September 24, 2004

ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	Title IV: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Progress Report

Section 4116 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires the collection of information about state and local implementation of the SDFSCA. States are required to submit information on state and local programs conducted with assistance furnished through the SDFSCA. Information from school divisions is required for inclusion in the Virginia report to the United States Department of Education.

Two copies of the progress report for the fiscal year 2004 (July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004) must be submitted to the Virginia Department of Education no later than October 29, 2004. The reporting form remains essentially unchanged from the format used in previous years. The attachments allow the progress report to be downloaded in Word or a PDF format.

Should there be questions, please contact Arlene Cundiff in the Office of Student Services at (804) 225-2871, acundiff@mail.vak12ed.edu.

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