COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
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 Private, Nonprofit Schools Due: December 17, 2004 |
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, provides in Section 9501 of
Title IX and Section 5142 of Title V, Part A, that private, nonprofit
elementary and secondary schools are eligible to participate in several
programs authorized under the act. Each school division is obligated to inform
private school officials within the divisions attendance area that private,
nonprofit schools are eligible to participate in the following federal
programs: Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and
Immigrant Students; Title IV, Part A - Safe and Drug-Free Schools; and Title V,
Part A - Innovative Programs. Each school division is responsible for
ascertaining the number of students enrolled in private schools eligible to
participate in these programs. These enrollments will be used for the purpose
of distributing 2004-2005 entitlements for Title III; Title IV, Part A; and
Title V, Part A.
All school divisions are required to submit the
necessary data to the Department of Education using an Excel template
accompanied by a certification from the division superintendent. A check box is
provided in the Excel template for school divisions to indicate that there are
no private schools to survey within the division boundary if applicable. The
template can be downloaded from the following Web address:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Finance/Budget/cdc/index.html
The following attachments to this memorandum provide
detailed instructions and forms for collecting and submitting the 2003-2004
school year enrollment data that
will be used to compute the program entitlements for the 2005-2006 school year:
Attachment A This attachment provides detailed
instructions for accessing the Excel template. Instructions for using the
template to collect and submit the 2003-2004 school year enrollment data are
included in the template.
Attachment B The Private, Nonprofit School Intent
to
Participate form may be duplicated as needed and
used to collect participation data from each private, nonprofit school located
in your division. It is suggested that the form be sent to private, nonprofit
schools by registered mail. The record of mail certification and delivery
should be maintained by the school division. Private schools should return this
form to the appropriate school division no later than December 3, 2004.
Please complete the Excel template and e-mail it to
the department at mailto:k12budget@mail.vak12ed.edu
no later than December 17, 2004. The division superintendents certification is
also due to the department by December 17, 2004, and should be mailed to the
Virginia Department of Education, Budget Office, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond,
Virginia 23218-2120, or faxed to (804) 225-2300. Entitlement allocations cannot
be accurately determined for any school division until all divisions have
returned the required participation data. If you have questions regarding the
Excel template or the accompanying
instructions, please contact Mary Walpole in the
budget office at (804) 225-2025 or mailto:mwalpole@mail.vak12ed.edu
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Attachments
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2004/adm054a.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2004/adm054b.pdf