NSBA Federal Guidance Documents and Publications

Resources

• Sample Op-Ed/Editorial on Federal Funding & NCLB [HTML 4,621kb]
• Adequate Yearly Progress: A School Board Member’s Guide [PDF 130,431kb]
• Ensuring the Goals of No Child Left Behind: Regulatory & Legislative Changes [PDF 363,795kb]
• NCLB Powerpoint Presentation [PPT 207,872kb]
  An Overview for School Board Members
  
• No Child Left Behind: Notification and Reporting Requirements for Local School Boards [PDF 192,707kb]
  Downloadable NCLB policy guidance document from NSBA.
  
• No Child Left Behind: Policy Guidelines for Local Schools Boards [PDF 216,105kb]
  Downloadable NCLB policy guidance document from NSBA.
  
• No Child Left Behind: Timetable and Frequently Asked Questions [PDF 240,556kb]
  Downloadable NCLB policy guidance document from NSBA.
  
• NSBA Summary of Regulation on Assessments [PDF 58,266kb]
• School Consequences for Failure to Make Progress [HTML 1,773kb]
  Outline of consequences for a school’s failure to make “Adequate Yearly Progress” in student test scores under the No Child Left Behind Act.
  
• Selected Resources on NCLB [PDF 16,318kb]
  List of legislation, regulations, policy guidance, letters, and other NCLB resources.
  
• No Child Left Behind: Key Areas of State Discretion [PDF 54,857kb]
  Identifies several of the key areas of state discretion that local school boards and their state association may wish to discuss.