) | PDF (1.2M)Letter to Chief State School Officers on Department Priorities and Future Actions (September 19, 2006)
MS WORD (40K) | PDF (1.2M)This letter and attachments remind Chiefs of the amendment process and provides guidance on identifying districts in need of improvement and on addressing accountability implications that result from transitioning to grade 3-8 annual testing versus grade span testing.
Process to amend state accountability plans
- Letter from Assistant Secretary to Chief State School Officers
MS WORD (32K) (January 27, 2005)
- Letter from Assistant Secretary to Chief State School Officers
Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding inclusion of students with disabilities in state accountability systems
Adequate Yearly Progress in Title I Targeted Assistance Schools
Adjustments to Title I Allocations
Alternative Methods for Distributing Title I Funds
Assessment
Decision Letters on State Final Assessment Systems Under Title I of ESEA as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Decision Letters on State Final Assessment Systems Under Section 1111(e)(2) of Title I of ESEA as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
Assessment of English proficiency of students with limited English proficiency for students with cognitive disabilities
Guidance on Alternate Assessments (1 percent cap)
Standards and Assessment Peer Review Information (includes guidance, peer view program overview, and letters to Chief State School Officers).
Calculating Participation Rates for AYP Determinations
Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding flexibility in calculating participation rates for States when making this year's adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations.
This letter is a follow-up to the Secretary's announcement regarding participation rates on March 29, 2004.
Choice
Letter to State Chiefs regarding individual student agreements and computers used in SES programs
Letter to Chief State School Officers on calculating costs for transportation under the public school choice provision
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Letter to Chief State School Officers on district-affiliated entities becoming SES providers
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Policy: LEA conditions on providers
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Policy: SEA conditions on providers; loss of LEA eligibility to provide SES; improving outreach and information, etc.
Differentiated Accountability
Flexibility and Waivers
- ED-Flex
- Local Flex
- State Flex
- Transferability
See also: Supplemental Educational Services Flexibility Agreements and the Flexibility and Waivers Website
Growth Models
- Press Releases, Guidance, Letters, Fact Sheets and State Applications related to the NCLB Growth Model Pilot Program.
Highly Qualified Teachers
Letter to Chief State School Officers Regarding States' Progress in Meeting the HQT Goal (July 23, 2007)
Highly Qualified Teachers and Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Monitoring Reports
Letters to Chief State School Officers regarding States' good-faith efforts in meeting the HQT goal. (May 12, 2006)
Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding States' progress in meeting the HQT goal
MS WORD (88K) (March 21, 2006)- Improving Teacher Quality State Grants web site
Identification of Districts for Improvement
Identification of Schools for School Improvement
Memo to Title I Directors on clarification of the delay provision in identifying schools for school improvement
National Technical Advisory Council
- Press Releases, Charter, Bios, Federal Register Notices, and Meeting Agendas and Summaries related to the National Technical Advisory Council (NTAC).
Paraprofessionals
Memo to Chief State School Officers on key paraprofessional requirements
MS WORD (26K)
School Improvement
Supplemental Educational Services
SES Flexibility Agreements 2005
Use of Funds
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