Special Education
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT (P.L. 107-110)
Participation of private school students and teachers
Introduction
This brochure provides a summary of the special education services for which private school students are eligible, under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA). NCLBA is the act which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). While the vast majority of special education benefits are available through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, there are also numerous special education services available to private school students under NCLBA. Private school representatives are encouraged to take advantage of the special education services offered under this law.
Consult the summary brochure for a detailed description of all NCLBA programs in which private school students and teachers are eligible to participate. The complete text of NCLBA is also available at www.ed.gov/nclb.
TITLE I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Part B: Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants
Subpart 1: Reading First
One of the purposes of the Reading First program is to provide professional development opportunities to all teachers, including special education teachers, to help teachers identify barriers facing students and train teachers in helping students learn to read. [Section 1201 (2)]
Private school students who reside in a Reading First target area, and their teachers, or students and teachers whose private school is located in Reading First target area, are eligible to receive services that aid students with disabilities and students at risk of being referred to special education. These services may aid students referred to special education based on evaluation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and students served under IDEA primarily by identification as a child with a specific leaning disability. In addition, private school students who are deficient in essential components of reading skills and students with limited English proficiency may receive special education services. [Section 1202 (c) (7) (A) (ii) (II) (bb), (cc), (dd), (ee) and (ff)]
TITLE II: Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund
Through this program, private school teachers and principals, and in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, may receive professional development in how to teach and address the needs of students with different learning styles, particularly students with disabilities, and students with special learning needs (including students who are gifted and talented). [Section 2123 (a) (3)(B) (ii)]
Private school teachers and administrators may also receive professional development in identifying early and appropriate interventions to help students with disabilities and special learning needs. [Section 2123 (a)(3)(B)(iii)(II)]
TITLE V: Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
Part D, Subpart 6: Gifted and Talented Students
The purpose of this subpart is to offer services to qualified students and their teachers which are based on scientifically-based research, demonstration projects and innovative strategies that help meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students. [Section 5462]
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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NCLBA Program Brochures
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For more information, contact:
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Department of Education
U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 4th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
PH: 202/541-3132
FAX: 202/541-3390
E-mail: federal@usccb.org
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Office of NonPublic Education
U. S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-3600
PH: 202/401-1365
FAX: 202/401-1368
Web: www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/NonPublic |