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From the ECS State Policy Database 2002 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2002. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Cheating Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Baccalaureate International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Mentoring/Tutoring Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind PA Rule Adoption 12/2002 P-12 Compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 STATE ID: 32 PAB 6359 22 PA. CODE CH. 40 Amends Chapter relating to compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to add the definitions and sections to read as set forth in Annex A. PENNSYLVANIA REG 3752 (SN)... More... AZ Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://www.ade.az.gov/asd/downloads/ConsolidatedStateApplication.pdf)... More... MO Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/fedprog/instrucimprov/constat/constateplan.htm... More... NH Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/integratedprograms/NCLB/FEDERALAPPLICATION.doc... More... NM Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://164.64.166.11/fedpro/downloads/nm_consol_state_ap_final2.pdf)... More... PA Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan web page: (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/nclb/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=77773&nclbNav=|5477|&nclbNav=|)... More... SD Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://www.state.sd.us/deca/NCLB/ESEAapp.pdf) Appendix A: (http://www.state.sd.us/deca/NCLB/appendixA.pdf) Appendix B: (http://www.state.sd.us/deca/NCLB/appendixB.pdf)... More... TX Active 10/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/11/02); 9/1/02 updated web page indicates plan was approved: (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/csa8-1-02.pdf) ... More... CT Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Expenditures (various sections) H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7) Requires the Commissioner of Education to prepare a state-wide education accountability plan in conformance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act and provides for a transition from the state's program identifying schools in need of improvement to a program... More... ME Active 09/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (submitted 6/12/02 and amended 6/28/02 and 8/29/02):http://www.state.me.us/education/nclb/state%20app/summary.htm ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Conforms to Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 A.B. 11858 Amends the Education Law to conform to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; directs the Commissioner of Education to establish procedures for the approval of providers of supplemental educational services; authorizes school districts... More... CT Active 07/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (revised 7/19/02): http://www.state.ct.us/sde/whatsnew/eseafa02v2.doc... More... MI Active 07/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan; approved by the USDE July 1, 2002: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6525_17014-46442--,00.html ... More... AK Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Application N/A 2002 Consolidated Application (dated June 12, 2002): http://www.eed.state.ak.us/nclb/pdf/AKConApp.pdf... More... CA Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated June 12, 2002): http://www.cde.ca.gov/pr/nclb/nclb02.htm... More... CO Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/10/02): (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeunified/fedconsapp.htm)... More... DE Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): (http://www.doe.state.de.us/ConsPlanNCLB2001.pdf)... More... HI Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated June 12, 2002): (http://doe.k12.hi.us/nclb/technical/federalapplication/index.htm)... More... IA Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/nclb/doc/consapp.pdf... More... ID Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (June 7, 2002): (http://www.sde.state.id.us/fedpro/fedgrants/)... More... IL Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.isbe.state.il.us/nclb/csa/toc.htm... More... IN Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/esea/pdf/Indiana_esea.PDF... More... KS Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.ksde.org/sfp/consolidatedapplication/... More... KY Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/10/92): http://www.kde.state.ky.us/osis/resources/armando.asp... More... MA Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/news/csapp.pdf... More... MN Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://cfl.state.mn.us/LOD/mneseaplanwebversion.doc)... More... MT Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://www.opi.state.mt.us/ - use search term of "consolidated application")... More... NC Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A - 2002 Consolidated Plan Notes to US DOE (6/7/02): (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/notes6-7.pdf) - Application (6/7/02): (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/application.pdf) - Assurances (6/7/02): (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/assurances6-7.pdf)... More... ND Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (6/12/02): (http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/grants/DOEapp.pdf)... More... NJ Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan web page (6/2002): (http://www.state.nj.us/njded/grants/nclb/)... More... NV Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan: (http://www.nde.state.nv.us/nclb/plan/NCLBPlan.doc)... More... NY Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (6/2002): (http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/nclb/csa/cashome.htm)... More... OR Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (6/11/02): (http://www.ode.state.or.us/nclb/pdfs/or-consolidated-app-fed-funds-070802.pdf)... More... TN Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/2002): http://www.state.tn.us/education/accttnconsolidatedapplication.pdf... More... VT Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (6/12/02): http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_federal/state_cfa_03_application.html... More... WA Active 06/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (6/12/02): http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/pubdocs/ESEAapplication.pdf... More... GA Active 05/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan (draft) N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (marked draft, dated May 6, 2002): http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sla/documents/esea_plan.pdf... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and senate committees. Requries Management Oversight Panel to monitor implementation of audits' recommendations and coordinatio... More... VA Active 05/2002 P-12 2002 Consolidated Plan N/A 2002 Consolidated Plan (5/02); approved by US DOE: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/nclb/application.pdf... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate f... More... 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