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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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 | Parent/Family |
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes parents or guardians of English learners to bring an oral language interpreter to all conferences, meetings or proceedings held at a district building or schoolsite or sponsored by the district or school, except when prohibited by state or federal law. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1510_bill_20090825_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1510_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 1510
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to:
(1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chancellor or city board
(2) Approve the educational facilities capital plan, following any applicable hearings conducted by the community district education councils
(3) Approve annual estimates of the sum the board deems necessary for district operations and the capital budget
(4) Approve allocations to community districts and approve community district budgets, with a proposed budget for the city board and chancellor's administrative and operational expenditures, following a public hearing
(5) Approve a city district procurement policy
(6) Approve proposals for all school closures or significant changes in school utilization, including phase-outs, grade reconfigurations, re-sitings or co-locations of two schools, following any hearing
(7) Adopt a policy proposed by the chancellor, promoting the recruitment and retention of staff, that considers the diversity of students attending schools in the city district. Directs the city board to review at a regular public meeting an annual report issued by the chancellor outlining the initiatives taken to enhance diversity and equity in recruitment and retention, and the impacts of such initiatives to the workforce at the city district, community district and school level
(8) Approve all franchises, revokable consents and concessions awarded by the city district or community districts
(9) Approve city board by-laws
(10) Respond at a regular public meeting to the recommendations made in annual reports issued by the city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English language learners and the city-wide council on high schools
(11) Conduct an annual survey to allow parents, teachers and school personnel to evaluate the performance of the city board and chancellor as regards city district resources, oversight and curriculum. Requires the results of such survey to be made publicly available, including on the city board Web site.
(12) Provide information, data, estimates and statistics as requested by the director of the city's independent budget office or the city comptroller, in a timely fashion.
Eliminates provision directing the board to approve contracts that would significantly impact the provision of educational services or programming in the district. Replaces with provision directing the board to approve city district or community district contracts that meet any of certain criteria. Requires all items requiring city board approval to be by a public vote at a regular board meeting. Prior to approval of any item listed in 1-6 above, requires the city board to undertake a review process to allow the public to submit comments on the proposed item. Requires notice of the proposed item to be circulated to all community superintendents, community district education councils, community boards and school based management teams at least 45 days before a city board vote. Specifies contents that said notice must contain. Also requires a revised public notice to be provided in the event a proposed item listed in 1-6 above is substantially revised, and specifies elements the revised public notice must include. Provides that following the public review process but prior to voting, the city board must make publicly available an assessment of all public comments concerning the item under consideration. Specifies elements the assessment must contain. Allows for emergency adoption of proposed items under certain circumstances. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends provisions regarding community superintendents in New York City. Clarifies that a community superintendent's delegation of powers or duties is at the community superintendent's sole discretion. Adds that (1) screening committees to appoint supervisory staff and (2) the appointment of principals and supervisory principals must be consistent with the chancellor's recommendations establishing a process that promotes staff and parent involvement in the recruitment, screening, interviewing and recommendation of candidates. Also requires a community superintendent to consult with the school based management team when appointing or rejecting principal and assistant principal candidates. Provides that principal and assistant principal candidates must meet the requirements of the chancellor's regulations, including evaluation of each candidate's record of performance in comparable positions, and that such candidates are subject to the chancellor's power to reject such appointments.
Clarifies that community superintendents have the power and duty to supervise principals in every building in the district. Requires community superintendents' annual evaluations of school principals to include evaluation of a principal's ability to develop an effective shared decisionmaking relationship with the school based management team. Provides the community superintendent must have access to all records he/she deems necessary in performing principal evaluations, and must consider comments in an assessment made by the school based management team.
Amends language relating to a community superintendent's authority to review and approve school-based budgets proposed by the school. Permits the community superintendent to approve a school-based budget proposal only after certifying that it is sufficiently aligned with its school's comprehensive education plan. Directs the community superintendent to prescribe parameters for principals to submit written demonstrations of such alignment, and provisions allowing the school based management team to respond to such justification. Requires the community superintendent to consider a principal's written justification and any response provided by the school based management team before making such certification.
Additionally directs community superintendents to:
(1) Establish a process allowing school based management team members to dispute a principal's decision when team members reach a consensus that the decision is inconsistent with the goals/policies in their school's existing comprehensive educational plan. Requires the community superintendent to provide a written response to the school based management team and principal that includes the information reviewed and basis for the community superintendent's decision regarding such dispute.
(2) Assist parents in accessing information, addressing concerns and responding to complaints that cannot be resolved at the school level. Directs a community superintendent to establish a central office to directly interact with parents, respond to information requests, receive input and comments, assist the community superintendent in resolving complaints in a timely manner, and work to develop a cooperative relationship with parents and the school community.
(3) Hold at least two public forums each school year to report on the district's performance, including progress made toward achieving the district comprehensive educational plan goals; discuss plans for improvement; and receive parental and community comments and concerns. Requires the community superintendent to ensure that notice for the forums is provided to maximize the participation of parents, students and school staff, and is specifically circulated to school based management teams, the community district education council and relevant community boards.
(4) Provide notice of any proposed school closing or significant change in school use, including phase-out, grade reconfiguration, re-siting or co-location of schools to all impacted parents, including information on where to locate a copy of the educational impact statement and the date of any hearing on such school closure or significant change in school use.
Directs the New York City schools chancellor to ensure that community superintendents are assigned to tasks predominantly in their own community districts. Bars assignment of a community superintendent to any task that would impair his/her ability to exercise the powers and duties enumerated in section 2590-e, such as responding to parental concerns, appointing and evaluating principals, approving school budgets, overseeing instruction, providing access to information and assisting in resolving complaints.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - Community Superintendents
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Existing provision permits the use of school facilities for holding civic meetings. New provision specifies that civic meetings include meetings of parent associations and parent-teacher associations. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association Meetings
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program to be implemented and administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Under the program, the Department will provide a reimbursement to parents or volunteers who donate time at certain schools. To be eligible, individuals must donate time at a school in a district that is unaccredited or provisionally accredited or has a population of at least 50% at risk students as described in the act. Subject to appropriation, for every 100 hours donated by a volunteer or parent, the department will provide him or her with a reimbursement for the cost of three credit hours at a public institution of higher learning located in Missouri. The reimbursement cannot exceed $500 every two years. If a participating school district becomes classified as accredited, it may continue to participate in the program for an additional two years
http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/pdf-bill/tat/SB291.pdf.
Title: S.B. 291--Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial information to the public. Requires districts and educational service center boards to report revenues and expenditures by school building, including expenditures for salaries, and with expenditures for classroom teachers, other certified staff, and all other employees reported separately, as well as per-pupil expenditures per building.
Provides that the state board's existing minimum standards for all public schools must require instructional materials and equipment, including library materials, to be aligned with the academic content standards. Directs the state board to adopt minimum operating standards for school districts, which districts must comply with unless they receive a waiver from the state superintendent. According to DOE summary, the operating standards override any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement. Provides the operating standards must include:
(1) Standards for the effective and efficient organization, administration and supervision of districts (full text of this provision in "full text" field below)
(2) Standards for the establishment of business advisory councils and family and civic engagement teams by school districts
(3) Standards incorporating the classifications for the components of the adequacy amount under Chapter 3306 of the Revised Code into core academic strategy components and academic improvement components, as specified in rules adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code
(4) Standards for school district organizational units, as defined in sections 3306.02 and 3306.04 of the Revised Code, that require:
(i) The effective and efficient organization, administration and supervision of each school district organizational unit so that it becomes a thinking and learning organization according to principles of systems design and collaborative professional learning communities research as defined by the state superintendent, including a focus on the personalized and individualized needs of each student; a shared responsibility among organizational unit administrators, faculty and staff to develop a common vision, mission and set of guiding principles; a shared responsibility among organizational unit administrators, faculty and staff to engage in a process of collective inquiry, action orientation and experimentation to ensure the academic success of all students; commitment to job-embedded professional development and professional mentoring and coaching; established periods of time for teachers to pursue planning time for the development of lesson plans, professional development, and shared learning; commitment to effective management strategies that allow administrators reasonable access to classrooms for observation and professional development experiences; commitment to teaching and learning strategies that utilize technological tools and emphasize inter-disciplinary, real-world, project-based, and technology-oriented learning experiences to meet the individual needs of every student; commitment to high expectations for every student and commitment to closing the achievement gap so that all students achieve core knowledge and skills in accordance with the statewide academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code; commitment to the
use of assessments to diagnose the needs of each student; effective connections and relationships with families and others that support student success; commitment to the use of positive behavior intervention supports throughout the organizational unit to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all students
(ii) A school organizational unit leadership team to coordinate positive behavior intervention supports, family and civic engagement services, learning environments, thinking and learning systems, collaborative planning, planning time, student academic interventions, student extended learning opportunities, and other activities identified by the team and approved by the district board of education. Provides that the team must include the building principal, representatives from each collective bargaining unit, the building lead teacher, parents, business representatives and others that support student success.
Eliminates requirement that state board develop a state plan for technology to encourage the use of technology in educational settings.
DOE summary document: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Bill text (pages 979-984 of 3120): http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Requires school districts, community schools, STEM schools and chartered nonpublic schools to inform, prior to opening day each school year, each enrolled student and the student's parent of the parental notification procedures in the school's protocol for responding to threats and emergency events, which are established under existing law.
Pages 1155-1157 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3313.536
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Renumbers to 3313.82 existing provision requiring local boards and educational service center boards to appoint a business advisory council. Creates new section 3313.821 requiring local boards, and permitting boards of community schools and STEM schools, to appoint a family and civic engagement team comprised of parents, community representatives, health and human service representatives, business representatives and any other representatives identified by the board. Directs teams to:
(1) Work with local county family and children first councils to recommend to the board qualifications and responsibilities to be included in school family and civic engagement coordinator job descriptions
(2) Develop five-year family and civic engagement plans
(3) Provide annual progress reports on the development and implementation of the plan. Directs boards to submit the plan and annual progress reports to the county family and children first council.
(4) Advise and provide recommendations to the board on matters specified by the board.
Creates new section 3313.822. Provides that local boards, instead of appointing a family and civic engagement team and a business advisory council, may appoint one committee to function as both. Permits local boards to determine the membership of such committees, provided the membership requirements set in 3313.821 are met.
Pages 1200-1202 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3313.82, 3313.821, 3313.822
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Directs the state board, by January 29, 2010, to develop a list of best practices for improving parental involvement that public and nonpublic schools may use to increase parental participation. Directs the department of education to make the list available on its Web site. Page 2843 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.80.40
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| LA | Vetoed 06/2009 | P-12 | Provides for a tax credit against the corporate income tax and the corporation franchise tax for employers who allow parental involvement in schools during working hours.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=666542
Title: S.B. 194
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Creates the state advisory council for parent involvement in education in the department of education. Specifies the council membership. Directs the council to advise public education entities concerning best practices and strategies, aligned with national standards, for increasing parent involvement in public education and promoting family and school partnerships.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/AB811B08F9A2ED0987257537001D221E?open&file=090_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 90
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Allows an employee of a qualified employer to take unpaid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences; limits the unpaid leave; permits the employer to require specified increments of leave; requires written verification from the school; relates to children in private schools or a nonpublic home-based educational program; does not include independent contractors, domestic servants employed in and about private homes, seasonal workers, or farm and ranch labor.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/72A677413BD8FA8F87257537001A374C?open&file=1057_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1057
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Allows a child's parent or guardian to designate a "significant individual" to participate in a school conference involving that child. Requires the parent or guardian to give prior written consent to allow the individual to participate in the conference and have access to data on the child that is needed for and relevant to the conference. Allows the parent or guardian to withdraw consent in writing at any time. Allows a school to accept a suggested form included in this paragraph or another form for purposes of providing consent under this section.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86
Title: H.F. 2
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires employers with a certain number of employees to grant to an employee who is a parent, guardian or custodian of a child enrolled in a public school a specified number of hours of leave from their place of employment, to be taken in specified increments, per school year per child to attend school-related activities or events or to volunteer at the school in which the child is enrolled. Chapter 292
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB243_en.pdf
Title: A.B. 243
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NY | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Enacts the public schools emergency alert act. Requires the New York City Schools chancellor to implement an emergency alert notification system to convey to parents timely information concerning emergency incidents or occurrences, as defined by such chancellor, that pose an imminent threat to the health or safety of students, faculty and staff; provides that the system may include automated delivery of text messages, phone calls and e-mail. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A01245&sh=t
Title: A.B. 1245
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop standards for parental involvement in K-12 public schools and include a report on local education agency (LEA) compliance at the district and school levels in the DOE Tennessee Education Report Card beginning in the 2010-11 school year and subsequent years.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0293.pdf
Title: S.B. 293
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvement plans; improves parental involvement and communication with parents; increases transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; makes public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1373.pdf
Title: S.B. 943
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| ID | Vetoed 04/2009 | P-12 | Enacts the Parents as Teachers Family Support Act; awards grants to local agencies to provide home visits for eligible families, parent group meetings, developmental and health screenings and referrals to community resources with the goal of enhanced school readiness, increased parent involvement in education and understanding of child development, child abuse and maltreatment prevention, early identification of health and developmental delays, and improved child health outcomes such as immunization rates.
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0245.htm
Title: H.B. 245
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Requires each school's parental involvement plan to provide instruction to parents on how to incorporate developmentally appropriate learning activities in the home environment, including:
(a) Role play and demonstration by trained volunteers;
(b) The use of and access to department of education web tools for parents;
(c) Assistance with nutritional meal planning and preparation; and
(d) Other strategies or curricula developed or acquired by the district for at-home parental instruction approved by the department of education.
Requires districts to provide training at least annually for volunteers who assist in an instructional program for parents.
Requires administrator education programs to include instruction on the importance of parental involvement, successful strategies for encouraging parents to be partners in their child's education, and the relationship between cultural diversity and parental involvement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act397.pdf
Title: H.B. 1272
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12 | Requires school divisions to include a detailed statement in the summary already required by law to be issued to parents and guardians to assist them in understanding the family life education program implemented in the school division, if the curriculum of the program offers only abstinence education.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1980ER
Title: H.B. 1980
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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| Special Education--Transition |
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| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
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| Special Populations--Foster Care |
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| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
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| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
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| Special Populations--Immigrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Military |
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| Standards |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| STEM |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Urban--Governance |
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