Further Clarification of Military Recruitment and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

PRINS. MEMO NO. 3
January 21, 2003

ELEMENTARY / MIDDLE / SECONDARY

TO:

Principals

FROM:

Patricia I. Wright

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

SUBJECT:

Further Clarification of Military Recruitment and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Superintendents Regulatory MEMO No. 1 dated January 16, 2003, contains information regarding the additional requirements for access to secondary students and directory information on those students. The attachments to this memo include a model directory information notification for use by LEAs incorporating the changes under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Sandra E. Ruffin (mailto:sruffin@mail.vak12ed.edu), director, Office of Federal Program Monitoring, at (804) 225-2768, or Sylinda Gilchrist(mailto:sgilchri@mail.vak12ed.edu), specialist for school counseling, at (804) 786-9377, or Michelle Parker (mailto:mparker@mail.vak12ed.edu), specialist for policy at (804) 225-2543.

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