COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 109
August 9, 2002
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Criteria for
Approval of Supplemental Educational Service Providers |
The
Board of Education at its meeting on July 25 adopted criteria for the approval
of supplemental educational services for use by school divisions with Title I
schools identified for improvement under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of
2001. A copy of the criteria is
attached and this information is posted on the Department of Educations Web
site. The criteria may be found by
selecting the Virginias Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act link
on the departments home page and then selecting the link to Board of Education
action.
The No Child
Left Behind Act stipulates that divisions with a school that fails to meet AYP
for three consecutive years must provide supplemental education services from
public or private sector providers. Supplemental education services are defined
as tutoring or other supplemental academic enrichment services that are in
addition to instruction provided during the school day. Priority must be given
to low-achieving students from low-income families, and Title I funds may be
used to support the costs of these services.
A provider of supplemental services may be a nonprofit entity, a
for-profit entity, or a local educational agency (school division). Title I schools that are in their first year of
school improvement could possibly have to provide these services as early as
the 2003-2004 school year.
Under the federal law, the state
educational agency (the Virginia Board of Education) must develop and apply
objective criteria to identify potential providers of supplemental education
services. The Board of Education is required to maintain a list of approved
providers across the state, by school division, for use by parents for
selection of services.
Staff of the Department of Education is
in the process of developing the process for soliciting proposals from
potential providers for initial submission to the Board of Education at its
September meeting. If you have questions regarding supplemental services, please
contact the Office of Compensatory Programs at (804) 225-2869.
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