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		<item><title>Wyoming Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation</title><link>http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/wyoming.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/wyoming.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p></p>

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<h2>Wyoming</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
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<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

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<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wy-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

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<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
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<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wy-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 95%<br />
Secondary: 95.4%<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>70.2%<br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

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<p dir="ltr">Approved?&#160;<strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>

<h6 dir="ltr">The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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]]></description></item><item><title>Wisconsin Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation</title><link>http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/wisconsin.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/wisconsin.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p></p>

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<h2>Wisconsin</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wi-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wi-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 99.1%<br />
Secondary: 98.6%<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>98.1%<br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

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<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
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<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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]]></description></item><item><title>West Virginia Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation</title><link>http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/westvirginia.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/westvirginia.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p></p>

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<h2>West Virginia</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wv-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
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<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wv-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 97.7%<br />
Secondary: 90.4%</strong></p>

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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>99.8%<br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

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<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
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<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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]]></description></item><item><title>Washington Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation</title><link>http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/washington.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nea.org/nclbaction/states/washington.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p></p>

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<h2>Washington</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wa-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>

<h6 dir="ltr">The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/wa-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 98.7%<br />
Secondary: 94.8%<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>98.8%<br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

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<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>Virginia</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/va-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/va-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 97.6%<br />
Secondary: 96.5%</strong></p>

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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>88.2%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, Approval Expected</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>Vermont</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/vt-title1fy01-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/vt-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 91.3%<br />
Secondary: 90.2%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>97.6%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>Utah</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ut-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ut-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 87%<br />
Secondary: 82.4%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>91.5%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h4>U.S. Department of Education<br />
Growth Model Pilot</h4>

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<p><strong>Applied by deadline, not approved</strong></p>
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<h2>Texas</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/tx-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/tx-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 96.1%<br />
Secondary: 96.2%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>97.3%<br />
</strong><br />
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<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>Tennessee</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/tn-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 208KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/tn-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 98.3%<br />
Secondary: 93.4%</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><br />
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

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</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>92.1%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<h4>U.S. Department of Education<br />
Growth Model Pilot</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p>Approved?&#160; <strong>Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>
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<h2>South Dakota</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<tbody>
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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/sd-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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</td>
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</td>
</tr>

<tr>
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<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/sd-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 97.7%<br />
Secondary: 95.2%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>96.5%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<p></p>

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<h2>South Carolina</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ebebeb" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/sc-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/sc-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elmentary: 93.5%<br />
Secondary: 88.3%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>94.7%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Rhode Island</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ebebeb" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ri-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 208KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ri-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 81.7%<br />
Secondary: 80.9%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>95%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

&#160; 

<p>&#160;</p>

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<h2>Pennsylvania</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/pa-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/pa-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 93.9%<br />
Secondary: 97.2%</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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<p></p>

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</td>
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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>75%<br />
</strong><br />
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<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, Approval Expected</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>Oregon</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/or-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

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<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/or-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
</tr>

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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 95.1%<br />
Secondary: 90.8%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>97.4%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>Oklahoma</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ok-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<p></p>

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<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ok-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 93.8%<br />
Secondary: 92.3%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>89%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>Ohio</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ebebeb" border="0">
<tbody>
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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/oh-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/oh-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 95.9%<br />
Secondary: 92.9%</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>77.9%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

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<h2>North Dakota</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nd-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nd-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 99.7%<br />
Secondary: 92.6%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
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<p></p>

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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>98.6%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160; No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>North Carolina</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nc-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nc-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 96.2%<br />
Secondary: 90.7%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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<p></p>

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</td>
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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>91.4%<br />
</strong><br />
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>New York</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
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<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ny-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ny-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 96.2%<br />
Secondary: 93%</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr" align="center">&#160;</p>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>68.4%<br />
</strong><br />
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<p></p>

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</td>
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
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<h2>New Mexico</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ebebeb" border="0">
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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nm-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 208KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nm-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 93.8%<br />
Secondary: 88%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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<p></p>

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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>93%<br />
</strong><br />
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</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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</td>
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<td>
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<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>New Jersey</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nj-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nj-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>Elementary: 95.6%<br />
Secondary: 96.5%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
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<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>N/A<br />
</strong><br />
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<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>New Hampshire</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

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<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nh-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

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<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<p></p>

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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nh-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 98.6%<br />
Secondary: 97.7%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>88%<br />
</strong><br />
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<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

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<h2>Nevada</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
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<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nv-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</td>
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<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/nv-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
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</tbody>
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</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Elementary: 85.5%<br />
Secondary: 78.7%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>100%<br />
</strong><br />
&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Standards and Assessment Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved? <strong>&#160;&#160;No, approval pending; mandatory oversight</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6><br />
The Department of Education has posted&#160;NCLB Standards and Assessment Approval Letters for each state&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html" target="_blank">on this Web page</a>. Each of the States will have more than one approval letter over the next year or so.</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

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<h2>Nebraska</h2>

<h3>Fact Sheet on NCLB Implementation<br />
</h3>

<p>Here is a snapshot of&#160;the state's implementation status in complying with the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB/ESEA) in the following areas: state accountability plans, percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals who have met the "highly qualified" definitions under NCLB as of 2005-06, and state standards and assessment plans.</p>

<p>You will also find links to two charts -&#8211; one that illustrates the gap between authorized and actual federal funding of Title I (under ESEA) and another that shows the percentage of schools in the state that did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress" and are in improvement/corrective action status.</p>

<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ebebeb" border="0">
<tbody>
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<td valign="top" align="left">
<h4>&#160;</h4>

<h4>Accountability Plan</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>Each time&#160;the U.S. Department of Education responds by letter&#160;to a state's request to amend its accountability plan, the letter is posted on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/letters/index.html" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.</h6>
</blockquote>
</td>
<td width="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">&#160;</td>
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<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ne-title1fy02-09.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing gap between authorized and actual Title 1 funds, 2002 to 2009</a> <a href="images/al-title1fy01-08.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" />&#160;<em>PDF, 20KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
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</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Highly Qualified Teacher Plan Status</h4>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Approved?<strong>&#160;&#160;Yes</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<blockquote dir="ltr">
<h6>The Department of Education&#160;has posted the "Revised State Plans for Highly Qualified Teachers"&#160;submitted by each state on&#160;<a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/hqtplans/index.html#skipnav2" target="_blank">this Education Dept. Web site page</a>.&#160;</h6>
</blockquote>

<p>&#160;</p>
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<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="95%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ebebeb">
<p align="center"><strong><a href="images/ne-aypstatus-sy05-06to07-08.pdf" target="_blank">Chart showing percentages of schools not making AYP, 2005 to 2008</a> <a href="images/al-aypstatus-sy03-04to06-07.pdf" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>

<h6 align="center">(<img alt="" src="../../../../../../images/pdfsmall.gif" border="0" /><em>PDF, 21KB, 1 pg</em>)<br />
<br />
</h6>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Teachers Meeting NCLB<br />
"Highly Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p dir="ltr" align="center"><strong>Total: 97.7%<br />
</strong><br />
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>

<p>&#160;</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<hr />
<h4>Percentage of Title I Paraprofessionals<br />
Meeting NCLB "Qualified" Requirements:</h4>

<p align="center"><strong>83%<br />
</strong><