1. Pennsylvania's List of Approved Providers of Supplemental Services, listed by county.
2. Press Release (May 20, 2002): Supplemental Services as Secretary Paige tours the Pittsburgh area.
3. Presentation on Supplemental Services.
4. Questions and Answers about Supplemental Educational Services.
5. Questions and Answers on School Choice and Supplemental Services

• NCLB Reference Guide
  
• Public Law 107-110, NCLB in its original legislative language.
  
• A glossary explaining the legislative language.
  
• Gun-Free Schools Act—Districts must now impose a minimum 1- year suspension on students who bring firearms to school. This also applies to students who are found in possession of a firearm on school property, regardless of whether they were actually responsible for bringing the gun to school.
  
• Community Service for Expelled or Suspended Students—Children who have been expelled or suspended will now be required to perform community service.
  
• School District Report Cards—School districts must prepare and make available annual school “report cards” that include information on student achievement, both overall and broken down by race or ethnicity, special status such as English Language Learner, and other categories, for the district and for each school. These report cards must provide additional information on schools that have been identified as being in need of improvement.
  
• Highly Qualified Teachers in Classrooms—States must develop plans with annual measurable objectives that will ensure that all teachers of core academic subjects are highly qualified. This means that they have state certification (or alternative state certification), hold a bachelor's degree, and have demonstrated subject area competency. Core academic subjects include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. All new hires in Title I programs after the start of the 2002-2003 school year must meet these requirements and all existing teachers must meet these requirements by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. School districts must use at least 5% of their Title I funds for professional development to improve the qualification levels of their teachers.
  
• Higher Qualifications for Paraprofessionals in Classrooms—All newly hired paraprofessionals working as teachers' aides in Title I programs must have completed at least 2 years of postsecondary education or demonstrate necessary skills on a formal state or local academic assessment. Paraprofessionals already at work have until January 8, 2006 to meet the requirements. No paraprofessionals may provide instructional support services to students, except under the direct supervision of a teacher.
  
• Armed Forces Recruiting—A child's name, address, and telephone listings may be released to recruitment offices without prior written parental consent unless his or her parents specifically request that this information not be shared.
  
• Student Privacy—Districts must adopt or revise existing policies and procedures regarding student privacy to ensure that parents can exercise their rights to inspect any surveys created by third parties before they are administered or distributed to students. This includes any instrument used to collect personal information from students, as well as curriculum-related instructional materials. The policies also must address the administration of physical examinations or screenings by school districts, other than those covered by state law. Districts must consult with the parents as they develop or revise these policies and must advise parents of the adoption or continued use of the policies at the beginning of each school year and after any substantive change is made.
  
• School Prayer—Districts must annually certify to the state, in writing, that their policies do not prevent or otherwise deny students from participation in constitutionally protected prayer in their public schools.
  
• Reading First, Migrant Education Even Start, Early Reading First—These government-sponsored initiatives are designed to encourage use of best practices in reading instruction programs in the early grades. More information is available online and you can order printed materials.
  
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers—This program is intended to help states set up after-school programs that support higher student achievement.
  
• School Dropout Prevention Program—This program is intended to help states and districts take effective steps to reduce school dropouts.
  
• Advanced Placement Test Fee Program—This program provides grants to states to enable them to pay advanced placement test fees for low-income students.
  
• Close Up Fellowship Program—This program provides financial aid to enable low-income students, their teachers, and recent immigrants to come to Washington, DC, to study the operations of the three branches of the federal government.

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