What activities are allowable under the NPD Program?
Allowable activities are those that provide professional development for teachers and other educational personnel who are either serving or preparing to serve LEP students. Such activities may include, but are not limited to: collaborating with local school districts in designing high-quality professional development activities for new teachers; improving teacher training programs to reflect an aligned system of State English language proficiency standards, content standards and assessments; providing programs to assist regular classroom teachers to meet State certification requirements for teachers of LEP students; providing career ladder programs for paraprofessionals.