February 16, 2005
Secretary Garcia Initiates New NCLB Rulemaking
(Santa Fe, NM)-- Several problematic issues relating to the implementation of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act have been identified by the Public Education Department. In order to streamline the implementation of NCLB requirements, the Federal Programs Coordinating Committee at the request of Secretary Veronica C. Garcia is investigating how best to manage these issues, which include:
- Regulation of incentives to parents by Title
I Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers
- Time frame for implementation of SES
(SES services are tutoring services made available to students attending
schools in need of improvement.)
- Regulation of school choice in rural school
- Use of Title II funds to meet the “highly
qualified” teacher requirements of NCLB
“Over the last year we’ve learned that the requirements of the No Child Left Behind act are extremely complex. Title I allows for states to establish policy that exceeds federal rules where the US Department of Education specifically provides this authority to states. Therefore, we intend to revamp our regulations,” said Secretary Veronica C. García.
The new rulemaking process will enable the PED to ensure
that the implementation of NCLB requirements is fair and efficient.
The formal rulemaking process will begin in March with the expectation
that rules will be in place by the beginning of the 2005-06 school