What is an LEA?
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title XIV, Part A, defines “local educational agency” in pertinent part as a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision. An LEA may be in a city, county, township, school district, or some other political subdivision of a State. An LEA may also be a combination of school districts that are recognized in a State for administering public elementary or secondary schools. For the full definition of “LEA,” see 20 U.S.C. 8801 (18).
Related Questions
- Charter schools by definition are autonomous institutions. Why then do charter schools have to submit the Language Census and why do they have to submit it in conjunction with a particular LEA?
- Is there a specified geographic distance that private schools must be located within the LEA to require equitable participation in grant projects?
- What is the role of the Local Education Authority (LEA)?
