Dear Select County and District Superintendents, Charter School Administrators:

Notice of Improvement Status under Titles I, II, and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

This letter serves as official notification to local educational agency’s (LEA’s) of the
2011–12 requirements under Titles I, II, and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Based upon data from the 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report and the 2010–11 Title III Accountability Report, your LEA has been identified as:

If the words “Improvement Requirements Not Applicable to this LEA” appear in the 2011–12 Improvement Status column above, the LEA is not accountable for the requirements of that program.

Title I PI Accountability Requirements

If your LEA was identified as PI Year 1, 2, 3, or 3+ under Title I PI, please refer to the California Department of Education (CDE) Program Improvement Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/leapireq.asp. This Web page details the specific accountability requirements for LEAs under Title I.

If you have any questions regarding Title I PI accountability requirements, please contact the following CDE staff:

• PI Years 1 and 2: Alan Frank, Education Programs Consultant, District Improvement Office, by phone at 916-319-0251 or by e-mail at afrank@cde.ca.gov.

• PI Year 3, Newly Advancing: Keith Coppage, Education Programs Consultant, District Improvement Office, by phone at 916-319-0651 or by e-mail at kcoppage@cde.ca.gov.

• PI Year 3+: Clement Mok, Education Programs Consultant, District Improvement Office, by phone at 916-319-0940 or by e-mail at cmok@cde.ca.gov.

Title II CMIS Accountability Requirements

If your LEA was identified as Level A, B, or C under Title II CMIS, please refer to the CDE Compliance, Monitoring, Intervention, and Sanctions Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/tiicmis.asp. This Web page details the specific accountability requirements for LEAs under Title II CMIS.

If you have any questions about Title II CMIS accountability requirements, please contact the following CDE staff:

• Level A: Lynda Nichols, Education Programs Consultant, Title II Leadership Office, by phone at 916-323-5822 or by e-mail at lnichols@cde.ca.gov.

• Level B: Judy Sinclair, Education Programs Consultant, Title II Leadership Office, by phone at 916-323-5846 or by e-mail at jsinclair@cde.ca.gov.

• Level C: Juan J. Sanchez, Education Programs Consultant, Title II Leadership Office, by phone at 916-319-0452 or by e-mail at jsanchez@cde.ca.gov.

Title III Accountability Requirements

If your LEA/consortium was identified as Year 1, 2, 3, 4, or 4+ under Title III, please refer to the CDE Title III Accountability Requirements Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/t3amaotargets11.asp. This Web page details the specific accountability requirements for LEAs/consortia under Title III.

If you have any questions about the Title III accountability requirements, please contact the following CDE staff:

• Lilia G. Sánchez, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, by phone at 916-319-0265 or by e-mail at lsanchez@cde.ca.gov.

State Technical Assistance on Requirements

The CDE has a range of professional development resources outlining the specific requirements under each accountability program that are available to LEAs subject to these requirements. Enclosure 1 includes selected Web page links to technical assistance resources. Please view the appropriate topic(s) as it pertains to your LEA requirements under its new Title I, II, and/or III status, as identified on the first page of this letter.

Sincerely,

/s/

Deborah V.H. Sigman, Deputy Superintendent
Curriculum, Learning, and Accountability Branch

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Enclosure

California Department of Education Presentations on
Titles I, II, and III Accountability Requirements

All presentations can be viewed at the identified California Department of Education Web address in the right column.

Title I, Program Improvement (PI) Presentations

Data Use and State Program Assessment Tools

Title II, Compliance Monitoring, Intervention, and Sanctions (CMIS) Presentations

Title III Presentations