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How will I know if my child is eligible for supplemental educational services?
If my child is in an eligible school, how can I begin to get help?
How do I choose a good program?
How is the provider paid?
What if my child’s school is listed as being in need of improvement for more than one year, but my district hasn’t contacted me with a full list of my options?
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The KPIRC has created three brochures for parents about NCLB. One provides information regarding School Choice, SES and Understanding your Building Level Report Card. |
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The KPIRC has created three brochures for parents about NCLB. One provides information regarding School Choice, SES and Understanding your Building Level Report Card. |
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The KPIRC has created three brochures for parents about NCLB. One provides information regarding School Choice, SES and Understanding your Building Level Report Card. |
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School Choice Fact Sheet--Helping Families By Supporting and Expanding School Choice The Department recently updated its Fact Sheet on SES and school choice-related programs. To Read More about ways in which NCLB supports and expands school choice, visit- http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/schools/choicefacts.html |
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U.S. Assistant
Deputy Secretary Morgan Brown today announced the release of a new
publication, Giving
Parents Options.
This new "handbook" for local and state administrators and educators provides strategies for informing parents of educational options for students and recommends effective ways to implement public school choice and supplemental educational services (SES) under No Child Left Behind. "Thanks to No Child Left Behind, schools are now required to provide parents with the information and options they need to ensure their children receive the high-quality education they deserve," U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said. "Resources like this show how informing parents and increasing parental involvement is key to improving student achievement. I encourage all states and districts to read this handbook and consider which ideas and practices they can implement to help their students." Giving Parents Options provides concrete strategies and tips, based on best practices from around the country, to help educators improve their outreach to parents and to offer families quality SES and public school choice options. The handbook includes a range of ideas, such as ensuring readability of parent notices, coordinating public school choice under NCLB with other choice programs and options and managing SES at the school level. Giving Parents Options is part of Secretary Margaret Spellings' initiative to increase participation in the public school choice and SES options. This initiative also included an Outreach Tour of 14 school districts during the 2006-07 school year, and a National Summit on SES and Public School Choice in June 2007. Free hard copies of the
handbook are available and can be ordered from ED Pubs www.edpubs.org:
Order Number ED003762P |
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Kansas
State Department of Education Supplemental Educational Services Providers Approved for 2006-07 |
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Supplemental Educational
Service Providers 05-06 Download PDF Word Document |
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New Flexibility
for NCLB and Supplemental Education Services Download PDF 139 KB |
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When
To Hire a Tutor Tutoring is an option for an increasing number of families. It can help a struggling student or provide added enrichment. http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/KS/310/ |
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The
U.S. Department of Education today (June 13, 2005) issued guidance
that further clarifies the roles of states and districts in implementing
supplemental educational services under No Child Left Behind, and
features ideas for connecting parents to supplemental educational
service providers, who offer free tutoring and other academic enrichment
activities to students. http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/suppsvcsguid.doc </policy/elsec/guid/suppsvcsguid.doc>. |
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The
W.K. Kellogg Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission
is to apply knowledge to solve the problems of people. Its founder
W.K. Kellogg, the cereal industry pioneer, established the Foundation
in 1930. |
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Thanks
to No Child Left Behind, parents are receiving more options than ever
before to help their children succeed in school. Under NCLB, low-income
students in schools that do not meet state standards in reading and
math for three consecutive years are eligible to receive supplemental
educational services such as free tutoring. To help inform parents
about this new opportunity for their children, the U.S. Department
of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement has created
a free brochure: Extra Help For Student Success. Download Brochure (in English) View it on USDE website (English and Spanish available) |
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is the leading provider of one-to-one information services for libraries
and other educational institutions. Using innovative technology, Tutor.com's
suite of services allows libraries to reach out to their communities
and provide their customers with help online from professional subject
experts anywhere, at any time. http://www.tutor.com/ |
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A new study of
270,000 public school students by the Northwest Evaluation Association warns that the No Child Left Behind law may prompt some parents to send children from low-performing schools to others that appear to foster high achievement but do a poor job of raising individual student scores. http://www.young-roehr.com/nweastudy/ |
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Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs This book follows the first in the series: Creating Strong District School Choice Programs. Download PDF 5.5 MB http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/suppsvcs/sesprograms |
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Supplemental
Educational Services Quality Center Summary Download PDF 111 KB Download Word Document |
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Getting
Your Child's Share of Tutoring Help Supplemental Educational Services Under the NCLB http://www.iedx.org/printer_friendly_1.asp?SectionGroupID=PARENTS&ContentID=EN716 |
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The site has
information for families, educators, policymakers, and providers.
Parents can click on the map and find out what providers are serving
their child's school. www.tutorsforkids.org/ A new, free resource is available to help parents and community leaders build excitement about and understanding of SES in their communities. http://www.tutorsforkids.org/ToolkitDownload2.asp |
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The U.S Department of Education has released
new guidance to assist private schools interested in becoming SES
providers. The guidance, Questions and Answers on the Participation
of Private Schools in Providing Supplemental Educational Services
(SES) Under No Child Left Behind, http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/onpe/sesguidance.html responds to questions about ways in which private schools can participate in SES. Last year, Education Secretary Spellings called on the private school community to become providers of SES. While the guidance is written with private schools in mind, it may also be applicable to community and faith-based organizations, as well as other private and public entities. In a letter http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/onpe/sesguidltr.html to Chief State School Officers and leaders of private school associations, the Department encourages private schools to become more involved in providing SES. |
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The US Department of Education has also created
a new SES Webpage for private schools http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/help/ses/privschools.html
to ensure that private schools have access to all the information
they need. The Webpage contains the Questions and Answers, Dear Colleague
Letter, and other SES resources. <nclb/choice/help/ses/index.html> |
What
are Supplemental Educational Services?
The term “supplemental educational services”
refers to tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services,
usually in reading, language arts or math. This extra help can be provided
before or after school or on weekends.
How
will I know if my child is eligible for supplemental educational services?
Your school district has established criteria based
on family income. Often these criteria are the same as those for eligibility
for free and reduced price lunches. If your family qualifies as low-income
under your school district’s criteria and your child’s school
is designated as needing improvement for the second year or is in corrective
action or restructuring status, then your child is eligible. Under the
No Child Left Behind Act, school districts are required to tell you promptly
if your child’s school is in need of improvement. Your state is
also required to publish a list of schools deemed to be in need of improvement.
If
my child is in an eligible school, how can I begin to get help?
If your school has been identified for improvement
for more than one year, your school district is required by law to provide
you with a list of the state-approved providers offering supplemental
educational services in your area. Nonprofit organizations, for -profit
companies, and even local colleges, churches, synagogues, mosques and
charities may have eligible programs in your neighborhood.
How
do I choose a good program?
The law requires that providers offer high-quality,
research-based instruction. Your school district is required to give you
information about every available program in your area, including information
about the providers, their qualifications and their effectiveness. Local
school district officials will help you select a provider if you request
their guidance. Click here
to see the list of Supplemental Service Providers in Kansas.
How
is the provider paid?
In most cases, your school district will pay for
the supplemental educational services directly. Once you select a program
or tutor, you will meet with the provider and district staff. You will
each set specific academic goals for your child, determine how those goals
will be measured and establish a deadline for when they will be achieved.
Contact your child’s school principal to find out how it works.
What
if my child’s school is listed as being in need of improvement for
more than one year, but my district hasn’t contacted me with a full
list of my options?
You should contact your local and state school officials.
The Department of Education’s web site (www.ksde.org)
provides a list of contacts for your state. Visit www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
or call toll-free 1-800-USA-LEARN. You may also contact us at 1-866-711-6711
(Toll Free).