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Local Flexibility Demonstration Program in Seattle Public Schools

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Application Requirements: Local Flexibility Demonstration Program

• Application Requirements
  • Submittal of a Local Flexibility Demonstration Program application.
  • Application must include baseline academic data, measurable educational goals, annual objectives and strategies to meet its goals.
  • Strategies must have substantial promise in assisting the district in meeting its adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets and in advancing the education priorities of the district.
  • Parents and other educators must be consulted and involved in the development of the district's Local-Flex Program Plan.
  • Districts must provide private school staff and students equitable participation in the programs consolidated under the Local Flexibility Plan.
• Application Review and Approval
  • The U.S. Department of Education uses a peer review process in determining the merits of the application.
• Contacts
  • Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
    U.S. Department of Education
    http://www.ed.gov/nclb/freedom/local/flexibility - E-mail - LocalFlex@ed.gov.
  • Jay Iman, Grant Manager
    Seattle Public Schools
    206.252.0220 - E-mail: jiman@seattleschools.org

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