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No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001
Landmark
Education Reform Designed to Improve Student Achievement
Four Key Principles
*Stronger accountability for results
*Greater flexibility for states, school districts and
schools in the use of federal funds
*More choices for parents
*Emphasis on teaching methods that have been demonstrated
to work
Title I
Title I is the largest federal aid
to education program in this country. Title I programs enable schools to
provide opportunities for children served to acquire the knowledge and skills
contained in the state content and performance standards developed for all
children and to promote effective parent involvement. In Jefferson County,
eligible schools use Title I funds for supplemental instructional materials,
technology, additional teachers and aides, professional development, parent
involvement programs and materials, and extended day/year programs.
Title II
Title II funds support professional
development activities designed to prepare, train, and recruit highly
qualified teachers and principals . Title II funds are used to support
intensive high quality professional development activities in the core
academic subjects.
Title IV
The mission of the Jefferson County Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program is to
promote and encourage community-wide strategies in support of comprehensive
drug and violence prevention. The JCSDFSCP receives federal funding to
implement authorized prevention activities. Specific programs include: Drug
Abuse Resistance Education(DARE), Student Assistance Program CARE Teams, Peer
Helpers, Law-related education and other programs which implement teaching
strategies for working with students from high risk environments. Drug and
violence prevention programs are essential components of a comprehensive
strategy to promote school safety, reduce the demand for and use of drugs and
to create learning environments that support academic achievement.
Title V
The purpose of Title V is to
promote informed parental choice and innovative programs to support local
education reform efforts. In the Jefferson County Schools Title V funds are
primarily used for supplemental personnel and curriculum materials designed
to improve higher-order thinking skills through specialized programs
including the Alabama Reading Initiative and arts in education.
Homeless Education Assistance
The purpose of this program is to
ensure that all children and youth living in homeless situations have equal
access to the same free and appropriate public education provided to other
children and youth. The Jefferson County School System has developed policies
to remove any barriers that would hinder their academic success and provide
them with the same educational services and opportunities to meet the same
challenging state student performance standards to which all students are
held.
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