Assessment/Accountability No Child Left Behind
Title I

Monitoring

Monitoring assesses the extent to which states and districts provide leadership and guidance that comply with the provisions of federal statutes and regulations.

District Title I Activities Monitored by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

The Title I / NCLB program review is a regular, systematic examination of school district administration and implementation of federal education grants. The review ensures district compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and provides evidence that district Title I programs and policies exhibit a focus on improving student academic achievement.

	2007-08 Title I / NCLB Program Review Procedures
	2007-08 Title I / NCLB Program Review Areas and Sample Materials

State Title I Activities Monitored by the U.S. Department of Education

In March 2007 a team from the U.S. Department of Education (USED) reviewed the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s administration of the following federal programs:

• Title I, Part A (Basic)
• Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 (Even Start)
• Title I, Part D, (Neglected and Delinquent); and
• Title VII, Subtitle B, of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Education for Homeless Children and Youth)

	USED October 2007 Report of Findings		Massachusetts Response Letter
	USED Monitoring Indicators and State Reports