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Hamblen County Federal Programs Department

The purpose of the Hamblen County Federal Programs Department is to access federal funds in order to provide programs of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 for Hamblen County Schools. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 reauthorized the ESEA Act of 1965 and brought several changes in education policy including:

• The federal government set minimum qualifications for teachers in all the nation’s public schools, whether or not they receive federal funding,

• The government established a mandatory national deadline for all public schools to bring all children to an achievement level deemed “proficient” by the state,

• The new law authorizes use of federal funds to provide the parents of students in troubled Title I schools the option of transferring to another school or receiving additional tutorial services, and

• The law included requirements for language instruction programs for limited English proficient students along with increased “Parents right to know” provisions.

A major goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is for all students to perform at the proficient level or higher based on the state’s content and performance standards. The goal of the Hamblen County Federal Programs Department is to provide effective, efficient, and productive technical assistance, funding, and guidance for all Hamblen County schools in order to help all students reach this goal.

The following programs are included in the Federal Programs Department:

• Title I, Part A, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged

• Title I, Part C, Migrant Education

• Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund

• Title II, Part D, Educational Technology

• Title III, English as a Second Language

• Title IV, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program

• Title V, Innovative Programs

• Title X, Homeless Education

For more information on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, go to:
http://www.nclb.gov/next/overview/overview.html.

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