Other Components of the Law  

Safe Schools

  No Child Left Behind also allows parents whose children attend "unsafe schools" the option of transferring to another location. The state's definition of "unsafe school" can be found at http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/support/plan/usco_guidelines.pdf .

Highly qualified teachers

   No Child Left Behind requires that Title I classroom teachers be

•  licensed by the state,

•  hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and

•  demonstrate competence in their subject area.

  Fulton teachers meet these requirements. In the event that a class will have a long-term substitute for more than 20 days, parents will be notified.

  Paraprofessionals (teaching assistants) must

•  hold an associates degree or higher, or

•  meet rigorous standards of quality and demonstrate ability of a formal test, and

•  show knowledge and ability to assist in reading, writing, and math instruction

Titles I-X

   Although much of the NCLB attention is given to Title I schools, the law does affect several other federal programs, including

   What are the educational programs supported under the No Child Left Behind Act?

The NCLB outlines what is new under the Act for each of the educational programs supported under the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) of 1965. Listed below are all of the educational programs that NCLB supports:

Title I, Improving the Academic achievement of the Disadvantaged student. There are 12 subparts under the Title I program.

•  Part A, Improving basic programs operated by local school districts.

•  Part B-1, Reading First is a competitive grants awarded to local schools.

•  Part B-2, Early Reading First is a competitive grant awarded to pre-schools.

•  Part B-3, Even Start Family Literacy Program is a competitive grant awarded to local school districts to support family literacy.

•  Part B-4, Improving Literacy through school libraries is a competitive grant awarded to local school libraries.

•  Part C, Education of Migratory Children supports education for children of migrant workers.

•  Part D, Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are neglected, or delinquent.

•  Part E, National assessment of Title I programs and Close Up Fellowships.

•  Part F, Comprehensive School Reform is a competitive grant awarded to local schools to support individual school reform.

•  Part G, advanced Placement.

•  Part H, School Dropout Prevention

•  Part I, General Provisions.

Title II, Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals. This title has 13 subparts.

•  Teacher and principal training and recruiting fund grant to states.

•  School leadership.

•  Advanced certification/credentialing.

•  Early childhood educator professional development.

•  Mathematics and Science partnerships.

•  Troops-to-teachers.

•  Transitions to teachers

•  National Writing project.

•  Civic Education.

•  Teaching of traditional American History.

•  Teacher liability protection.

•  Enhancing education through technology.

•  Ready-to-Learn television.

Title III, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant students . Title III Has no subparts.

Title IV, 21 st Century Schools . Has 4 subparts.

•  Safe and Drug-Free schools and communities.

•  Gun-Free requirements.

•  21 st Century Community Learning Centers.

•  Environmental tobacco smoke.

Title V, Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs . Has 19 subparts.

•  Innovative programs.

•  Public charter school

•  Credit enhancement initiatives to assist charter school facility acquisition, construction, and renovation.

•  Voluntary public school choice.

•  Magnet schools assistance.

•  Elementary and secondary school counseling.

•  Partnerships in character education.

•  Smaller learning communities.

•  Reading is fundamental-inexpensive book distribution.

•  Gifted and Talented students.

•  Star schools.

•  Ready to teach.

•  Foreign Language assistance.

•  Physical education.

•  Community technology centers.

•  Educational, cultural, apprenticeships, and exchange programs for Alaska natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts .

Title VI, Flexibility and Accountability . Has 7 subparts.

•  Improving academic achievement, accountability, grants for state assessment and enhanced assessments.

•  Funding transferability for state and local educational agencies.

•  State flexibility authority.

•  Local flexibility demonstration.

•  Rural education initiative small, rural school achievement. Rural education rural and low-income schools.

•  General provisions, National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP).

Title VII, Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education . Has 3 subparts.

•  Indian education.

•  Native Hawaiian education.

•  Alaska Native education.

Title VIII, Impact Aid Program . Has no subpart.

Title IX, General Provisions . Has 2 subparts.

•  General provisions

•  Unsafe school choice option.

Title X, Repeals, Redesignations, and Amendments to Other Statutes . Has one subpart.

• McKinney-Vento Home education assistance improvements.