ADE Director's Communication Memo Form


Memo Number : COM-09-043

Date Created : 09/11/2008

Attention:

Superintendents
Co-op Directors

Type of Memo: Regulatory
Response Required: Yes
   
Section:   Accountability - Dr. Charity Smith, Assistant Commissioner
Subject:
Assurance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer

Regulatory Authority:
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. Law 107-110)

Contact Person:
Oliver Dillingham, Berthenia Gill, Keyth Howard

Phone Number:
501-682-4213

E-mail:
Berthenia.Gill@Arkansas.gov

Under the provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), any local school district that receives funding must certify in writing to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) that it has no policy that prevents, or otherwise denies participation in, constitutionally protected prayer in public schools as set forth in this guidance. Also, it is referenced at the following web site:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/prayer_guidance.html

To be in compliance for the 2008-2009 school year, each school district must complete the attached assurance form and return it to the Arkansas Department of Education. To meet the timeline established by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), the submission deadline is October 15, 2008.

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