COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 61
November 7, 2003
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Survey of the Cost Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Due
Date: January 5, 2004 |
The
Department of Education has been reviewing the requirements of the federal No
Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 since January 2002. Now that the required Consolidated State
Application and Accountability Workbook has been approved by the U.S.
Department of Education, we believe that we have an accurate assessment of its
requirements and their impact on the department; however, we do not have a
similar accounting of the cost impact of NCLB on school divisions.
Since you
have now submitted your local plans and you have received the results of the
first years calculation of Adequate Yearly Progress, we hope that you have
made an assessment of how NCLB will impact your school division. We have prepared a brief survey of five
questions intended to gather data regarding your assessment of the cost impact
that NCLB will have on your school division.
This survey could have been more detailed and complicated, but it likely
would not have contributed to the accuracy of the estimated cost impact.
Please take
time to complete this survey. This
information will likely be presented to the Governor and to the General
Assembly during the 2004 Session.
The survey is
contained in an Excel file that can be downloaded from the following Web
address:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Finance/Budget/cdc/index.html
Attachment A
contains instructions for downloading the Excel file and completing the survey.
Please
complete the survey within the Excel file and submit the completed file to the
Department of Education by e-mail at: k12budget@mail.vak12ed.edu no later
than Monday, January 5, 2004. Please
also mail a signed, hardcopy version of the survey to:
Virginia Department of Education
NCLB Survey
Budget Office
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
If you have
any questions related to this survey, please contact Dan Timberlake, assistant
superintendent for finance, at (804) 225-2025.
If you have any questions regarding the requirements of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001, please contact Dr. Patricia Wright, assistant
superintendent for instruction, at (804) 225-2979.
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