[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR200.51]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND

              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 200_TITLE I_IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart A_Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 

                                Agencies

 

Sec.  200.51  Notice of SEA action.



    (a) In general. (1) An SEA must--

    (i) Communicate with parents throughout the review of an LEA under 

Sec.  200.50; and

    (ii) Ensure that, regardless of the method or media used, it 

provides information to parents--

    (A) In an understandable and uniform format, including alternative 

formats upon request; and

    (B) To the extent practicable, in a language that parents can 

understand.

    (2) The SEA must provide information to the parents of each student 

enrolled in a school served by the LEA--

    (i) Directly, through such means as regular mail or e-mail, except 

that if an SEA does not have access to individual student addresses, it 

may provide information to the LEA or school for distribution to 

parents; and

    (ii) Through broader means of dissemination such as the Internet, 

the media, and public agencies serving the student population and their 

families.

    (3) All communications must respect the privacy of students and 

their families.

    (b) Results of review. The SEA must promptly publicize and 

disseminate to the LEAs, teachers and other staff, the parents of each 

student enrolled in a school served by the LEA, students, and the 

community the results of its review under Sec.  200.50, including 

statistically sound disaggregated results in accordance with Sec. Sec.  

200.2 and 200.7.

    (c) Identification for improvement or corrective action. If the SEA 

identifies an LEA for improvement or subjects the LEA to corrective 

action, the SEA must promptly provide to the parents of each student 

enrolled in a school served by the LEA--

    (1) The reasons for the identification; and

    (2) An explanation of how parents can participate in improving the 

LEA.

    (d) Information about action taken. (1) The SEA must publish, and 

disseminate to the parents of each student enrolled in a school served 

by the LEA and to the public, information on any corrective action the 

SEA takes under Sec.  200.53.

    (2) The SEA must provide this information--

    (i) In a uniform and understandable format, including alternative 

formats upon request; and

    (ii) To the extent practicable, in a language that parents can 

understand.

    (3) The SEA must disseminate the information through such means as 

the Internet, the media, and public agencies.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1810-0581)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6316(c))



[67 FR 71727, Dec. 2, 2002]



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