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Local Flexibility Demonstration Program in Seattle Public Schools

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Purpose and Scope of Program: Local Flexibility Demonstration Program

A promising new federal program designed to assist local educational agencies improve student academic performance.

• Purpose/Intent of Program
  • To improve student performance and assist districts to meet State standards.
  • To allow discrete, historical and narrowly targeted funding streams to be used differently.
  • To trade-off of strict accountability for results with relaxation of requirements.
  • To eliminate barriers to implementing effective local education reform.
• Scope of Program
  • Five-year initiative with a renewal for an additional five years based upon progress.
  • Unprecedented flexibility to consolidate federal programs and use for any purpose of ESEA.
  • Limited to no more than 80 local educational agencies nationwide.
  • Limited to four federal entitlement programs.
  • Involves an application development and submittal process.
  • Sets an administrative cap of 4% for the total amount of consolidated funds.
  • Requires annual reports on how the consolidated funds were used to improve student academic achievement.

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