| According to the NCLB Teachers Tool Kit, schools are permitted
to reallocate federal funds as they deem necessary for their school.
For example, federal funds can be drawn from an area in Title II such as
'safe and drug free schools' and be used to support a specific program
in need of specific types of Educational Technology.
The flexibility within the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants
(Title II in NCLB) allows schools to provide professional development
opportunities for teachers to improve their practice. The school may
make the decision to implement innovative approaches, such as training
teachers to use emerging assistive technologies in the general classroom
to improve student achievement. Furthermore, NCLB states that each state
receiving Educational Technology grants, must spend at least 25% of the
funds on professional development to properly integrate the technology
into the curriculum.
~Submitted by Tricia Ryan on September 25, 2003.
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