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Assessments and Testing
WKCE scores up, especially math
News Release May 22, 2007 All DPI News Releases
Assessments and Testing in Wisconsin (DPI Office of Educational Accountability Web page)
Wisconsin Alternate Assessment
DPI Guidelines to Facilitate the Participation of Students with Special Needs in State Assessments (April 2005)
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability (ED Web site)
Accountability/Adequate Yearly Progress
Schools receive preliminary progress reports
News Release June 12, 2007 All DPI News Releases
WKCE scores up, especially math
News Release May 22, 2007 All DPI News Releases
Schools receive preliminary progress reports for educational accountability requirements
News Release June 13, 2006 All DPI News Releases
Memo to districts from Superintendent Burmaster regarding recent changes to Wisconsin's Accountability Plan for 2005-06
Recent Changes to Wisconsin's Accountability Plan - April 27, 2006
Adequate Yearly Progress 2005 (September 2005)
Preliminary progress report issued for schools (2004-05 school year)
News Release June 14, 2005 All DPI News Releases
Accountability Timeline Under No Child Left Behind
Memo to districts re: recent changes to Wisconsin's Accountability Plan March 18, 2005
Annual Review of School or District Performance
Preliminary AYP notification sent to schools and districts News Release September 17, 2004 All DPI News Releases
An AYP Primer 
AYP Update (November 2004)
Wisconsin's Accountability Plan 
Wisconsin's Accountability Plan News Release May 21, 2003 All DPI News Releases
Wisconsin Schools Identified for Improvement
Corrective Action and Restructuring for Schools Identified for Improvement (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 04.02)
Sanctions for Title I Schools Not Making AYP 
Sanctions for Title I Districts Not Making AYP 
Schools and Districts Notified of their AYP Status News Release September 22, 2003 All DPI News Releases
DPI's Office of Educational Accountability Web page
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability (ED Web site)
Charter Schools and NCLB
Burmaster awards $9.48 million in charter grants News Release October 10, 2005 All DPI News
Releases
Wisconsin gains $17 million federal charter school grant News Release August 2, 2005 All DPI News
Releases
Title I - Charter Schools Non-Regulatory Guidance (released July 2004)
Charter Schools in Wisconsin
ESEA 2R Charter - Overview 
Community Learning Centers
Burmaster announces grants to fund new community learning centers for after-school activities next fall News Release July 21, 2004 All DPI News Releases
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Complaint Procedures
Wisconsin Administrative Procedure for Complaints or Appeals under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) - These complaint procedures are created for the use of individuals or organizations who wish to register a complaint that the state education agency (SEA) or local education agency (LEA) has violated laws and/or regulations governing state-administered programs funded under NCLB.
No Child Left Behind Complaints Policy and Procedure (as required by 20 USC 1231 b-2)
Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter PI 1 - Complaint Resolution and Appeals - This policy and procedure applies to any program under which federal financial assistance is provided to or through the DPI to be expended in accordance with the State Plan approved by the Secretary of Education. This policy and procedures applies to LEAs that applied for or received such funds.
Comprehensive School Reform
Five schools receive Comprehensive School Reform grants for 2005-06 News Release June 28, 2005 All DPI News
Releases
Comprehensive School Reform Grants Approved for 2004-05 News Release August 6, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Title I, Part F - Comprehensive School Reform Program
Data Collection and Reporting Requirements
Wisconsin Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) and NCLB (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.08)
Wisconsin's Individual Student Enrollment System: Answers to Parents' Questions About New Federal Data Collection Requirements
Meeting ESEA Report Card Requirements - Information for Districts
Meeting Report Card Requirements of ESEA (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.10)
Sample statement to parents regarding accessing school performance 
data on WINSS 
Report Cards, Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance (released September 12, 2003)
Education Technology
16 projects share $2.4 million in Enhancing Education through Technology grants - News Release August 15, 2005 All DPI News Releases
17 Projects Share $3.1 Million in Federal Enhancing Education through Technology Grants - News Release July 16, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Wisconsin receives grant under NCLB's Enhancing Education through Technology Program - News Release February 5, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Enhancing Education through Technology: Needs Assessment/Accountability for Ed Tech (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.05)
DPI's Instructional Media and Technology - Ed Tech Web page
ESEA Consolidated Application
ESEA Consolidated Application for LEAs (entitlement funds)
ESEA Consolidated End-of-Year Report
ESEA Consolidated End-of-Year Reporting
Even Start Family Literacy Programs
22 family literacy projects receive federal funds - News Release November 12, 2004 All DPI News Releases
DPI's Even Start Family Literacy Grant web page
Flexibility and Transferability
Transferability Authority Final Guidance (released August 16, 2004
Flexible Use of ESEA Program Funds Across Titles (Transferability)
(ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.13)
Transferability for State and Local Educational Agencies (ED Web site)
Flexibility and Waivers (ED Web site)
Grant and Funding Information
Overview of ESEA Grant and Funding Information
ESEA Consolidated Application for LEAs (entitlement
funds)
2004-05 NCLB Competitive Grants
Formula Allocation Spreadsheets
Carryover Information
Claiming Funds
ESEA Consortia (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 04.01)
Fiscal Agent Information
Forms
Maintenance of Effort
DPI Staff Contacts for Title-specific technical assistance under ESEA 
Highly Qualified Teachers
Reminder of Parent Notification Requirements Related to Teacher Qualifications (Memo dated October 25, 2007)
Wisconsin's Highly Qualified Teachers Plan (Revised September 21, 2006)
Title II, Part A - Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting (ESEA Information Bulletin No. 06.01)
Letter to District Administrators regarding High Quality Prfessional Development requirement (March 2004)
Enclosures:
Wisconsin's highly qualified teachers are the foundation for educational excellence News Release October 22, 2003 All DPI News Releases
ESEA Provisions for Highly Qualified Teachers (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.04)
Title II Part A Improving Teacher Quality Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance (revised draft September 12, 2003
Sample letter to parents regarding Right to Receive Teacher Information 
DPI's Teacher Licensing Web page
Homeless Education
Homeless Education: Identification of Children and Youth in Homeless Situations (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.06)
Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance for the Homeless Children and Youth Program (March 2003)
Information that must be included in a notice to parents regarding homeless children 
Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program - Web page on DPI's Successful Schools Team
Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES)
Wisconsin's Individual Student Enrollment System: Answers to Parents' Questions About New Federal Data Collection Requirements
Meeting ESEA Report Card Requirements - Information for Districts
Meeting Report Card Requirements of ESEA (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.10)
Limited English Proficient Students
Memo to District Administrators and Educators of English Language Learners regarding New ESEA Information Update Bulletins (August 28, 2007)
Identification of Students as English Language Learners (Entry) (ESEA Information Update Bulletin #07.01)
Criteria for Reclassification of English Language Learner Students as Fully English Proficient (Exiting) (ESEA Information Update Bulletin #07.02)
Information that must be included in a notice to parents regarding limited English proficient students 
More information on Bilingual/ESL Education
Mathematics & Science Partnerships
Partnership grants to improve mathematics and science achievement News Release September 17, 2007
All DPI News Releases
2007 Mathematics & Science Partnerships Preconference Booklet
All DPI News Releases
Grants to increase teachers' content knowledge in mathematics and science News Release November 14, 2006
All DPI News Releases
Math and Science Partnerships 2006 Learning Network Conference
Grants support math and science partnerships to improve teaching News Release November 21, 2005 All DPI News Releases
Five PK-16 Partnerships Receive Math and Science Grants News Release February 4, 2005 All DPI News Releases
Five PK-16 Partnerships Receive Math and Science Grants News Release February 16, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program
Migrant Education
Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance for Title I, Part C - Migrant Education Program (October 23, 2003)
DPI's Migrant Education Program Web page
Military Access
Letter to WI district administrators from Superintendent Burmaster (October, 2005)
Letter to WI public high school principals from Superintendent Burmaster (February 20, 2003)
Access by Military Recruiters (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.12)
Access to High School Students and Information on Students by Military Recruiter Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance (released October 9, 2002)
Model notice for Directory Information (military recruiter access) 
Monitoring
Monitoring of District ESEA Consolidated Programs - Guidance Document for Districts 
Monitoring of District ESEA Consolidated Programs - Guidance Document for Consortia 
Overview of the District ESEA Consolidated
Program Monitoring Process November 2004 printable version 
New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition
New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition web page
144 named New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition News Release September 6, 2005
All DPI News Releases
138 named New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition News Release September 21, 2004
All DPI News Releases
New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition - web site
New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition 2004 News Release March 2, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessional Competencies and Professional Development Options 
Report on the Needs Assessment of Title I Paraprofessionals 
Paraprofessional Assessment Guidelines 
Paraprofessionals - Frequently Asked Questions (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.02)
New Requirements for Paraprofessionals (ESEA Information Update
Bulletin bulletin No. 02.03)
Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance (released March 1, 2004)
Paraprofessionals - Web page (DPI's Content and Learning Team)
Parents and NCLB
Reminder of Parent Notification Requirements Related to Teacher Qualifications (Memo dated October 25, 2007)
Involving Parents in No Child Left Behind: A Tool Kit for Schools 
Parental Involvement: Title I, Part A - Non-Regulatory Guidance (released April 23, 2004)
Wisconsin's Individual Student Enrollment System: Answers to Parents' Questions About New Federal Data Collection Requirements
What is the NCLB? and Ten Other Things Parents Should Know About the No Child Left Behind Act 
An AYP Primer 
Overview of Parent Notification Requirements in NCLB (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.03)
Overview of Parent Involvement Requirements in NCLB (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.04)
Parents' Right to Receive Teacher Information (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.09)
Federal NCLB Web Site for Parents and Citizens
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
National Network of Partnership Schools
Sample Letters and Templates
DPI Parents' Page
Private School Participation
Title I Services to Private School Students Draft Guidance (released October 17, 2003)
Private School Student and Educator Participation in ESEA/NCLB Programs (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 03.01)
ESEA Provisions for Private Schools (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.08)
Affirmation of Consultation with Private School Officials (form PI-9550-AC) (new 2004-05)
Public School Choice
Public School Choice Non-Regulatory Guidance (released February 6, 2004)
Supplemental Educational Services and Public School Choice (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.07)
Information on Wisconsin's Public School Open Enrollment (inter-district choice) Program
Unsafe School Choice Option
Reauthorization of ESEA
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Reading First
Federal Reading First Grants Distributed Statewide - News Release April 13, 2004
27 Schools Receive Federal Reading First Grants - News Release January 28, 2004
Information on Wisconsin's Reading First Program
Rural Education Initiatives
Title VI, Part B - Rural Education Initiative
Burmaster announces initiative to support rural schools News Release March 18, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Two Rural Schools Receive $50,000 Improvement Grants News Release February 17, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Grant Application for the Rural, Low-Income School Achievement Program 
Schools Eligible for Small, Rural School Achievement Program Funding 2003-04 
Draft Guidance on the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) (released June 13, 2003
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Non-Regulatory Draft Guidance for Implementing the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) (January 2, 2003)
Safe and Drug-Free Schools - Essential for Student Success (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.05)
Information on Wisconsin's Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Sanctions
Sanctions for Title I Schools Not Making AYP 
Sanctions for Title I Districts Not Making AYP
An AYP Primer 
Corrective Action and Restructuring for Schools Identified for Improvement (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 04.02)
DPI's Office of Educational Accountability Web page
School Prayer
Letter and certification form regarding constitutionally protected prayer in schools (August 2003)
Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (released
February 7, 2003)
Schools Identified for Improvement
Preliminary progress report issued for schools
(2004-05 school year) News Release June 14, 2005 All DPI News Releases
Preliminary AYP notification sent to schools and districts News Release September 17, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Memo to districts re: recent changes to Wisconsin's Accountability Plan March 18, 2005
Corrective Action and Restructuring for Schools Identified for Improvement (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 04.02)
28 Schools Receive Title I School Improvement Grants - News Release January 23, 2004 All DPI News Releases
LEA and School Improvement Non-Regulatory Guidance (released January 7, 2004)
Wisconsin Schools Identified for Improvement
Sanctions for Schools Not Making AYP 
Sanctions for Districts Not Making AYP
Schools and Districts Notified of their AYP Status - News Release September 22, 2003 All DPI News Releases
DPI's Office of Educational Accountability Web page
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability (ED Web site)
Service-Learning and NCLB
Service-Learning and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (November 2004)
Opportunities for Service-Learning in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (article by Shelley H. Billig and Stephany Brown, RMC Research Corporation, Denver)
Linking Service-Learning & No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Title I - Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged 
Linking Service-Learning & No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Title IV - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
Linking Service-Learning & No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Title V, Part A - Innovative Programs 
More Service-Learning Information on DPI's Bright Beginnings Family-Community-School Partnership Web page
Special Education and NCLB
IDEA and NCLB - The Connection 
Wisconsin Alternate Assessment
DPI Guidelines to Facilitate the Participation of Students with Special Needs in State Assessments (April 2005)
DPI's Special Education Team Web page
State Consolidated Application
Wisconsin's State Consolidated Application to USED
Consolidated State Information (ED Web site)
Student Surveys
Bulletin No. 02.14-Student Surveys
Sample parental permission forms (active and passive) for Student Surveys 
Supplemental Educational Services
DPI's Supplemental Educational Services Web page
Title I Supplemental School Improvement
Title I Supplemental School Improvement Grant web page
La Crosse to receive $150,000 in continuous improvement grants News Release October 25, 2006 All DPI News Releases
36 schools received $50,000 Title I School Improvement Grants News Release October 11, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Two Rural Schools Receive $50,000 Improvement Grants News Release February 17, 2004 All DPI News Releases
28 Schools Receive Title I School Improvement Grants News Release January 23, 2004 All DPI News Releases
Unsafe School Choice Option
ESEA Intradistrict Safe School Transfer Option (bulletin No. 03.07)
ESEA Intradistrict Safe School Transfer Options - Chapter PI 23 
Unsafe School Choice Option Non-Regulatory Guidance (released May, 2004)
Wisconsin Alternate Assessment
DPI Guidelines to Facilitate the Participation of Students with Special Needs in State Assessments (April 2005)
Special Education Bulletin No. 05.01 - Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities-Part 7
Final Regulations - Alternate Assessment (Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 236 dated December 9, 2003)
Special Education Bulletin No. 04.06 - Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities-Part 6: District Waiver to Exceed One Percent Cap for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Special Education Bulletin No. 04.01 - Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities-Part 5: Title I Regulations on Alternative Achievement Standards
Special Education Bulletin No. 03.07-Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities-Part 4
Special Education Bulletin No. 03.04-Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities--Part 3
Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment, Part 2 (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.11)
Guidelines for Complying with the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment, Part 1 (ESEA Information Update Bulletin No. 02.06)
DPI's Special Education Team Web page

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