| Act or Law |
Purpose |
Links |
| No Child Left Behind |
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is federal legislation passed in 2002
aimed at having all public school children performing at grade level in reading and mathematics
by 2014. The law gives students in certain schools that do not meet annual NCLB standards, also
called Adequate Yearly Progress, a public school choice option. |
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
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| DC Schools for Improvement |
Under No Child Left Behind, students attending schools that need improvement must be given the opportunity
to transfer to a better-performing public school in the school district. In addition, Supplemental Educational
Services, such as after-school tutoring or academic summer camps, must be made available to students from low-income
families who attend schools that have been in need of improvement for more than a year. To find out more about
Supplemental Educational Services in the DC area, parents should first call the school principal.
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http://www.k12.dc.us/DCPS/dcpsnclb/nclbtitle1schools.html |
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Identification of Persistently Dangerous Schools
and the Unsafe School Transfer Option |
The District of Columbia Board of Education amended Chapter 38 of the Board Rules, Title 5 of the
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to comply with the requirements of Title IV of NCLB. The amendment
stipulates that a school will be designated as persistently dangerous if the annual number of officially reported
violent crimes against students on the school grounds during school hours over a period of two consecutive years is
equal to or greater than:
• five (5) for schools with enrollments of 500 students or less; or
• 1% of the school’s official membership for schools with enrollments of 501 students or more.
The amendment also provides for an individual student victim transfer option if the student has been a victim of a
violent crime committed on school grounds, during school operating hours, that has been substantiated by the LEA;
or a victim of a pattern of harassment or sexual harassment perpetrated on school grounds during school hours that
has been substantiated pursuant to the filing of a grievance. |
http://www.k12.dc.us/DCPS/dcpsnclb/dcpunsafe.html |
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| DC School Choice FAQs |
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http://www.k12.dc.us/DCPS/dcpsnclb/nclbchoicefaq.html
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| DCMR Regulation Title V
Chapter 25 |
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations - School Discipline |
http://os.dc.gov/os/frames.asp?doc=/os/lib/os/info/odai/title_5/25.pdf |
| DCMR Regulation Title V
Chapter 30 |
District of
Columbia Municipal Regulations - Education of the Handicapped |
http://os.dc.gov/os/frames.asp?doc=/os/lib/os/info/odai/title_5/30.pdf |
