State Consolidated Plans

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One of the first steps states must take in complying with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is to submit state consolidated plans to the U.S. Department of Education for approval. The plans, or applications, are developed by the state Department of Education, outlining the current state education system and proposing a strategy for state compliance with NCLB. State legislators and legislative staff will find these plans beneficial in helping to identify areas that will require legislative involvement and how the state department plans on complying with the new federal law.

Subsequently, states had to submit plans outlining how they intended to comply with the accountability and adequate yearly progress requirements of NCLB. All 50 states have had their accountability plans approved by the US Department of Education on July 14, 2003.

There is quite a variety of strategies being proposed by the states. Legislators and staff may find it useful to know what their state is proposing while looking at other state plans to see what type of flexible they have been granted. Some of these flexibility proposals may be beneficial to other states, as well. States can still make changes to their proposals as they work through the implementation process, as long as they get US Ed approval. You can access the accountability plans at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/CFP/csas/index.html.

State Consolidated Plans

Alaska	Louisiana	New York
Alabama	Massachusetts	Ohio
Arkansas	Maryland	Oklahoma
Arizona	Maine	Oregon
California	Michigan	Pennsylvania
Colorado	Minnesota	Rhode Island
Connecticut	Missouri	South Carolina
Delaware	Mississippi	South Dakota
Florida	Montana	Tennessee
Georgia	North Carolina	Texas
Hawaii	North Dakota	Utah
Iowa	Nebraska	Virginia
Idaho	New Hampshire	Vermont
Illinois	New Jersey	Washington
Indiana	New Mexico	Wisconsin
Kansas	Nevada	West Virginia
Kentucky		Wyoming

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