Tool Kit for Communicating NCLB Issues

• NCLB Tool kit - This toolkit is for board members, communication directors and superintendents to deal with AYP issues. It contains talking tips for the community, tips for talking to the media and sample parent letters and news releases. You will need Microsoft Word to open this file.
• No Child Left Behind - 2005 - An MSBA PowerPoint presentation that talks about the strengths and weaknesses of the federal law.
• 2004 AYP Analysis - An MSBA PowerPoint that shows trends for schools on the AYP list in 2003 and 2004.
• No Questions Left Behind - A booklet produced by the Minnesota Department of Education to answer questions about the federal law and how it is applied in Minnesota.
• Sanctions Chart- A chart that shows federal school sanctions for each year that a school is on the AYP list.

MSBA Management Services Newsletter

• Highly Qualified paraprofessionals - June 2005
• Change from 5% to 20% set-aside for school choice - September 2004
• LEP and Special Education flexibility - March 2004
• Master Agreements and NCLB - October 2003
• Parent notification under NCLB - September 2003
• NCLB - Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment - May 30, 2003
• Attestation of Compliance - Section 1119 of NCLB Act - posted 2/26/2003
• No Child Left Behind - February 21, 2003
• Persistently Dangerous Schools - January 3, 2003
• No Child Left Behind - "What To Do Now?" - August 23, 2002
• The No Child Left Behind Act - March 22, 2002

Communications from Education Secretary Margaret Spellings

• Read Margaret Spellings' Letter on NCLB flexibility from May 10, 2005

Regulations for NCLB

• NCLB Act - the full version of the No Child Left Behind Act as approved in law in 2002.
• Minnesota Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook
• Minnesota HOUSSE Regulations

Things to Know; Things to Do

• ESEA "No Child Left Behind" - Things to Know and Things To Do Now!
• State Department Notification Letters to Parents

ESEA Summaries, Analyses and Planning

• New NSBA NCLB Act Summary. User-friendly review and analysis of the No Child Left Behind Act and its implications for our nation's schools.
• NSBA Analysis of New "No Child Left Behind Act" Information
  • Timetable and FAQ's: Guidance for Local School Boards
  • Policy Guidelines for Local School Boards
  • Notification and Reporting Requirements for Local School Boards
• NCLB Improvement Act - National education organizations combine to offer ideas to improve NCLB.
• NSBA Bill to Save NCLB - NSBA's bill to make No Child Left Behind work for schools.
• NCLB Issue Brief - NSBA explains why changes are needed in the NCLB Law.
• Cost of NCLB - National summary of how costly it is for states to implement NCLB.
• Cost of NCLB in Minnesota - The Legislative Auditor's report that shows how costly it will be for Minnesota to implement NCLB.

Related Links and Web Sites

• Minnesota Department of Education: "Consolidated State Plan" for ESEA
• Federal NCLBA Website
• National School Boards Association NCLBA Information