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Dr. Betty Graper, Director of Federal Programs betty.graper@docoschools.org (229) 431-3415 
ESEA also requires that a system develop and implement a set of high-quality, annual student academic assessments that will serve as the primary means of determining the annual performance of the LEA and each school in enabling all children to meet the academic achievement standards. It must be emphasized that the state's standards and assessments apply to all children in all public schools and LEAs. In addition, ESEA enacted rigid mandates holding schools, districts and states accountable for improving student achievement. Dougherty County School System has identified differentiated instructional strategies, based on scientific research and proven to enhance student achievement, to promote student success. The district is committed in providing resource to ensure academic improvement for all students.
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions designed to increase the academic achievement of students in low-performing schools which are provided outside of the regular school day. Students from low income families who are attending Title I schools that are in their second year of school improvement (i.e., have not made adequate yearly progress (AYP) for three or more years), in corrective action, or in restructuring status are eligible to receive these services. The State is required to identify organizations, both public and private, that qualify to provide these services. Parents of eligible students are then notified by the LEA that supplemental educational services will be made available and that parents can select any approved provider that they feel will best meet their child's needs in the area served by the LEA or within a reasonable distance of that area. The LEA (usually a school district) will sign an agreement with providers selected by parents and the provider will then provide services to the child and report on the child's progress to the parents and to the LEA.
When schools do not meet State targets for improving the achievement of all students, parents have the option to send their child to another school. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) responds to that need by giving parents of children enrolled in schools that receive Title I funding and that are identified for "school improvement" the opportunity to transfer their children to a school that has not been so identified. These provisions of the statute, along with other elements that focus new attention and resources on turning around the schools identified for improvement, are critical mechanisms for achieving the vision embodied in NCLB, a high-quality education for all children. The No Child Left Behind Act amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) in a number of areas to strengthen parent involvement and choice in education. The most critical amendments, and the subject of this guidance, require LEAs to provide the opportunity to transfer to another school to students enrolled in schools that administer Title I programs and that have been identified for (1) school improvement, (2) corrective action, or (3) restructuring (both in the planning year for restructuring and in any implementation years). |
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Explanation of Supplemental Educational Services (SES)