Dear Colleague: I am pleased to share with you a revised version of the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants This revised guidance, now issued separately from the guidance on Highly Guidance. Qualified Teachers (HQT), does not depart significantly from the previous version. The portion of the guidance that covers HQT is under revision and will be released in the near future. Thanks to your tireless efforts, we are increasing educational excellence. The goal of leaving no child behind will soon become a reality. Please do not hesitate to contact the program ESEA Title II, Part A staff in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education with any further questions or concerns. We would be pleased to assist in any way possible. Sincerely, /s/ Margaret Spellings Purpose of this Guidance This Non-Regulatory Guidance explains how State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and State agencies for higher education can effectively and correctly use funds to ensure that Title II, Part A all teachers are qualified and effective. The Guidance in this document supersedes all prior guidance issued by the Department for the Title II, program. This Guidance does not impose any requirements beyond those that the law specifies Part A and, where possible, it encourages varying approaches and focuses on what can be done rather than on what cannot be done. Any requirements referred to in this Guidance are taken directly from the statute, with citations provided throughout. Except for explicit statutory requirements, State and local recipients are free to implement activities based on their own reasonable interpretations of the law. Title II, Part A
Dear Colleague: I am pleased to share with you a revised version of the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Guidance. This revised guidance, now issued separately from the guidance on Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT), does not depart significantly from the previous version. The portion of the guidance that covers HQT is under revision and will be released in the near future. Thanks to your tireless efforts, we are increasing educational excellence. The goal of leaving no child behind will soon become a reality. Please do not hesitate to contact the ESEA Title II, Part A program staff in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education with any further questions or concerns. We would be pleased to assist in any way possible. Sincerely, /s/ Margaret Spellings Purpose of this Guidance This Non-Regulatory Guidance explains how State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and State agencies for higher education can effectively and correctly use Title II, Part A funds to ensure that all teachers are qualified and effective. The Guidance in this document supersedes all prior guidance issued by the Department for the Title II, Part A program. This Guidance does not impose any requirements beyond those that the law specifies and, where possible, it encourages varying approaches and focuses on what can be done rather than on what cannot be done. Any requirements referred to in this Guidance are taken directly from the statute, with citations provided throughout. Except for explicit statutory requirements, State and local recipients are free to implement Title II, Part A activities based on their own reasonable interpretations of the law.
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