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The U.S. Department of Education is sponsoring a series of Supplemental Educational Services regional workshops. This workshop series will provide free technical assistance for organizations interested in becoming approved providers of supplemental educational services for disadvantaged students. Locations and dates are as follows:
- February 7 - Arlington, TX;
- February 7 - Brooklyn, NY;
- February 8 - St. Louis, MO;
- February 13 - Baton Rouge, LA.;
- February 22 - Charleston, SC; and
- March 7 - Dearborn, MI.
For more information, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/fbci/suppserv-workshops.html or call 800-USA-LEARN. Supplemental educational services are additional academic instruction designed to increase the academic achievement of students in schools in need of improvement under Title 1 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. These services may include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation, and other educational interventions, provided that such approaches are consistent with the content and instruction used by the local educational agency (LEA) and are aligned with the State's academic content standards. Supplemental educational services must be provided outside of the regular school day. Supplemental educational services must be high quality, research-based, and specifically designed to increase student academic achievement.
This extra help is offered to eligible students from low-income families who attend schools that are in their second year of school improvement (have missed adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals for three years). The term "supplemental educational services" refers to free extra academic help, such as tutoring or remedial help, that is provided to students in subjects such as reading, language arts, and math. This extra help can be provided before or after school, on weekends, or in the summer.
Each state education agency is required to identify organizations that qualify to provide these services. Districts must make a list available to parents of state-approved supplemental educational service providers in the local area and must let parents choose the provider that will best meet the educational needs of the child. Providers of supplemental educational services (SES) may include nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, local educational agencies, public schools, public charter schools, private schools, public or private institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations. Entities that would like to be included on the list of eligible providers must contact their state education agency and meet the criteria established by the state to be considered for the list of eligible providers.
A school must continue offering supplemental educational services to its eligible students until the school is no longer identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. A school is no longer identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring if it has made AYP for two consecutive years. For more information on ED's supplementary services, including non-regulatory guidance, visit http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/help/ses/index.html or contact Catherine D. Clarke, Director of Education and Regulatory Advocacy, via e-mail at cclarke@asha.org or by phone at 800-498-2071, ext. 4159.
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