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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 No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services NJ Active 11/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A RFP: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/grants/nclb/supplemental_rfp.pdf Providers list: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/grants/nclb/policy/ssp.pdf... More... AL Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date: November 15, 2002. ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/57/Supplemental%20Service%20Provider%20RFP2.doc... More... AR Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP (not dated); closing date: November 1, 2002: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/rfp_proposal2002.pdf... More... AZ Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services Web page: http://www.ade.az.gov/asd/title1/ses/default.asp - Supplemental Education Services application and scoring rubric (dated 10/3/02); closing date: 10/30/02 (http://www.ade.az.gov/asd/title1/ses/SupplementalServicesAppOct2002.pdf) ... More... CA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services Web page: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/titleone/pi/supservices.html) -Supplemental Services RFP (dated May 2002); closing date:June 14, 2002:(http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/titleone/pi/supservapp.rtf -2002-2003 eligible schools for supplementa... More... DC Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date: October 21, 2002: (http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/what%27s_new/Supplemental%20SrvcRqst-NCLB.pdf)... More... GA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Supplemental education services providers application (dated 9/23/02); closing date: 11/16/02 (http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/federal/nclb/_documents/providers_application.pdf) - List of approved supplemental education service providers (updated 9/13/02): (http://... More... HI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Providers N/A - Supplemental Education Services Application (closing date: August 15, 2002): (http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:bzemN8wS56YC:doe.k12.hi.us/nclb/changes/020726takahashi/prospectus.htm+supplemental+services&hl=en&ie=UTF-8) - Information for parents: http://... More... KY Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date 10/15/02: (http://www.kde.state.ky.us/osis/resources/ssRFP.asp - page expires 10/15/02)... More... LA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Notice that supplemental services application will be available on Web site October 18, 2002 with a November 15, 2002 closing date: (http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/OQE/PublicNotice.doc) Instructions about applying: (http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/OQE/Summary.d... More... MI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental education services application; applications accepted on a continuous basis: (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Supplemental_Service_Providers_Application_40465_7.pdf) Supplemental education services web page: (http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7... More... ND Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A List of approved supplement service providers: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/title1/targeted/general/list.shtm Supplemental services application; deadline was 8/20/02): http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/news/rfp82002.pdf... More... NH Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services application; deadline 10/7/2002: (http://www.ed.state.nh.us/RFPs/Title%20I%20supplemental%20services%20RFP.htm)... More... NV Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A -Supplemental Services application; deadline 8/2/2002: (http://www.nde.state.nv.us/nclb/providers/RFA.app.new.doc) -Application cover letter: http://www.nde.state.nv.us/nclb/providers/RFA.memo.doc -Scoring Rubric: http://www.nde.state.nv.us/nclb/providers/RFA.... More... NY Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A List of approved supplemental education service providers: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nyc/SES/ApprovedProviders/AlphaCountyChoice.html... More... OK Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Approved supplemental service providers: (http://www.sde.state.ok.us/pro/SuppServ/providerlist.html) Supplemental Services application; continuous application process: (http://www.sde.state.ok.us/acrob/SUPPeducSERVrfp.pdf)... More... SC Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A 2002-2003 approved supplemental service providers:(http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso/Title_I/supp_service.pdf)... More... TX Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplement Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application (deadline 12/1/02 for addition to initial approved list): (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/sip/ProviderApplication.pdf) Approved providers: (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/SESProviderInfo.pdf)... More... UT Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; deadline 10/1/02: (http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/nclb/pdf/SupServProvApp.pdf) Application Rubric: (http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/nclb/pdf/SupServRub.pdf)... More... VT Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplement Education Services N/A Approved supplemental service providers (revised 10/15/02): http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/laws/nclba/supp_providers.pdf... More... WA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental services application; deadline 8/25/02: (http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/pubdocs/SupServAPP-RFP.pdf) Application received after the closing date will be reviewed within 6 months and approved providers will be added to subsequent lists. Approved provider... More... WI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Supplemental Services web page: (http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea/supplemental.html) - Supplement services application; deadline 11/15/02: (http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea/9550/9550_s.doc) - Approved providers (9/02): (http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/e... More... AK Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Providers Application N/A Supplemental Education Services Providers Application; application process open continuously; applications will be reviewed periodically. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/nclb/pdf/SSP_RFA.pdf... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Remedial/Supplemental Instruction A.B. 2130 Repeals the provisions that would become operative on 1/1/2003 that would require a school district to offer supplemental instruction to pupils in grades 2 to 9 who are recommended for retention or who are retained in the same grade. Deletes the repeal date of... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Assistance for Failing Schools A.B. 312 Requires the Department of Education to establish a statewide system of school support to provide intensive and sustained support and technical assistance for school districts and county offices of education with schools in need of improvement. Requires the de... More... CO Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Service Providers N/A State Approved Supplemental Service Providers -- http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeunified/download/SS-AllProviders_ProgDescripts.pdf Link to main supplemental services page: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeunified/suppedprov.htm... More... IA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date 9/13/02: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/asis/titlei/doc/sespapp04.pdf... More... ID Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date September 16, 2002: http://www.sde.state.id.us/comped/docs/SupplementalServices.doc... More... IL Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Illinois State Board of Education adopted criteria for approving supplemental education service providers on 9/19/2002. (no policy number given). The criteria covers the following areas: evidence of effectiveness, evidence of program quality, instructional pro... More... KY 09/2002 P-12 Criteria for Selecting Supplemental Services Providers N/A Kentucky's Education Department approved criteria for selecting supplemental-services providers for students in low-performing schools. Among other criteria, applicants must: Have a demonstrated record of effectiveness or have a high probability of increasin... More... MO Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; deadline 12/6/02: (http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/nclb/Supplemental%20RFP.pdf)... More... MT Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application; deadline 9/30/02: (http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/TitleI/SuppEdServ.pdf)... More... NE Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; deadline 10/15/2002: (http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TITLE1/nesspapp.pdf)... More... NM Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services RFP; Deadline 10/8/02http://www.state.nm.us/spd/rfp300000000045.doc... More... PA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A -Supplemental Education Services web page; includes instruction for applying and application; application deadline 9/23/02: (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/nclb/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=82596) - Approved providers: (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/nclb/lib/nclb/finalSESProvi... More... VA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Board approved criteria (7/25/02): (http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/nclb/boe/Supplmtl_srvcs_criteria.pdf) - Supplemental Services RFP (initial proposal deadline 9/7/02): (http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/nclb/ssp_app.doc) - Supplemental providers approved by Boar... More... DE Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Application N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date: (August 30, 2002: http://www.doe.state.de.us/SchoolImprovement/) Look under "Technical Assistance and Professional Development."... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Private Tutoring Programs S.B. 20E Creates "directory" section to inform tutors of obligation to keep and prepare records in accordance with other statutes. See bill section 108, page 306, line 18, ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf... More... IN Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application (dated August 2002); closing date: 10/4/02 (http://paris.doe.state.in.us/downloads/SuppServicesApp.doc)... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Preschool, Extended-Day and -Year Programs for Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Permits districts to establish full-time or part-time preschool, after-school or summer school programs English language learners programs, although these programs may not substitute for English language learners programs provided during the regular school yea... 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... TN Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services web page: (http://www.state.tn.us/education/acctsupplemental.htm) Supplemental Services application (deadline 8/9/02): (http://www.state.tn.us/education/acctsupplementalapp.pdf) Approved providers: (http://www.state.tn.us/educat... More... WV Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Educational Services N/A Supplemental Services RFP; approval period 9/1/02 to 6/30/03: (http://wvde.state.wv.us/tt/2002/supplementalserviceproviderRFP.pdf)... More... KS Active 07/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application; closing date: August 15, 2002 (http://www.ksde.org/sfp/titleI/supplementalsvc.doc) ... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Maryland Educational Opportunity Summer Pilot Program H.B. 1370 Allows, if federal funds are sufficient, districts in addition to Baltimore and Prince George's County to apply to department for grants to participate in the Maryland Educational Opportunity Summer Pilot Program. Extends pilot program through June 30, 2007. ... More... NC Active 07/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Application cover letter (7/22/02): http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/intro_letter.pdf Supplemental Education Services information, application and approval process (7/18/02); deadline 8/16/02): http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/SESPapp.pdf ... More... CA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Supplemental Instruction in Fresno Unified School District A.B. 1285 Allows Fresno Unified School District to apply for a waiver from certain regulations so as to allow the district to use designated funds for pupils at Cooper Middle School performing below basic or far below basic in math and reading on the California Standard... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Summer School Grant Program and Teacher Pay Incentive Program H.B. 1304 Expands the Summer School Grant Program to provide funding to school districts for the operation of intensive literacy and reading comprehension education services to students preparing to enter the first grade who scored at an unsatisfactory level on the kind... More... DE Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Below the Standard Score and Individual Improvement Plan for Promotion S.B. 322 Before enactment of this legislation, this subparagraph banned any 3rd-, 5th- or 8th-grader scoring Well Below the Standard on the state reading assessment from being promoted to the next grade unless the student participated in a summer school program and att... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as supplemental funds for the operation of the Prince George's County School System. The board must consider using such fund... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Remediation in Mathematics S.B. 1631 Narrows the requirements for remediation in grades three through eight to the subject areas of reading and mathematics.... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Structured Academic Mentoring Programs S.B. 834 Requires the State Department of Education to assist interested schools in implementing Structured Academic Mentoring Programs, designed to improve student performance and to assist these schools in developing Structured Academic Mentoring Programs that meet c... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Macon County YMCA Tutoring Program H.B. 143 Appropriates specified funds from the Education Trust Fund to the State Department of Education for the support and maintenance for a tutorial program for the fiscal year; provides that the appropriation is subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Waivers for Extended Day/Week/Year Programs H.B. 626 Authorizes the commissioner of education to approve district requests for grant waivers that would allow the district to use grants for extended day/week/year through an "alternative service delivery option," including offering programs during the school day.... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other than the adequate education program. Permits local boards to expend funds from any available sources to help defray costs... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Early Intervention, Remediation H.B. 4022 The legislature finds that schools that have implemented programs to strengthen student learning ability are reporting statistically significant improvement in the statewide test scores in reading, language and math of students referred to the programs. There... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Reading Section A.B. 804 Intensive reading instruction is to be offered four hours per day for six continuous weeks during the summer or when school is not regularly in session. Due to facilities constraints or for other educational reasons, a school district may offer intensive readi... More... Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Minority Private Schools Privatization Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Reading/Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Remediation (K-12) Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Education--Placement Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Standards Standards--Implementation State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions Student Achievement Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Technology Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban