No Child Left Behind
This webpage provides a "quick reference" to sites that are relevant to the No Child Left Behind forms and documentation required by the NJ DOE. The resources here have been collated by the Atlantic County Core Council committee members. Please note that no endorsement or recommendation is implied by the inclusion of links on this site.

NCLB Deadline pushed back to August 15

NJ DOE Application Forms for NCLB
NJ DOE PowerPoint Presentation for County Offices
NJ DOE County Office PowerPoint Presentation for districts
Update Information from ETTC (Relevant Courses and Sample of Completed Tech Plan Update Form)

NJDOE is asking districts to update their local tech plans on four items. The Tech Plan Update Form is due to NJ DOE by August 15, 2002.

1) A description of how the applicant will improve the student academic achievement, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY LITERACY, for all students and to improve the capacity of all teachers teaching in schools served by the local educational agency to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction. (Although the integration of technology into curriculum and instruction to improve student achievement is addressed in current local technology plans, districts were not required to address technology literacy. Please describe how your district will improve technology literacy of all students.)
Relevant Links:
Student Standards for Technology Literacy from ISTE

2) A description of how the applicant will - (A) identify and promote curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, BASED ON A REVIEW OF RELEVANT RESEARCH, leading to improvements in student academic achievement, as measured by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. (Again, although districts addressed this requirement in their technology plans, the curricula and teaching strategies were not necessarily based on a review of relevant research. Please describe the research upon which your district's strategies are based.)
Relevant Links:
George Lucas Foundation
Technology Resource Guides from NJ SSI for Elementary, Middle and High School
Software Search Database from Lesley College - provides descriptions and age-appropriate use of software
Research Studies on Technology from ISTE
IEEE references
ERIC references

3) A description of how the applicant will ensure the effective use of technology to promote PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INCREASE COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARENTS, including a description of how parents will be informed of the technology being applied in their child's education so that the parents are able to reinforce at home the instruction their child receives at school.
Relevant Links:
Tech Planning Resources from NetDay
4) A description of how programs will be developed, where applicable, in collaboration with ADULT LITERACY SERVICE PROVIDERS, to maximize the use of technology.