Princeton Regional Schools
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Parent Involvement and Notification About Important Information
The No Child Left Behind of 2001 -- more commonly called NCLB -- was signed into law in January 2002 by President Bush. It contained major changes to the Elementary Secondary Education Action (ESEA) which is the legislation that has governed K-12 public education since 1965.
Research over the past 30 years has found that parent involvement in a child’s education is very valuable and has benefits for students, families and schools. An important benefit is that parent and family involvement can contribute to student success and student achievement gains.
Parent Involvement Under NCLB
NCLB requires school districts to have policies that endorse parent and family involvement in their child's education and practices that make information about teaching and learning available to parents in accessible and user-friendly ways. Specifically, NCLB requires that the following information be shared with parents and family members each school year.
Every year the District provides information to the State on enrollment, student demographic information, class size, budget, teacher qualifications and student achievement (e.g., standardized test scores, AP classes and SAT scores) for each school. This information is organized into an easy to read format – a school report card format – and is placed on the NJ Department of Education’s web site.
The District has a policy that describes parent-guardian or family involvement for the Princeton Regional Schools. This policy is reviewed and adopted each year at the Board of Education's reorganization meeting, usually held in April. Click here for the Spanish version of policy.
At the beginning of every school year a letter is distributed to parents and family members informing them about the qualifications of teachers in the district -- demonstrating that all teachers' qualifications meet or exceed the standards required by the State and NCLB. This letter is also distributed in Spanish. Click here for Spanish version of letter.
In the month of September a letter is distributed to parents and guardians of students who are eligible to receive supplemental support in language arts (reading and writing) and mathematics. Click here for the Spanish version. These supplemental services are provided as part of the K-5 Accelerated Intervention Services (AIS) Program or the JWMS Accelerated Intervention Services (AIS) Program. Some of the supplemental programming is provided afterschool or in the summer and this programming is funded by Title I A grant funds.
In the month of September (or within 30 days of the start of the school year) a letter is distributed to parents and guardians of students who are eligible to receive ESL-Bilingual Program services in grades K-12. Parents have the option to accept or decline services for their child. Click here for the Spanish version. For a child who enters school later in the school year, the District will inform the parent within two weeks that their child is eligible for ESL-Bilingual services.
Title I Eligible Schools in 2011-12 School Year
For the 2011-12 school year the following schools are eligible to receive NCLB Title I A Program funding: Community Park, Johnson Park, Littlebrook, Riverside and John Witherspoon Middle School. Additional details are provided about Title I funded activities under the Title I Program link.
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