Decision Letters

State Accountability Plans: Links
These policy letters provide guidance and insight on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), school districts, federal program directors, and others in implementing No Child Left Behind. These are proposed plans by the states that are then sent to the Department of Education for assessment.

Frequently, while these letters have a large impact on local school districts, they are usually not widely disseminated and publicly known. Click on items under your state to find out about your state plans and formal interactions between the US Department of Education and your state education agency.
 

Alabama July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 May 20, 2004 June 23, 2005 August 16, 2005 Alaska July 15, 2003 January 26, 2004 June 4, 2004 August 22, 2005 Arizona July 1, 2003 August 23, 2004 September 15, 2005 Arkansas July 1, 2003 September 29, 2003 August 17, 2004 California July 1, 2003 October 1, 2004 October 17, 2005 Colorado April 4, 2003 August 9, 2005 Connecticut July 1, 2003 August 18, 2004 October 7, 2005 Delaware June 27, 2003 September 5, 2003 August 9, 2004 June 17, 2004 May 9, 2005 June 30, 2005 District of Columbia July 1, 2003 January 18, 2006 Florida April 4, 2003 October 30, 2003 August 26, 2005 June 5, 2006 Georgia July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 June 7, 2004 August 17, 2004 July 1, 2005 June 5, 2006 Hawaii July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 July 28, 2004 July 5, 2005 Idaho June 27, 2003 September 10, 2004 June 24, 2005 Illinois June 26, 2003 March 5, 2004 June 14, 2004 September 15, 2005 Indiana March 28, 2003 September 5, 2003 March 19, 2004 May 20, 2004 May 9, 2005 July 1, 2005 Iowa June 27, 2003 February 4, 2004 June 17, 2004 August 11, 2005 Kansas March 31, 2003 May 20, 2004 August 16, 2005 Kentucky July 1, 2003 February 2, 2004 July 1, 2004 August 15, 2005 Louisiana June 27, 2003 September 14, 2004 May 11, 2005 August 5, 2005 Maine July 1, 2003 October 3, 2003 October 29, 2003 August 31, 2004 September 15, 2005 Maryland April 10, 2003 October 20, 2003 July 26, 2004 August 23, 2004 July 5, 2005 October 26, 2005 May 1, 2006 Massachusetts March 28, 2003 August 23, 2004 August 5, 2005 Michigan July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 January 6, 2005 August 25, 2005 Minnesota July 1, 2003 September 30, 2004 December 27, 2004 Mississippi May 16, 2003 May 28, 2004 June 29, 2005 Missouri July 1, 2003 March 1, 2004 September 9, 2004 December 27, 2004 August 19, 2005

Montana June 27, 2003 March 3, 2005 October 18, 2005 Nebraska July 1, 2003 May 21, 2004 September 23, 2004 July 8, 2005 August 11, 2005 Nevada July 1, 2003 October 6, 2004 October 7, 2005 New Hampshire June 25, 2003 August 17, 2004 September 15, 2005 New Jersey June 26, 2003 September 30, 2003 June 17, 2004 August 18, 2004 August 16, 2005 August 25, 2005 New Mexico July 1, 2003 January 4, 2005 September 1, 2005 New York June 25, 2003 April 22, 2004 July 28, 2005 North Carolina June 30, 2003 May 20, 2004 July 30, 2004 March 15, 2005 June 29, 2005 North Dakota June 26, 2003 August 17, 2004 August 11, 2005 Ohio April 3, 2003 September 5, 2003 September 26, 2003 August 5, 2004 Oklahoma June 26, 2003 September 1, 2004 Oregon June 27, 2003 January 26, 2004 May 21, 2004 May 16, 2005 August 25, 2005 Pennsylvania June 30, 2003 September 5, 2003 June 3, 2004 August 19, 2005 June 5, 2006 Puerto Rico July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 February 6, 2004 Rhode Island June 30, 2003 September 5, 2003 August 27, 2004 South Carolina July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 August 6, 2004 August 8, 2005 South Dakota July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 December 8, 2003 August 27, 2004 August 9, 2005 Tennessee July 1, 2003 September 5, 2003 March 2, 2004 July 29, 2004 June 27, 2005 Texas July 1, 2003 July 27, 2004 Utah June 27, 2003 July 25, 2005 December 1, 2005 Vermont July 1, 2003 August 16, 2005 Virginia July 1, 2003 December 18, 2003 July 8, 2004 August 19, 2005 Washington June 26, 2003 June 18, 2004 September 1, 2005 West Virginia May 7, 2003 December 31, 2003 March 4, 2004 August 17, 2004 May 9, 2005 June 22, 2005 February 16, 2006 Wisconsin July 1, 2003 May 28, 2004 January 6, 2005 Wyoming July 1, 2003 July 1, 2004 August 17, 2004 June 29, 2005