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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - Alaska - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Jun 04, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Alaska's state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - Pennsylvania - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Jun 03, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Pennsylvania's state accountability plan. |
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| Mississippi - Amendment to Accountability Plan - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 28, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Mississippi's request for amendments to the Washington accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - WIsconsin - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 28, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Wisconsin's state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - Kansas - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 27, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Kansas' state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - Alabama - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 27, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Alabama's state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - North Carolina - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 25, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval and disapproval decisions regarding various amendments to North Carolina's state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Nebraska - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 21, 2004)
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| The policy letter addresses the submission and approval of various amendments to the Nebraska Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Oregon second letter - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 21, 2004)
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| This second policy letter to Oregon addresses approval of Oregon's request to amendment its State accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plan - Indiana - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(May 20, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses approval decisions regarding various amendments to Indiana's state accountability plan. |
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| Guidance on Access for and Disclosures to Military Recruiters
(Apr 26, 2004)
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| Guidance on Access for and Disclosures to Military Recruiters |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Maine October 3, 2003 letter - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Apr 08, 2004)
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| This October 3, 2003 policy letter addresses Maine's amendment to use a confidence interval for the "safe harbor" considerations for the Maine state accountability plan. |
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| RSA-PD-91-04: Verification, Reinstatement and/or Retirement of RSA Program Policy Directives (MS Word)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-91-04: Verification, Reinstatement and/or Retirement of RSA Program Policy Directives. (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-92-02: Provision of Financial Assistance for Post-Secondary Education By State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (MS Word)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-92-02: Provision of Financial Assistance for Post-Secondary Education By State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-91-15: Role of Client Assistance Programs in Relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act (MS Word)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-91-15: Role of Client Assistance Programs in Relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act. (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-94-04: Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants (MS Word)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-94-04: Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants. (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-93-02: Changes to the Case Service Report System (RSA-911): Disability Codes Established for Deaf-Blindness and Traumatic Brain Injuries and New Codes for Computer-Related Occupations (MS Word)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-93-02: Changes to the Case Service Report System (RSA-911): Disability Codes Established for Deaf-Blindness and Traumatic Brain Injuries and New Codes for Computer-Related Occupations. (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-94-04: Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants (PDF)
(Mar 29, 2004)
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| RSA-PD-94-04: Obligation Requirements for Formula Grants. (PDF) |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Illinois - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 16, 2004)
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| This policy letter is the response to Illinois' request for amendments to their accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Missouri - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 12, 2004)
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| The policy letter addresses the submission of an amendment to the Missouri Consolidated State Application. To improve the validity of decisions for the subgroups of students with disabilities and limited English proficient (LEP) students, Missouri has proposed amending the State's n-size for these subgroups to 50 students for accountability purposes. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Maine - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Maine's amendment to use a confidence interval for the "safe harbor" considerations for the Maine state accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Oregon - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter is the response to Oregon's proposed amendment to its State accountability plan under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Oregon has proposed amending the State's handling of multiple test administrations for students who participate in the State's online assessment system. |
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| Tennessee - Request to Amend Accountability Plans - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| The policy letter addresses the submission of amendments to the Tennessee Consolidated State Application Accountability Plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - West Virginia - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses West Virginia's request for four amendments to the West Virginia accountability plan. |
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| West Virginia second letter - Amendment to Accountability Plan - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses West Virginia's follow-up request for two additional amendments to the West Virginia accountability plan. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Kentucky - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| The policy letter addresses the submission of amendments to the Kentucky Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook to make AYP determinations prior to their being approved. |
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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Arkansas - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter is the response to Arkansas' request for amendments to their accountability plan. |
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| North Dakota - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses North Dakota's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Maine - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Maine's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Oklahoma - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Oklahoma's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Nebraska - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Nebraska's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| New York - Assessment of Students with Limited English Proficiency Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter to New York provides clarification regarding the provisions of Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), that require an annual assessment of English proficiency of students with limited English proficiency, as applied to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. |
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| Adequate Yearly Progress in Title I Targeted Assistance Schools
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addreses North Carolina's request regarding how adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations can be made under '1116(b)(1)(D) in schools with a targeted assistance Title I program. |
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| North Carolina ED-Flex Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses North Carolina's plan to invoke authority as an Education Flexibility Partnership Act (Ed-Flex) State to issue waivers to LEAs on a case-by-case basis, for the 2003-2004 school year, of section 1119(a)(1) (specifically, the requirement that all teachers newly hired by an LEA to teach core academic subjects in a Title I program be highly qualified) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110). |
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| Maryland ED-Flex Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Maryland's request to invoke authority as an Education Flexibility Partnership Act (Ed-Flex) State to issue, on a case-by-case basis, one-time, one-year waivers of the teacher quality requirements under section 1119(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, by the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110). |
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| Alaska - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Alaska's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| California - Adjustments to Title I Allocations - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses procedures that the California Department of Education (CDE) wishes to use in adjusting school year (SY) 2001-02 and SY 2002-03 Title I, Part A allocations for certain school districts located in Kern County for which the U.S. Department of Education had determined the allocations. |
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| Kansas - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Kansas' request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Iowa - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Iowa's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| School Improvement - Delay in Identifying Schools for School Improvement - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| Clarification of the delay provision in section 1116(b)(7)(D) which applies to schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring that make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for one year. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Local Flex Agreement with Seattle Public Schools - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This document is the Local Flexibility Demonstration Agreement Between the United States Department of Education and Seattle Public Schools |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Dear Colleague on Local Flex in Washington - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This dear colleague letter encourages districts to join Seattle Public Schools as a Local Flexibility Demonstration (Local-Flex) District. |
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| Paraprofessionals - Treatment of Artists - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter provides guidance on the paraprofessional education provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, as they relate to artists who deliver instruction in public schools. |
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| Paraprofessionals as Artists - Follow-Up Letter to National Association for Music Education - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This follow-up letter to the National Association for Music Education addresses the question of whether an artist working in a school is a "teacher" or a "paraprofessional" and whether the artist must meet Title I qualification requirements. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Florida Approval for State Flex - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter approves the State-Flexibility Plan that the Florida Department of Education submitted under the No Child Left Behind Act's State-Flexibility Authority Program (State-Flex). Florida is the first State in the country to receive State-Flex authority under this program. |
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| Identification of Schools for School Improvement - New Hampshire - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter to New Hampshire is a response to a memorandum seeking guidance as to whether or not seven schools that did not make adequate yearly progress in 1999-00 and 2000-01 should be identified as year-one school improvement schools for the 2002-03 year. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Transferability - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| Policy letters on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies in implementing provisions of No Child Left Behind. This letter provides guidance from the Department concerning the proper method to calculate caps and/or set-asides when funds are transferred from one program to another under section 6123 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). |
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| Use of Funds - Highly Qualified Teachers - NCLB Policy Lettters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses allowable uses of Title I funds set aside for professional development activities to help teachers become highly-qualified by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Specifically this letter discusses if these funds could be used to help non-Title I teachers in Title I targeted assistance schools become highly qualified. |
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| Use of Funds for Assessment - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses the proper use of funds under Section 6111 of ESEA for developing the standards and assessments required under NCLB. |
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| Use of Funds for Schools Not Formally Identified for School Improvement - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses whether New Hampshire may allocate Title I funds reserved under section 1003 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for school improvement to approximately 19 schools not formally identified for school improvement, but which failed to meet adequate yearly progress targets during the 2001-2002 school year for the second consecutive year. |
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