This guidance is written to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) in understanding and implementing the report card requirements under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). Although each SEA and LEA may consider this guidance in developing and disseminating its own report card, an SEA or an LEA is free to develop alternative approaches and formats that are consistent with applicable Federal statutes and regulations. Guidance in this document replaces previous Title I non-regulatory guidance on SEA and LEA report cards issued on September 12, 2003. It addresses Title I requirements in the ESEA and several changes in reporting requirements related to graduation rates and data on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) required under the Title I regulations issued on October 29, 2008 (73 FR 54436). Where applicable, the guidance also addresses modifications to the reporting requirements for SEAs that have received ESEA flexibility. [This guidance has been formally rescinded by the Department and remains available on the web for historical purposes only.]