DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO
NO. 108
April 25, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Private School Participation in Title Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
This information is being
provided in preparation for school division submissions of the 2008-2009
consolidated or individual applications for funding under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
NCLB requires that students attending private schools receive services under
Title I, Part A; Title I, Part B; Title II, Part A; Title II, Part D; Title
III, Part A; and Title IV, Part A. Planning and implementing the type of
services must be done in consultation with private school officials. Exceptions to this requirement exist for
Title I, Part A, if the school division participates in the bypass provision as
outlined in Section 1120(e).
A summary of how NCLB addresses
consultation with private schools, determination of equal expenditures,
determination of services, public control of funds, and provision of services
to private schools can be found in Attachment A. In addition, the following link provides
non-regulatory guidance from the United States Department of Education on
provisions for private schools: http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/equitableserguidance.doc.
If you have additional questions regarding the participation
of private schools in programs under NCLB, please contact the appropriate
individual listed below:
Title
I, Part A, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Contact: Shady
Shady.Clark@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 225-2901
Title I, Part B, Student
Reading Skills Improvement Grants:
Reading First
Contact: Patience Scott
Patience.Scott@doe.virginia.gov (804) 225-3203
Title
II, Part A, Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and
Principals
Contact: Carol Sylvester
Carol.Sylvester@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 371-0908
Title
II, Part D, Enhancing Education through Technology
Contact: Mark Saunders
Mark.Saunders@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 786-0307
Title
III, Part A, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant
Students
Contact: Judy Radford
Judy.Radford@doe.virginia.gov (804)
786-1692
Title
IV, Part A, Safe and
Contact: Arlene Cundiff
Arlene.Cundiff@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 225-2871
BKCJr/DLJ
Attachment
a. Private Schools and No Child Left
Behind (PDF)