Reading First Statute

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Part B, Subpart 1

Section 1202 (d)(5)

(C) ANNUAL REPORTING-

(i) IN GENERAL- A State educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall expend funds made available under subparagraph (A) to provide the Secretary annually with a report on the implementation of this subpart.

(ii) INFORMATION INCLUDED- Each report under this subparagraph shall include information on the following:

(I) Evidence that the State educational agency is fulfilling its obligations under this subpart.

(II) Specific identification of those schools and local educational agencies that report the largest gains in reading achievement.

(III) The progress the State educational agency and local educational agencies within the State are making in reducing the number of students served under this subpart in grades 1, 2, and 3 who are reading below grade level, as demonstrated by such information as teacher reports and school evaluations of mastery of the essential components of reading instruction.

(IV) Evidence on whether the State educational agency and local educational agencies within the State have significantly increased the number of students reading at grade level or above, significantly increased the percentages of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) who are reading at grade level or above, and successfully implemented this subpart.