No Child Left Behind: Improving Academic Achievement Through Flexibility & Accountability for Schools : Field Hearing Before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, April 15, 2004 in Augusta, Georgia |
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... Office Internet : bookstore.gpo.gov Phone : toll free ( 866 ) 512-1800 ; DC area ( 202 ) 512-1800 Fax : ( 202 ) 512-2250 Mail : Stop SSOP , Washington , DC 20402-0001 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE JOHN A. BOEHNER ,
... Office Internet : bookstore.gpo.gov Phone : toll free ( 866 ) 512-1800 ; DC area ( 202 ) 512-1800 Fax : ( 202 ) 512-2250 Mail : Stop SSOP , Washington , DC 20402-0001 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE JOHN A. BOEHNER ,
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... area in which I believe the Bush ad- ministration could have done a better job . However , adjustments are being made and I hope that we will also hear testimony about the continuing analysis of how some of these adjustments can be made ...
... area in which I believe the Bush ad- ministration could have done a better job . However , adjustments are being made and I hope that we will also hear testimony about the continuing analysis of how some of these adjustments can be made ...
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... areas , Con- gressman Max Burns . Mr. BURNS . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . I welcome the Chairman and Congresswoman Majette to the 12th district . I appreciate the field hearing being placed here in Augusta . I appreciate the Com ...
... areas , Con- gressman Max Burns . Mr. BURNS . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . I welcome the Chairman and Congresswoman Majette to the 12th district . I appreciate the field hearing being placed here in Augusta . I appreciate the Com ...
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... areas and effectively across state and local needs and pri- orities . Unlike our previous law , states and districts can now take ad- vantage of the flexibility without prior approval from the U.S. De- partment of Education . States ...
... areas and effectively across state and local needs and pri- orities . Unlike our previous law , states and districts can now take ad- vantage of the flexibility without prior approval from the U.S. De- partment of Education . States ...
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... area , they need additional time working with the state to get highly qualified in the content area they are teaching . And we recognize that in some areas the participation rate , which the statute sets at 95 percent , may be ...
... area , they need additional time working with the state to get highly qualified in the content area they are teaching . And we recognize that in some areas the participation rate , which the statute sets at 95 percent , may be ...
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Page 3 - I look forward to your testimony. At this time I would like to yield to my colleague, Mr.
Page 2 - ... the dark when some children were actually losing ground. No Child Left Behind requires student test data to be broken down by group and reported to the public. Achievement gaps between disadvantaged students and their peers, once hidden from public view, are now public knowledge. The law...
Page 4 - Behind also acknowledges rural school districts face their own unique challenges for improving student achievement. Often, rural districts and schools do not receive significant levels of federal funding under certain programs to meet their needs or the programs
Page 12 - Ms. Cox. So that is why you are here and we appreciate it, and they have all been very diligent in touching base and seeing what they can do to help the State of Georgia as we embark on this very important law. And I also want to thank Dr. Hickok and Dr. McDaniel for their testimony and being here today, and on behalf — just so you get Georgia in perspective — Georgia's 181 school districts, 80,000 teachers, and 1.4 million students.
Page 9 - Such districts would be allowed to provisionally employ middle or secondary school teachers to teach multiple subjects even if they do not meet all the criteria for a highly qualified teacher in each of the subjects they teach. Districts...
Page 10 - The Department also clarified that since States have the authority to define grade spans, they may determine the highly qualified teacher requirements that teachers must meet at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Other areas covered by the new guidance include the use of a High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for veteran teachers, requirements for special education teachers, and improved data collection and monitoring procedures.
Page 27 - After each school's NCLB-AYP School Improvement Plan was completed and the process was well under way, we developed a system plan based on the prioritized needs of each school. Therefore, the Floyd County System Improvement Plan supports each of the individual school plans. Attached are copies of actual plans representing elementary (Attachment D), middle (Attachment E), and high school (Attachment F) levels, as well as the system (Attachment G).
Page 17 - ... achieve at grade level, with no child left behind. We have made it our goal that we will lead the nation in improving student achievement over the next several years, and the implementation of No Child Left Behind will play a significant role in these efforts. Given the great flexibility extended to states regarding the implementation of provisions in No Child Left Behind, all fifty states have unique plans — and Georgia is no exception.
Page 22 - V very tough criteria to make, and awe saa -^sc. «sr» -- obviously things are getting that by the year 2014 we will be there. And we will make high progression very quickly with these children. But to make sure inter-session was not just the only opportunity for children to come to receive some remediation, we have taken advantage of some Federal grants. For example, we have the 21st Century Learning programs in three of our title schools in the State of Georgia — or in Floyd County.
Page 33 - When we talk about change and we talk about implementing a new approach toward education, it is refreshing to hear the input of Dr. McDaniel and your willingness to be innovative in the way you organize and deliver and plan a calendar. How difficult, Dr. McDaniel, was that for your community to embrace, both the teachers and the administration and maybe the students and parents? Dr.