No Educator Left Behind is a series providing answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about the federal No Child Left Behind Act and how it will affect educators. If you have a question about No Child Left Behind, send an e-mail to Ellen Delisio, and we will submit your question to the Department of Education.
Question:
How must local education agencies notify parents that their children are eligible for public school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act?
U.S. Department of Education:
A local education agency (LEA) must provide an explanation of the choice option to all parents of students enrolled in Title I schools that have been identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. This notification must be in a comprehensive, easy-to-understand format, and to the extent possible, in a language the parent can understand. At minimum, this notice must:
In addition to mailing notices directly to parents, the LEA must use broader means to provide information about school choice options, including newspapers, posters, and the Internet.
Read previous questions and answers in our No Educator Left Behind archive.
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