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Monitoring ESEA/NCLB Title II Part A
Teacher Quality and Professional Development monitoring

The purpose of monitoring for ESEA/NCLB Title II A is to assess:

• LEA implementation of high quality professional development (see definition #34);
• LEA progress towards, and compliance with, highly qualified teacher and paraprofessional requirements defined in Titles I A, II A and IX (see definition #23);
• LEA’s appropriate use of Title II A monies.  

Monitoring formats

A sample of LEAs are selected to be monitored every year. Monitoring may take one of three forms:

• File review only:
• Title II A consolidated application narrative and budget;
• Teacher Quality Plan of the consolidated application, if required (when LEA did not meet the teacher quality AMO of 100% for 2008-09).
• Desk audit of existing, and requested additional, materials including:
• Title II A consolidated application narrative and budget;
• Teacher Quality Plan of the consolidated application;
• copy of the district's Annual Professional Performance Plan [CR 100.2(o)];
• copy of the district's Professional Development Plan [CR 100.2(dd)];
• evidence of professional development needs assessment, provision and implementation;
• HOUSSE reviews to ensure demonstration of teacher content knowledge;
• Copies of letters sent to parents regarding teacher quality (under ESEA/NCLB section 1111,h,6,B,ii); and
• other materials as needed to demonstrate district compliance with Federal and State statute and regulation.
• Desk audit and on-site visit, including review of evidence provided, as well as interviews with key district staff and, in some cases, separate interviews with teachers.

Districts may wish to use the monitoring materials below to self-assess their compliance with ESEA/NCLB teacher quality requirements.

2010-11 Desk Audit and On-Site Title II A Monitoring Rubric

Teacher Interview Protocol

The criteria for selecting LEAs to be monitored include:

District identification status (for highly qualified teacher status and student performance)

• District size and need (per enrollment and poverty factors that affect allocational amounts)
• Fiscal or other indicators of risk
• How recently the LEA has previously been monitored for this, or other, NCLB Titles
• Selection for coordinated (or, in the case of Charter schools, comprehensive) monitoring visits

Public school districts to be monitored in 2010-11 – coming soon Districts to be monitored will be contacted via the Superintendent’s office to establish an available date. Every effort will be made to work with the district to minimize disruptions to normal school and district activities.

Last Updated: September 29, 2010