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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – Supplemental Educational Service

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When a school that receives Title I funding is in its second year of identification as a school in need of assistance, supplemental services must be offered and paid for by the district to the students of low-income families who continue to attend the Title I school identified in need of assistance. These services include such things as tutoring and after-school services. They may be offered through public- or private-sector providers that are approved by the state, such as public schools, public charter schools, local education agencies, educational service agencies and faith-based organizations. Private-sector providers may be either nonprofit or for-profit entities. Each state must maintain a list of approved providers across the state, from which parents may select.

It is the responsibility of the identified school to notify annually the parents of eligible students about the availability of services and information on the approved providers.

Source:
No Child Left Behind – A Parent’s Guide; United States Department of Education, 2003

So What

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U.S. Department of Education's Supplemental Educational Services

 
A list of Iowa's approved supplemental education services providersis available at the web site of the Iowa Department of Education.

Parents with low income should contact their school to explore options available for free tutoring, after-school services, and other available learning opportunities. These are provided at no costs to those students when the school is in its second year of identification as a School in Need of Assistance.

The school should work closely with parents to help them determine which approved provider would best fit their student’s needs. Once the selection is made by the parents, the school must then contract with the supplemental services provider to deliver the services.

 

 

 

Information for... Parents/Families

 

 

Questions that parents may want to ask of themselves or the principal or teacher of their student:

 

 

  • Are supplemental educational services available to my child?

  • What supplemental educational services will best promote what my child needs and is learning in school?

  • What impact have the supplemental educational services had on my child’s learning?

 

 

Information for... Teachers/Caregivers

 

 

Questions that teachers may want to ask of themselves, or of the parents of the student, or of the principal:

 

 

  • What supplemental educational services are available to the students of my classroom?

  • Which supplemental educational services available would have the most impact on this student’s needs?

  • Which supplemental educational services offered are having the most impact on the students in my classroom? 

 

 

Information for... Administrators

 

 

Questions that administrators may want to ask of themselves, or of the parents of the student, or of the teacher of the student:

 

 

  • What supplemental educational services are available to the students of my building?

  • Should my district or the AEA become an approved provider of supplemental educational services?

  • Which supplemental educational services offered would have/are having the most impact on the students in our building?

  • Have I notified the parents of low-income students of the supplemental educational services available to their children?

Now What

 

 

Information for... Parents/Families should...

 

 

If the school is in its second year of identification as a School in Need of Assistance, the parents should...

 

 

  • Contact the school regarding the availability of supplemental educational services for their students.

  • Work with the teachers, counselors, and principal to determine the appropriate supplemental educational service for their child.

  • Ask the supplemental educational service provider for regular updates on the progress of the student.

 

 

Information for... Teachers/Caregivers should...

 

 

  • Work with the parents, counselors, and principal to determine the appropriate supplemental educational service for the student.

 

 

Information for... Administrators should...

 

 

  • Be aware of the supplemental educational services approved by the Iowa Department of Education.

  • Consider promoting the district’s or the AEA’s approval as a supplemental educational services provider.

  • Notify parents of the supplemental educational services available for the qualifying students.

  • Work with the parents, the teachers, and the counselor in determining the appropriate supplemental educational service for the student.

  • Contract with the approved supplemental educational service provider for the student.

  • Ask the supplemental educational service provider for regular updates on the progress of the student.

 

 

The Iowa Department of Education Contact for Supplemental Educational Services

Donna Eggleston, Title I Consultant
Bureau of Instructional Services
(515) 281-3999
E-mail: donna.eggleston@iowa.gov
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